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For Alex Hall, everything changed after the release of his debut album, Side Effects of the Heart. It was the sort of critically-acclaimed country record that opened doors, pushing Hall into rooms he'd never seen before. He played shows across America, walked the red carpet at the CMA Awards, performed for sold-out crowds at the Grand Ole Opry, and wrote music with heroes like Vince Gill. The biggest changes didn't just happen to his career, though — they happened to the man himself. 

Turn This Love Around arrives three years later, reintroducing Alex as a clear-headed craftsman who's learned to slow down a bit, focusing not on the destination, but on the ride itself. For a road warrior who began playing 125 yearly gigs while still in high school, Alex now has more reasons than ever to stay home. Leaning into his roles as a husband, father, and family man, he fills the new EP with love songs that tackle all the joys and challenges of daily life. He's never sounded better, digging into his sobriety while highlighting the triple-threat skills of a singer/songwriter, co-producer, and lead guitarist who appreciates every moment.    

"I was figuring out what life felt like as a sober person," he remembers of the time period that inspired his most personal album to date. "When I found out my wife and I were having a little girl, it felt like the world was being ripped out from under me. It wasn't negative at all; it was just unexpected. It heavily influenced my writing, pushing me to do a lot of introspection and self-discovery." 

In the midst of it all, Alex watched as his longtime label, Monument Records, closed up shop for good. He'd been working with them since 2019, releasing his full-length debut and a handful of EPs (including Season's Greetings From Alex Hall and the guitar-fueled Six Strings) along the way. Left without a label for the first time in his professional career, he embraced the hard-won freedom of total independence by finishing Turn This Love Around alone. The process felt thrilling — a reclamation of the do-it-yourself determination that Alex first felt as a teenager in North Georgia, where he picked up an acoustic guitar and began learning Elvis songs. 

"Navigating the waters without a label has been a journey," he says. "I've always been hands-on with the writing and recording of my music, but now I'm hands-on with the business, too. I'm neck-deep in every single detail. It's fulfilling to know that when a project like Turn This Love Around is done, there's not a single inch of it that I did not touch."

Bucking the Nashville tradition of hiring studio musicians to join him in the recording process, Alex turned to his bandmates instead. He was a family man, after all — and when you've been in the trenches with your fellow road warriors, they become family, too. "On earlier records, I always used the top session folks in Nashville," says Alex, who co-produced the majority of the EP with longtime collaborator Pete Good. "Those people are amazing, but I wanted this record to feel different, like it couldn't have come from anybody else. For the most part, what you hear is me playing with my two bandmates, all of us in the same room. When you're sitting there together, playing music and feeding off one another, there's a sound and a feeling that you can't recreate anywhere else."

He still found room for a number of guests, too. In "We Should Probably Stop Here" — a woozy, western-themed song that finds two lovers throwing caution to the wind — Alex duets with Mae Estes. "She reminds me so much of Lee Ann Womack," he gushes. "She's really influenced by traditional Country, so our voices aren't necessarily the same. The music on this song is different for me, too. It's dark and has some Spanish influence in the verses. There are so many pieces that shouldn't fit together, but they still work. They fit so perfectly on that song."

The pieces also fit together on the EP's all-star title track. Here, Alex trades bluesy guitar licks with Vince Gill and shares vocal duties with Tenille Townes. The three friends co-wrote the song together at Vince's house, and whenever they pile their voices into triple-stacked harmonies, they bring the song's message of collaboration and teamwork to life. 

"Anyone who says marriage is a smooth ride hasn't been married for too long," Alex says. "Marriage is work. Love is work. When we wrote that song, I'd just gotten a Jeep Gladiator truck, and my wife and I would take the panels off and go riding every single day. That was our escape: going for a drive, listening to music, and watching the sunset. The song taps into that. It's a song about what you have to do, to keep the wheels rolling."

Alex's marriage also inspired "Heart Like Yours," one of two songs co-produced by Andy Skib. He wrote the song during the first months of sobriety — a time filled with personal reflection, AA meetings, and the loss of his record deal. Throughout it all, Alex felt the unconditional support of his wife. "She's been with me through the ups and downs of everything," he says. "Songs like 'Found It In You' and 'Heart Like Yours' are about a woman who's the pinnacle of everything, and she's still loving me, giving 100% of her heart to me, even when I'm at my lowest."

With Turn This Love Around, Alex takes complete control of his career, his sound, and his life. It's an EP about the hard work that comes with personal growth, and it's proof that love songs don't have to ignore the turmoil that's an everyday part of the human condition. Turn This Love Around turns that turmoil into fuel, delivering a more realistic depiction of love — one that includes not only joy, but challenges and missteps, too. 

"This project was created in so many time periods of my life," Alex explains. "Part of it was started before I was sober. Part of it was recorded at the beginning of sobriety. Part of it occurred two years into sobriety, when I was a completely different person. The whole process has been a journey of finding myself, and it feels like the beginning of a new book. It's not just the turn of a chapter; it's a new story entirely."

That story will continue to unfold in the years ahead, with Alex blurring the lines between electrified Americana, bluesy pop/rock, and country-inspired storytelling. He's never felt this inspired. The challenges of the past have cleared the way for a new future, and he's excited to write its soundtrack. 

"When everything happened all at once — my sobriety, my family getting bigger, and my label closing — it helped put into perspective the things that matter to me as a person, not just an artist," he reflects. "I'd been putting all my self-worth into being an artist, so I needed to dig into myself and ask what's important, what do I value, and who I really am. It was a pivotal point in my life where I dove into my writing, into my family, and into being present."