The Marcus King Band will release their third LP Carolina Confessions on October 5.

In preparation for the release, the band shared the record’s first two singles with NPR, including the R&B infused “Homesick.”

King told NPR, “Homesick is a feeling almost everyone can relate to. For me, I wrote it about the home I found in someone’s heart. When I’m with her I feel at home. I wanted the song to carry the emotion the right way. The R&B approach came about organically, There was never really a question for me as to what feel the tune would have. It was born as a soul song.”

“Welcome ‘Round Here,” on the other hand, is a return to form for King, with Southern Rock riffs and tons of Allman Brothers DNA.

“Carolina Confessions focuses a bit more on songwriting,” he says of the new release. “There were a lot of things I needed to say, to get off of my chest, a feeling of admitting wrongs I had done and also hurt I had felt. The concept is that songwriting and performing are my ways of confessing my sins and feeling a weight off my spirit.”

Listen to “Homesick” and “Welcome ‘Round Here” below: