On July 4, 2024, “Belting Bronco” and “Warner Bros” labels released “The Great American Bar Scene”, the fifth Zach Bryan studio album. It was recorded in 2024, and was produced by Chris Braun, Zach Bryan, Jacquire King, John Mayer and Scott Zhang.

Personnel:

• Zach Bryan – lead vocals, guitars, harmonica, piano, drums, engineer
• Bruce Springsteen – vocals
• Noeline Hofmann – vocals
• Watchhouse
• Chris Braun – electric guitar, acoustic slide guitar, nylon string guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals, additional arrangements, engineer
• Read Connolly – pedal steel guitar, dobro, banjo
• Scott Zhang – electric guitar, tambourine, bass guitar, piano, trumpet, backing vocals, engineer, mixing
• Mike Robinson – pedal steel guitar
• Graham Bright – electric guitar
• Noeline Hofmann – vocals, guitars
• Noah Legros – guitars
• John Mayer – guitars, backing vocals
• Andrew Marlin – mandolin, backing vocals
• Dawson March – piano
• Zephyr Avalon – upright bass, bass guitar
• John Moreland – vocals, bass guitar, dobro
• Jake Weinberg – bass guitar, drums, upright bass, acoustic guitar, synthesizer, dobro, backing vocals, engineer
• Gabe Wax – bass guitar, backing vocals, engineer
• Patrick Kelly – bass guitar
• Nate Head – drums, backing vocals
• Hannah Cohen – fiddle
• Ana Monwah Lei – cello
• Amanda Broadway – choir
• Greg Breal – choir
• Jeremy Lister – choir
• Kendra Chantelle – choir
• Kristen Rogers – choir
• Kyla Jade – choir
• Ronnie Robertson – choir
• Samson White – choir
• Morgan Meinert – backing vocals
• Bree Tranter – backing vocals
• Emily Frantz – backing vocals
• Jordan Lehning – choir arrangements
• Owen Barrett – engineer assistant
• Jacquire King – mixing
• Hudson Pollock – mixing
• Pete Lyman – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Zach Bryan, except where noted.  

1. Lucky Enough (poem)
2. Mechanical Bull
3. The Great American Bar Scene
4. 28
5. American Nights
6. Oak Island
7. Purple Gas – Noeline Hofmann
8. Boons
9. The Way Back – Zach Bryan, Jim Vallance, Bryan Adams
10. Memphis; the Blues – Zach Bryan, John Moreland
11. Like Ida
12. Bass Boat
13. Better Days
14. Towers
15. Sandpaper
16. Northern Thunder
17. Funny Man
18. Pink Skies
19. Bathwater