Emily Robison and Martie Maguire of The Dixie Chicks, announced that they will release new music under the moniker Court Yard Hounds. The album will be released on Columbia Records/Sony Music, in late April 2010.

It was time," said Emily Robison. “We had been on hiatus from The Dixie Chicks for about a year, I was getting very restless and needed to be creative for my own sanity. And at the same time I was going through my divorce so it was very fertile ground for writing.” 

Emily was just writing and writing all of these deeply personal and truly beautiful songs,” added Martie Maguire.  “She was initially going to pitch them to other artists and I kept telling her no, no, you have to save that for you.  It’s too good and too personal ">Emily took her sister’s advice to heart and held onto the songs, thinking perhaps they could be new material for The Dixie Chicks. 

Realizing that The Dixie Chicks hiatus would last longer than originally anticipated, the sisters dove head first into recording what is now the debut album from The Court Yard Hounds.

Listen to the duo's first single 'The Coast' and other sample tracks at www.courtyardhounds.com.