Patio Records and Lantzapalooza Muzik are proud to announce the release of critically acclaimed Nashville-based singer-songwriter Lance Cowan's, The Air That You Breathe, on July 24, 2026, his 3rd solo album.
 
Cowan co-wrote eight of the 11 original songs on The Air That You Breathe with a talented lineup of collaborators, including Janis Ian ("When He Was Here"), David Mallett ("Closer To Truth"), friend and industry insider Karen Leipziger (the title track), frequent partner Terry Clayton ("Where'd They Go," "The One You Love," "The Road"), Rees Shad ("Love") and Miguel Salas ("William Cooper Smith").
 
Produced by Scott Paschall and recorded at Nashville’s famed Sound Emporium, The Air That You Breathe features musicians Dan Dugmore (James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt), Pat McGrath (Dolly Parton, Carrie Underwood), Dave Pomeroy (Don Williams, Elton John), Phil Madeira (Emmylou Harris, Phil Keaggy), Bryan Owings (Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams), Chip Davis (Alabama, Dolly Parton), Billy Davis (Dolly Parton, Don Williams), and Michael Spriggs (Kenny Rogers, Elton John). Mandolin master Sam Bush joined in on four songs, and celebrated Texan Jimmie Dale Gilmore lent his backing vocals to "William Cooper Smith."