Worthy is a reintroduction to East, showcasing him as a more confident, commanding and affecting artist. Co-produced with longtime collaborator Dave Cobb, the immediately arresting 10-track collection is inspired by a pure love of song and sound. Dripping with Muscle Shoals radiance and soulful horns, the album is a portrait of the artist and person East has become, soundtracking his journey of personal and creative resilience, redemption and transformation.

East tapped friends and famed counterparts like Grammy-winning songwriters Natalie Hemby (Kacey Musgraves, Lee Ann Womack, Lauren Daigle), Lori McKenna (Brandy Clark, Tim McGraw) and Aaron Raitiere (Whiskey Myers, Ella Langley), the Grammy-nominated Ashley Monroe (Caitlyn Smith), and Emmy-winning songwriter Trent Dabbs (Ingrid Michaelson, The Lone Bellow), to help capture the album’s moments of vulnerability, surrealist confessions and unvarnished testimonials.