Country Hymn (2016) is the band’s third and most cohesive album, complementing the stylistic variety of We Can Do Anything (2015) and the novelty humor of Power to My Friends (2010). It was recorded, mixed, and produced by John Miller (Secret Stash Records) and mastered by Bruce Templeton (Microphonic Mastering). The recording’s twelve tracks include the dark, old-timey opening ballad, “Betty on the Road” (track 1), the jaded academic’s honkytonk waltz “Old Country” (track 3), a Tom Petty-esque rocker about aging called “Fading Flower” (track 4), a touching country/folk number with a string arrangement, “Staying Around” (track 5), and the powerful Tom Waits-like title track that was composed in a dream (track 11). The album also includes two covers: Bob Dylan’s “Odds and Ends” (track 2), sacrilegiously including an original bridge (!), and a wild cowpunk rendition of the Sweet’s “Blockbuster!” (track 12) as a bonus track. Start the album at the beginning and play it straight through—you won’t regret it.PRINTED ALBUM CREDITS:The Gated Community is Sumanth Gopinath, Cody Johnson, Teresa Gowan, Paul Hatlelid, Rosie Harris, Johnny Becker, and Beth Hartmanwith special guests Nate Knutson and Stephan Hubigwords by Sumanth Gopinath, music by The Gated Community, except"Odds and Ends" by Bob Dylan (Bob Dylan Music, on behalf of Dwarf Music) and"Blockbuster!" by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman (Universal Music)produced by John Miller and The Gated Communityrecorded and mixed by John Miller, Secret Stash Recordsmastered by Bruce Templeton, Microphonic Masteringmanufactured by Copycats Hi-Fi Mediaphotography by Mark Nyefull album information available at thegatedcommunity.bandcamp.comcontact us at thegatedcommunity@gmail.comthanks and love to our families, friends, and fansADDITIONAL ALBUM CREDITS:art design by Anne JenkinsMany thanks to Matthew McDonald, Ryan Stokes, Emily Lechner, and Andy Flory for feedback on earlier versions of the album.