petty then released three albums through the portland-based humble beast records. the first, entitled "art ambidextrous", was recorded as a dual-album with odd thomas, and came out on february 1, 2011. petty's next album, "excellent", came out in 2012, and charted at no. 7 on the "billboard" top gospel chart. petty's fourth solo album, "crimson cord", came out on april 29, 2014, and also charted successfully. he dropped "crooked", a project that asked serious political and social questions, on june 30, 2017.