CAVES

Caves is the ninth studio album from American rock band Needtobreathe. It was released on September 15, 2023, by Drive All Night Records. The album features collaborations with Carly Pearce, Judah & the Lion, Old Dominion, and Foy Vance. It was produced by Cason Cooley and Needtobreathe.
Background
Needtobreathe first announced the album in May 2023. Five singles were subsequently released to precede the album, including "Everknown," "The Cave," "Hideaway," "Temporary Tears", and "Wasting Time." The band retreated to Utah and Minnesota while creating the album. Lead singer Bear Rinehart described the album to American Songwriter as, "It feels like it's a band record." and "Not many people are making band records anymore. We all to have an influence on the record musically and lyrically and it feels like it's all our voices at the same time."
Composition
The album was written in two different phases in 2022. They wrote the opening title track in a hotel room just using a "acoustic guitar and midi keyboard." "How Wonderful We Are", the third song, is a piano ballad.
The tenth track "Reaching Out to Find You", is described as a "soaring piano ballad."