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Craig Wayne Boyd, Adam Wakefield and Casey James have joined forces as Texas Hill.

On Friday, they released their first single as an official trio called Texas Hill.

And if that first single — “Darkest Sky” — is an example of the type of music that will follow, country music fans should be thrilled.

The song’s lyrics deliver the message that there’s always a glimmer of hope in the bleakest situations.

And while the song pre-dates the pandemic, it certainly becomes more relevant because of it.

More importantly for the trio’s future as a trio, it demonstrates how great the Season 7 winner of The Voice (Craig), the runner-up from Season 10 (Adam) and the third-place finisher American Idol Season 9 (Casey) sound when singing together.

In an interview with Billboard, the guys stressed that they’ll continue to perform and release music as solo artists as well.

But they’re working on a debut album and hope to tour together, though the timing of all that depends on the pandemic.

As for the band’s name, Adam notes that Craig and Casey are both from Texas. He lived on Texas Hill Road in New Hampshire when he was young.

And Adam’s brother had a band called Texas Hill that he planned to join, but it broke up before he graduated from high school.

“My brother passed away before we got to start another band together, so when I brought the idea to Casey and Craig. I thought it would be a cool way for my brother to live on in a small way,” Adam told Billboard. “Ultimately, when I told the fellas that it would make my mom happy it was a done deal. Nothing trumps the mom card.”

Here’ the music video for that debut single from Texas Hill.