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Home Free Set a Course for More Sea Shanty Fun, Announcing Challenge the Sea (Out September 19)

16-Song Full Album to Feature Hypnotic Harmony Blend, “Bonnie Ship the Diamond” Out Now

Into The Deep Tour With Co-headliners The Longest Johns Leaves Port September 18

Nashville, Tenn. (July 11, 2025) – After first embarking on a viral adventure with their hit “Sea Shanty Medley” (reaching 4.4 billion views across all social channels), Country’s only all-vocal band HOME FREE have set a course toward the full album Challenge the Sea, continuing their fun-loving journey.

Set to depart on September 19, the project will once again feature Home Free’s legendary harmony blend – but this time with a swashbuckling sway, and the hypnotic rhythms of life aboard ship. With a 16-song track list of memorable maritime folk, each tune harkens back to an exciting musical era, revitalized in stunning vocal energy.

It’s a form the band has long loved and often sampled, now ready for re-discovery by a new generation.

“We pride ourselves in our diverse taste in music, with songs of the old world and the sea having always been a part of that,” says the band’s Adam Chance. “To all our long-time fans, we appreciate you letting us explore those waters, and to any new fans we welcome you on the voyage."

Home Free’s Challenge the Sea track list:

1. "Bon Voyage"

2. "Bonnie Ship the Diamond"

3. "Leave Her Johnny"

4. "Block Island Sound"

5. "The Downeaster 'Alexa'"

6. "Northwest Passage (feat. Seán Dagher)"

7. "Skull and Bones (2025)"

8. "Hoist the Colours"

9. "Challenge the Sea (feat. The Longest Johns)"

10. "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"

11. "Bon Secour"

12. "Santiana"

13. "Nantucket"

14. "Mingulay Boat Song"

15. "The Parting Glass"

16. "Fair Winds"

*Executive Produced by Home Free and Luke Pierce.

Produced by Darren Rust, Chris Chatham, and Home Free

Pre-order & Pre-Save Home Free’s Challenge the Sea here.

In celebration of the news, Home Free has released an early song from the album – “Bonnie Ship the Diamond.”

With intricate harmonies and a mesmerizing vocal melody, the traditional tune was first used to mark the beauty of the 1820s Scottish whaling ship “The Diamond,” which sailed the Davis Strait off Greenland. The ship was later lost in those same icy waters, but the song lived on, popularized by Ewan MacColl and A.L. Lloyd in the late 1950s. Home Free has also released a music video for “Bonnie Ship the Diamond,” directed by Jimmy Bates and bringing the timeless tune to life.

Stream or download Home Free’s “Bonnie Ship the Diamond” here.

Watch the music video for Home Free’s “Bonnie Ship the Diamond” here.

Meanwhile, Home Free will leave port on another nautically-themed journey one day before the album’s release – their Into The Deep Tour with co-headliners The Longest Johns. Set to begin September 18 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the voyage will feature 13 shows through October 5, with the sea-shanty singing tour mates visiting states from Texas to Ohio and beyond.

Home Free will then follow up with The Jukebox Tour, giving fans the power to pick the night’s songs. Kicking off October 15 in Charlotte, North Carolina, over a dozen shows will feature a set list voted on by ticket-holding fans, giving each night of harmony, humor, and high-energy entertainment a “jukebox” spin.

Check here for complete tour information.

Comprised of Rob Lundquist, Adam Rupp, Tim Foust, Adam Chance, and Adam Bastien, Home Free continue to bring a rich, dynamic mix of voices to the Country music format – including on their most recent release, a playful cover of Billy Ray Cyrus’ epic “Achy Breaky Heart.”

Check out more content and info at the Home Free website.

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ABOUT HOME FREE

Home Free features the vocal stylings of Rob Lundquist, Adam Rupp, Tim Foust, Adam Chance, and new member Adam Bastien.

With over 825-million views and 1.8-million subscribers on YouTube, 900,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, 987,000 followers on TikTok, and a legion of tens of thousands of fans who come to see them perform live every single year, Home Free has built a career entertaining music fans all over the globe.

Boasting over 600,000 album equivalents sold around the world, the band has been praised by tastemakers like Rolling Stone Country, People, Billboard, FOX & Friends and American Songwriter, among man others. And with 10+ years in the spotlight since their win on NBC’s The Sing-Off, they’ve strung together a series of fan-favorite albums, collaborations, and stand-alone hits.

Starting with their Crazy Life debut, Home Free has posted six Top 3 albums in the U.S., including their 2022 #1 on Billboard’s Current Country Albums chart, So Long Dixie. Following up with 2023’s As Seen On TV and 2024’s Crazy(er) Life, the band continues to earn the title of “Country music fans’ favorite a cappella group” (Taste of Country), touring nationwide on a near constant basis. Starting out 2025 with feel-good anthems like “Get Down Like That” and “Get Low, Get High,” the band has also wowed fans with harmony-laden versions of hits by The Beatles, John Mayer, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, the Oak Ridge Boys, and many more.