HEALERS 2 marks the 10th full-length release from singer-songwriter Peter Hutchison (Empire of Light, Subduing Mara), reviving the acoustic-based ensemble he first assembled in the 1990s. The album is the follow-up to The HEALERS’ breakthrough 2024 debut (Top 15 Relix, Top 40 Alt-Country, Top 100 AMA Americana Album Charts). HEALERS 2 draws from the rich musical tradition of the Band, the Jayhawks, the Waterboys, Wilco & Whiskeytown – an organic blend of Americana, folk, country, and Celtic influences that feels both timeless and unmistakably contemporary. Joining Hutchison is an all-star ensemble of Brooklyn musicians, including producer/musician Rod Hohl (The Silos, Yarn), veteran drummer Konrad Meissner (The Silos, Syd Straw, Brandi Carlile, Freedy Johnston), multi-instrumentalist Luke Bergman (Bill Frisell, Andrew Bird, Cuong Vu), award-winning fiddler Minnie Jordan, acclaimed Americana vocalist Kara Suzanne, longtime collaborator Brian Wilkens (Empire of Light, Subduing Mara), and Bruce Martin (The Silos, Tom Tom Club). The album’s first single, “Some Nights” is a meditation on memory, longing, and our capacity to find our way back to one another. Lifted by soaring harmonies, fiddle, pedal steel and shimmering acoustic guitars, the song sets the emotional compass for an album that embraces both life’s fractures and its enduring capacity for grace.
Praise for “The Healers” Debut Release “True gold… mixing deep Folk, Country, and Americana with the utmost precision. Beautiful songwriting to ease a troubled mind.” – Keith Pro, Indie Band Guru “Buoyant… spirited… a down home, laid back, slow burning fire.” – JW Vibe “Amazing… Soul-quenching.” – Skope Mag
