Kelsey Hart shares debut album, Life With You, out now, May 31st, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new project below.
With fifteen new tracks, Kelsey Hart’s debut album, Life With You, is a glimpse into the country newcomer’s life and upbringing. For the Kentucky native, the collection takes listeners on a journey through love and loss and everything in-between.
Signed to Curb Records, the singer-songwriter will make his Opry debut on June 28, and it’s only a matter of time before his songs are blaring from every radio station in the U.S. From the opening notes of the earwormy “Burn My Summer” to the closing notes of the anthemic “Country in Business,” Hart is ready to make a name for himself.
“Burn My Summer” is an immediate standout, a catchy mid-tempo ode to summer love, which finds him realizing that his relationship is fleeting, but accepting of that fate. It’s an earwormy summer anthem, as he sings “Baby, burn my summer // Take my time // Put a match to it // Set it on fire // Kiss by kiss // Night by night // ‘Til we kiss the whole thing goodbye // Baby, burn my summer.”
The album’s title track is another clear favorite, as evidenced by its huge viral streaming success. On his breakout track, which is dedicated to his wife, he proclaims his love for now and forever, making it a perfect wedding song. In fact, we think it’s about to give “Yours” by Russell Dickerson a run for its title of top country wedding song.
Hart shines on love songs, as evidenced by the “You Look Good in My Shirt”-esque “Flannel” and “Without You In It.” The latter is a gorgeous ballad that finds him wondering what life would be like without someone special in it.
While the singer-songwriter may be happily married, heartbreak is a theme on tunes like “4×4,” “Man Down,” and “Zebco.” Each of these is a clever up-tempo, finding him dealing with a broken heart. “Man Down” is lyrically one of the album’s best moments, as he drinks his sorrows away, admitting “that girl knows how to take a man down.”
“Better By the Beer” may be a breakup song, but it’s a fun up-tempo that has him feeling better with each cold one that passes his way. Likewise, “6-Pack Gone” is more of a ballad, with each beer in his 6-pack dedicated to a memory or moment with someone who got away. “Zebco” also provides a moment of levity, Hart’s vocals on full display as he spends some time on the lake, fishing away an ex.
“Put It On the Map” is a celebration of his hometown and the fact that it still remains just that, while “My Daddy’s Fault” is a poignant ballad about the way he was raised that made him the man he is today. “It ain’t my fault I don’t own a 3-piece suit,” He sings. “‘Cause I’m a little more Carhartt and boots.”
“Missin’ You” also provides another special moment, much in the vein of Lee Brice’s megahit, “I Drive Your Truck.” Here, Hart recalls all of the ways in which he remembers and keeps in contact with someone who’s passed away, and the result is a stirring and relatable moment.
On Life With You, Kelsey Hart introduces himself as a singer, a songwriter, and a rising country star that is sure to be a huge name in the genre.
Life With You Track List:
Burn My Summer
4×4
Without You In It
Flannel
Man Down
Drink About Me
Life With You
Zebco
Better By The Beer
My Daddy’s Fault
Like You Leaving
Put It On The Map
6-Pack Gone
Missin’ You
Country In Business
Country Swag Picks:
Burn My Summer
Without You In It
Missin’ You
Man Down
Life WIth You
Kelsey Hart shares debut album, ‘Life With You,’ out now on all streaming platforms.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Kelsey Hart releases.
Life With You is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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Travis Denning shares debut album, Roads That Go Nowhere, out now, May 24th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new project below.
With songs like “After a Few” and “David Ashley Parker from Powder Springs,” Travis Denning has already made quite the name for himself, establishing himself as a rising country star. He continues that trajectory with the release of his debut full-length album, Roads That Go Nowhere, out now.
On the fifteen track collection, the Georgia native stretches himself lyrically, musically, and vocally. Denning wrote or co-wrote twelve of the album’s tracks, enlisting songwriters like Josh Kerr, Jon Nite, Jessi Alexander, Chase McGill, Paul DiGiovanni, and more.
A self-proclaimed “guitar player moonlighting as a metalhead in country music,” Denning favors rock-leaning guitars and driving percussion. However, he’s much more than a wannabe rockstar, leaning into acoustic guitars, 90’s influences, bluesy guitar riffs, and airy love songs.
“Roads That Go Nowhere is a culmination of songs and stories that I really believe reflect where I’ve come from, what I’ve been through, and the places I’ve yet to go and where I want to go,” shares Denning. “That’s with love, music, life, everything. I’m at that point in my life where I’m able to look back and reflect on the things that have gotten me here. A lot of them are positive and there are some negatives for sure. But I think that’s kind of everybody’s goal is to be able to look back and just be happy with the progress they’ve made and the potential they’ve still got.”
