Ron Pope & The Nighthawks will release their first album together in January.

Its like stepping into another world.

It inspired me to write really classic sounding music.

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But the songs kept coming.

And as Pope began to organize for his fall tour, so did the band.

It was this really incredible accident, he says.

But it was this domino effect, one said yes and then they all worked out.

With the band of his dreams and songs scrawled across Chateau stationary, an album became inevitable.

Pope has released 10 albums as a solo artist, but this marks a brand new sound.

Heavier, deeper, bigger, louder.

The warm glow of the West, and a heavy meditation on classic sounds of the South seeps out.

But I thought, if anybody could do it, these guys could.

EW is thrilled to premiere one of the collections tracks, Hotel Room, below.

Hotel Room is streaming below.Ron Pope & The Nighthawksis due out Jan. 8.

So far they have shared the hootenanny flare-up Bad Intentions.