Travis Tritt talks new album, Muscle Shoals connection, Eagles Updated Apr 01, 2021; Facebook Share It’s been 13 years or so since Travis Tritt released a studio album, and country fans will find this one worth the wait. Tritt made new LP “Set in Stone” with Nashville producer of the moment Dave Cobb, known for helming notable Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, Brandi Carlile and Jason Isbell discs. It’s an inspired pairing. Tritt’s empathetic Southern vocals sound right at home amid Cobb’s naturalistic production. Musical arrangements walk the border between outlaw-country and truck-rock. The tunes are there too. Tritt cowrote eight of the album’s 11 songs. Key writing collaborators include rising country talents Brent Cobb and Ashley Monroe. Tracks like the single “Smoke in a Bar” point back to the storytelling in now-vintage ’90s country, an era of which Tritt is a cornerstone. Album opener “Stand Your Ground” and the stirring title track sound classic right about of the box.