The album’s opening track “Why I’m Drinking” sets an immediate tone for what’s to come, Denning’s unique rasp gliding over a bluesy guitar riff for nearly 90 seconds before full instrumentation kicks in. It’s an immediate ear-catcher before bursting into a full heartbreak ballad, as he proclaims “I’d rather drown this hurt than let it sink in.”
Following in that vein is “I Know How It Sounds,” a stomping uptempo that kicks off with an intro that recalls Jason Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem.” It’s the perfect song to lace with pyro for an encore of an energetic show, as Denning is unusually self-aware of his country roots, fully embracing his raising with an unapologetic attitude.
The rock aficionado continues to show that side of his personality and his upbringing on the guitar-and-drum-heavy “Southern Rock,” which pairs him with HARDY. “It’s me. I was born and raised in middle Georgia. The Allman Brothers are a damn subject in school, and I just wanted this song to be an absolute fist-in-the-air anthem to where I come from and how I was raised,” Denning shares. “It’s just as much HARDY’s story, and you can only listen to it all the way up to 10.”
While Denning may consider himself a metalhead, he also shines at heartbreak. The regretful “Add Her to the List” and “Better at Leaving” are clear examples, clever lyrics atoning the fact that a girl left him alone to drown his sorrows at the bar. “She’s a whole lot better at leaving than me,” He sings.
“Someone That Isn’t Me” follows a similar theme, a twangy, waltzing ballad that finds him longing for the one who got away. “It’s heavy. I actually almost didn’t record this song because I’m like, ‘I’m married. How am I going to get up there and sing it?’ But there’s things we wonder about, whether it’s relationships with people we love, our career or just where we are in life. It’s just the reality we face as humans.”
Nostalgia is another theme on the album, weaving its way through the hometown ode, “Going Places” and the early-2000’s Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts-inspired, “Strawberry Wine and a Cheap Six Pack.”
“A hand me down Tacoma, with a dent in the side // Ten miles over that county line speed limit sign // Black and mild smoke out on the wind // Hot July moon, I swear that I can hear you singin’ again // First taste of love // No, I couldn’t get enough // Girl, that’s where I go, when I go back // Strawberry wine and a cheap six pack”
Denning tries his hand at universal love on “Her and Here” and “Love You Past That,” an acoustic, wedding-ready song perfect for a first dance. “I wrote it thinking of my wife, and it’s very special to me. It’s just a vow essentially – that no matter where we go, I will love you past the challenges. I will love you past the good. I will love you past forever,” He reveals. “And I just love this song. It came out beautiful.”
Both “Thing I’m Going Through” and “Roads That Go Nowhere” are reflective and introspective, the first recalling a conversation with his father, while the title track is an autobiographical ballad about Denning’s own bumpy path to Nashville and success. “I think anybody who pursues their dreams, they always run into the ‘We can’t wait to say we told you so’s’ – and I had a couple of those. But I turned 31 this past December and while I’m still going strong, I can look over the shoulder now and say ‘Damn, some cool things have happened.’ I guess it does feel good to say ‘I told you so’ after all.”
“That’s a road that goes nowhere // But one got me to Music City // One got me a kiss from a pretty smile, shotgun ridin’ // Now she’s wearing a left-hand diamond // Some dead-ended and turned out wrong // Hell, there’s some that I’m still on // But lookin’ back at that rearview, man, I swear // I’ve gone pretty damn far on them roads that go nowhere”
Both “Can’t Find One” and “The Sound of a Beer Getting Cracked” offer moments of levity, the latter a perfect summer anthem. On it, he enlists country newcomer Josh Ross to throw back a cold one, while “Can’t Find One” is a 90’s-tinted kiss-off that he describes as a cross between the Eagles and Shenandoah.
The album ends with the poignant and sparse “Ocmulgee River,” Denning’s light vocals coasting over a lone acoustic guitar as he proclaims his love to the land and river that raised him. Of the song, which he penned alone, he says “It’s the river that runs through my hometown. This was the last song we recorded for the project and I knew it would be the last song on the record. I wrote it by myself and it’s just my conversation with where I come from. I have a lot of memories on Westlake Road, which gets name dropped in there, and that’s where I took the album cover. That has just always been a refuge for my soul, and I think everybody gets inspired by the ground they know and they come from. It doesn’t really take explaining, which is good because you really can’t.”
For Travis Denning, Roads That Go Nowhere is truly a debut that will take him somewhere big. “I still feel like I’ve just barely scraped the surface, but with the love and passion that has gone into this record, I do feel like I’ve taken a next step from a creative standpoint,” he says. “This was a big cohesive group of songs, and I’m just at a point in my life where it made sense to finally do it. I hope people hear it and say, that’s a Travis Denning record – and nobody else could have made it.”
