The Weeping Willows - You Reap What You Sow

You Reap What You Sow is the third studio album by Australian country and Americana duo The Weeping Willows, released in March 2022 via Compass Bros Records.

As The Weeping Willows, decorated storytellers Andrew Wrigglesworth (guitar, ganjo, lead vocals) and Laura Coates (lead vocals) have long turned their attention to the dim-lighted byways of a fallen world: places haunted by ghosts and jilted lovers alike; by the lost and the lonely, the heartsick and the harried—by the dying, the desolate and the doomed. It’s a fascination scored to singular perfection by the pair’s unmistakable vocal harmonies and timeless country-folk instrumentation. With hotly-anticipated third studio outing You Reap What You Sow, The Weeping Willows weave their singular tapestry with career-defining mastery.

You Reap What You Sow tails expansive, critically-lauded sophomore outing Before Darkness Comes A-Callin’ (2016) and 2021’s darkly gorgeous Southern Gothic EP. Before Darkness Comes A-Callin’ garnered four-star reviews from Rolling Stone, The Australian and The Music.

You Reap What You Sow boasts an all-star line-up of guest players, including David Piltch (Mary Gauthier, Willie Nelson, Don Henley) on upright bass, multi-instrumentalist Luke Moller (Hayes Carll, Kasey Chambers) on fiddle and mandolin, Kevin Breit (Rosanne Cash, Lindi Ortega) on banjo, Tommy Detamore (Jim Lauderdale, Robert Earl Keen) on pedal steel, rising name James Church (Montgomery Church) on dobro, Ryan Freeland (Ray LaMontagne) on piano accordion and Chelsea Allen and Megan Bird (Great Aunt) on backing vocals.

You Reap What You Sow was recorded, engineered and mixed by 5 x Grammy award winning engineer, Ryan Freeland (Ramblin' Jack Elliott, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Bonnie Raitt, Aimee Mann) at Los Angeles’ world-beating Stampede Origin Studio, with additional instrumentation and overdubs by Australia’s own Roger Bergodaz (Raised By Eagles).

With You Reap What You Sow, the Weeping Willows light a path through the thickets and brambles of a fraught world, excavating and illuminating profound human truths in signature, ageless style.

This album is on heavyweight black vinyl, pressed in Australia via Compass Bros Records and Universal Music.