King of Having Fun marks Carpenter’s first full length album since 2024’s much-lauded Country.

The album was recorded live in-studio with his closest friends and collaborators, including musical director Paul Rogers, engineer Jimmy Manfield, “atmospheric moodmaker” Jake LiBassi and more, often approaching each song from a perspective of playing live in bigger rooms and focusing on “rock and roll moments.”

Carpenter explores multiple genres with traces of ’90s pop-country, modern country, rock, indie and more across the LP’s 14 tracks