With newly-annouced fourth album Holding All the Roses on its way, Blackberry Smoke have finally found an identity in the studio.

"I think that this record does a really good job of conveying what we do and what we're about," singer Charlie Starr told Radio.com. "People who enjoyed the ride of The Whippoorwill and the way those songs flowed, these are more up and down."

The Whippoorwill was a big hit for the boys—featuring the single "Pretty Little Lie," the 2012 album peaking at No. 8 on the U.S. country albums chart.

2015 will bring Holding All the Roses. Here's the tracklist:

01. Let Me Help You (Find the Door)
02. Holding All the Roses
03. Living in the Song
04. Rock and Roll Again
05. Woman in the Moon
06. Too High
07. Wish in One Hand
08. Randolph County Farewell
09. Payback's a Bitch
10. Lay It All on Me
11. No Way Back to Eden
12. Fire in the Hole

Iconic producer Brendan O'Brien helmed the album, and Starr talked about the experience with The Boot in August.

"Man, he's a legend," Starr said. "Without even mentioning Pearl Jam, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Bruce Springsteen or Rage Against the Machine, he still made our favorite records with the Black Crowes, Dan Baird, Raging Slab. He's one of the best guitar players you've ever heard, so as a guitar nerd, I've been in heaven working with him. He just makes great, great records. It's been a whirlwind, working with him. He's an artist."

How much did O'Brien bring out of the band that other producers could not?

"It's hard to say," Starr said. "We went into this project with the new songs that we were ready to record. Working with a producer will really make you put your songs under the microscope. It's like brushing your teeth really good before you go to the dentist. We really, before even going in to record the first note with him - we didn't scrutinize them so badly, because our songs are pretty simple. There's not a 12-minute opus in the bunch, that we would have to say, 'How are we going to fit all of these guitar solos?'

"I think he appreciated that, that he didn't have to worry about trimming a whole lot of fat. The songs are pretty economical. But he was right there with us. There was very little work to do, as far as that went. He wanted the rockers to really rock, and the laid-back stuff to be really cool and laid back. Like I said before, he's such a great musician, he will really bring out the player in you. You're really on your toes as a player. You don't want to half-ass anything."

The Atlanta-based group currently has more than 50 dates scheduled for its upcoming tour.

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