Christian Lee Hutson unveils new single "Get The Old Band Back Together"

"Get The Old Back Back Together" is the fourth single to be shared from his Phoebe Bridgers-produced debut album Beginners, arriving after previous singles "Talk", "Lose This Number" and "Northsiders".

Hutson says of the single and video, which stars Bridgers and Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst, "A few years ago I ran into the drummer of a still-together band from my high school, who had just been kicked out. When he told the singer he’d been considering becoming a building inspector, the guy gave him an ultimatum: the band or inspecting buildings. He chose to inspect buildings, a decision that may have been impacted by the fact that the band never played a show or recorded a song. Still, he was pretty bummed about it, and that gave me the idea for this song."

He adds, "I had been wanting to make something with my director friend Michael Tyrone Delaney, who’d had this idea to splice up old talent show footage with footage of me and some friends showcasing some of our own ‘talents.’ My partner, Sharon Silva, showcases her Irish dancing. My childhood hero, Conor Oberst, takes an aggressive, impromptu harmonica solo in the video (and on the recording). My adulthood hero and best friend, Phoebe Bridgers, plays a master of puppets. We shot it in April so everyone had to self tape."

Bridgers and Huston are good friends and frequent collaborators. He co-wrote songs for her Better Oblivion Community Center project with Conor Oberst, and her boygenius project with Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus.

On how he picked the LP title, Hutson explains, "I went with Beginners as the title because that’s where I feel like I am in my life - like I’m still just learning and trying to figure out how to navigate the world."