Release Date for 'Pain Killer' - Little Big Town's Upcoming Album, Set for This Fall

We've all wondered about Pain Killer, the album that would eventually come out and be the home to Little Big Town's latest single, "Day Drinking," and now we know that it will hit stores on October 21st.

Not exactly a concept album, all of the songs on Pain Killer will share a common theme ... things that ease the pain. Karen Fairchild explained the idea to Rolling Stone, saying, "We knew the record was going to be called Pain Killer way on into the process because we love that song. That song is really kind of tongue-in-cheek — 'be the person that numbs my pain.' We started talking about tying that thread through the whole record, to ease your pain. Don't we want the whole record to do that for people, anyway? Whether it's a sad moment, or a song that's more thoughtful and has a lot more substance in the lyric, we want music to take us away."

Eight of the project's 13 tracks were co-written by the LBT members Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Schlapman and Phillip Sweet.

Pain Killer Track Listing:

1. "Quit Breaking Up With Me"
2. "Day Drinking"
3. "Tumble and Fall"
4. "Pain Killer"
5. "Girl Crush"
6. "Faster Gun"
7. "Good People"
8. "Stay All Night"
9. "Save Your Sin"
10. "Live Forever"
11. "Things You Don’t Think About"
12. "Turn the Lights On"
13. "Silver and Gold"

The project already has a big fan in Blake Shelton. He tweeted, "I just heard some what WILL be one of the most important albums in country music history... Congratulations and thank you @littlebigtown!!!"