Warren Zeiders Announces New Album ‘Relapse, Lies & Betrayal’
Country’s new, breakout star Warren Zeiders announces his new album Relapse, Lies, & Betrayal, coming out on 14 March via Warner Records. The two-part, 20-track album is an introspection of heartbreak, personal growth and emotional healing through Zeiders’ signature gritty vocals and storytelling that strikes like a musical gut-punch.
Produced by Ross Copperman (Old Dominion Tyler Hubbard), Mike Elizondo (U2, Ed Sheeran) and Zeiders, Relapse Lies & Betrayal features a collection of tracks co-penned by Zeiders and standout writers including Connor Mcdonough (Benson Boone, Joji), Ali Tamposi (Elton John, Dua Lipa), Mark Holmon (Morgan Wallen, Bailey Zimmerman), Feli Ferraro (Jelly Roll, BTS) and instrumentalists Craig Young (HARDY, Post Malone), Aaron Sterling (Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift) and more.
The album’s latest preview, Can A Heart Take is an afflicted, musical autopsy of the heart. Written by Randy Montana (Riley Green, Luke Combs) Copperman, Ryan Beaver (Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton) and Zeiders, the track explores the limits of loss, with a single repeating notion – “How much pain can a heart take?” – echoing alongside guitar-backed vocals.
Throughout the creative process, Zeiders – a college-athlete-turned hitmaker – took an intimate, therapeutic approach to songwriting, reflecting on his personal relationships and skyrocket success. . The new album encompasses the mental rollercoaster he experienced during his rapidly changing life and career – offering a cathartic exploration of love, loss and gratitude.
From summer tune Relapse and anger-driven anthems like Bad and Take It To the Grave, to the introspective moments in You For A Reason, Can A Heart Take and Withdrawal, every track pulses with fleeting feelings of love. Elsewhere on the album, tracks like Crying Whiskey and Lies counteract the hard-strung vulnerability, while pensive tracks like Everything Comes To Go Away personifies the album’s crux of love and loss.
After a breakthrough year fueled by the success of his first No. 1 single Pretty Little Poison and a win for CMT’s Breakthrough Male Video of the Year, Zeiders returns with his highly-anticipated sophomore album. In the Fall, Zeiders released a 10-track project Relapse, which was hailed by Billboard as a “heart-shattering arc” and introduced fans to rock-tinged anthems like the People’s Choice-nominated track Betrayal and title track Relapse. Zeiders capped his whirlwind year as one of country’s most exciting new voices with 35+ dates performing as direct-support on Jelly Roll’s The Beautifully Broken Tour and earning him seven coveted spots on Billboard’s 2024 year-end charts.
Next month, Zeiders will perform at the 2025 New Faces of Country Music showcase during the Country Radio Seminar in Nashville, joining fellow rising stars Drew Baldridge, Ashley Cooke, Dasha and Zach Top. And, in March, he’ll headline the Houston Livestock and Rodeo.
Relapse, Lies, & Betrayal tracklist:
PART 1:
Can A Heart Take (Randy Montana, Ross Copperman, Ryan Beaver, Warren Zeiders)
You For A Reason (Alex Maxwell, Rivers Rutherford, Warren Zeiders)
Bad (Ali Tamposi, Blake Pendergrass, Griff Clawson, Jacob Kasher, Nick Long, Warren Zeiders)
Crying Whiskey (Tamposi, Pendergrass, Griff Clawson, Jacob Jasher, John Byron, Nick Long, Warren Zeiders)
Lies (Pendergrass, Justin Ebach, Copperman, Warren Zeiders)
Without You (Pendergrass, Ebach, Copperman, Warren Zeiders)
Every Single Version Of You (Connor Mcdonough, Feli Ferraro, Riley Mcdonough)
Everything Comes To Go Away (Ben Goldsmith, Cecilia Castleman)
Withdrawal (Maxwell, Russell Sutton, Warren Zeiders)
Take It To The Grave (Greylan Egan James, Mark Holman, Matt Roy, Warren Zeiders)
PART 2:
Relapse (Pendergrass, Ebach, Warren Zeiders)
Intoxicated (Bart Butler, Benjy Davis, Mark Holman, Montana, Warren Zeiders)
Betrayal (Tamposi, Pendergrass, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Ebach, Warren Zeiders)
Addictions (Maxwell, Rutherford, Warren Zeiders)
Stones Throw Away (Erik Dylan, Holman, Montana, Warren Zeiders)
High Desert Road (Eric Paslay, Rutherford, Warren Zeiders)
Death Of A Cowboy (Joybeth Taylor, Rutherford, Warren Zeiders)
Fight Like Hell (Erik Dylan, Jared Keim, Beaver, Warren Zeiders)
Devil I Know (Joe Clemmons, Mike Walker, Warren Zeiders)
Love On The Line (Al Anderson, Chris Stapleton)
Pre-order Relapse, Lies & Betrayal here.