Roads That Go Nowhere Track List:
Why I’m Drinking (Josh Kerr, Jon Nite, Cole Taylor)
I Know How It Sounds (Travis Denning, Will Bundy, Chase McGill)
Better At Leaving (Travis Denning, Jared Hampton, Tripp Howell)
Strawberry Wine And A Cheap Six Pack (Travis Denning, Thomas Archer, Paul DiGiovanni, Jerry Flowers)
Going Places (Travis Denning, Paul DiGiovanni, Matt Mulhare, Jeremy Stover)
Someone That Isn’t Me (Travis Denning, Paul DiGiovanni, Blake Pendergrass, Bobby Pinson)
Southern Rock (Featuring Hardy) (Travis Denning, Jessi Alexander, Chase McGill)
Love You Past That (Travis Denning, Bobby Pinson, Chris Stevens, Jeremy Stover)
Things I’m Going Through (Jordan Dozzi, Matt Mulhare)
Add Her To The List (Paul DiGiovanni, Bobby Pinson, Jeremy Stover)
Roads That Go Nowhere (Travis Denning, Ben Foster, James McNair)
The Sound Of A Beer Getting Cracked (Featuring Josh Ross) (Travis Denning, Will Bundy, Chase McGill)
Can’t Find One (Travis Denning, Chase McGill, Chris Stevens, Jeremy Stover)
Here And Her (Travis Denning, Ben Johnson, Cole Taylor)
Ocmulgee River (Travis Denning)
Country Swag Picks:
Strawberry Wine And A Cheap Six Pack
Why I’m Drinking
Love You Past That
Roads That Go Nowhere
Travis Denning shares debut album, ‘Roads That Go Nowhere,’ out now on all streaming platforms.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Travis Denning releases.
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Roads That Go Nowhere is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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Ryan and Rory share their brand new song, “Pour Decisions,” available now, May 24th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new track below.
There is nothing we love more than introducing fans to new, fresh, and exciting acts in country music! BBR Music Group’s new signees, Ryan and Rory are an act to pay attention to! The singer-songwriters are bursting on to the scene with a prime summer-ready song called, “Pour Decisions.”
The new single is the first of six songs off their self-titled debut project, slated for release on July 26th. “Pour Decisions” is the perfect combination of enticing production and fun, sing-along ready lyrics. The song pays homage to universal heartbreak, touching on the first night out and the feelings and sentiments we all have been through.
“We’ve both got broken hearts, tried to numb it with some sipping // So how’s about we let the liquor do the heavy lifting // Can only get so far getting over them with drinking // The only way to fix it, is to make some pour decisions // We ain’t about to get over them over night // I don’t need a crystal ball to see me a neon sign // We need a bandaid for the heartache that we can’t change // If we’re on the same page, ain’t breaking up a good thing, baby”
While it may be easy to compare Ryan and Rory to other duos like Dan + Shay and Brooks & Dunn, the singers have their own thing going on. “Pour Decisions” is the perfect introduction to that.
Ryan and Rory make their debut with their new song, “Pour Decisions,” out now on all streaming platforms.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Ryan and Rory releases.
“Pour Decisions” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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Vincent Mason shares his debut EP, Can’t Just Be Me, out now, May 24th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new project below.
Newly signed to Interscope Records/UMG Nashville/Music Soup, Vincent Mason is musically wise beyond his 23 years. While it would be easy to take a look at the young singer-songwriter and dismiss him as another young country wannabe, the music is so much more nuanced and impressive than one might expect.
With a unique vocal style and unspoken maturity, the Georgia native is ready to take the genre by storm. Listing one of his main musical inspirations as John Mayer, that prowess is immediately evident on his new EP, Can’t Just Be Me, out now.
“This EP is a great representation of everything that’s happened from when I first started writing songs up until now. I’m thankful to have the opportunity to co-produce for the first time alongside Brett Truitt,” Mason said in a statement. “The music sounds exactly how I envisioned and I’m excited to mark this moment in time and have it to look back on one day.” Mason added of his signing, “I’m so grateful to have Interscope, Universal Nashville, and Music Soup help bring our vision to life and keep building on what we’ve started. I couldn’t feel better about the team around me and I’m excited to get to work.”
Laced with acoustic guitars and harmonicas, Mason’s EP is a unique brand of singer-songwriter heartbreak country music. That theme permeates the collection, as he deals with the end of a relationship throughout the bulk of the six tracks.
With over 17 million streams already under his belt, “Hell is a Dance Floor,” is an immediate standout, a clever and moody take on watching the one you love move on before your eyes. His unique lyrical style and knack for storytelling is on full display here, as he laments, “Hell is a dance floor watching a red dress // Spin around with someone new // My hearts for damn sure breaking in my chest // Watching him fall for you // Part of me wants to leave this place but I can’t get the other half to look away // Every song’s reminding me // That I ain’t yours // Oh Hell is a dance floor.”
The EP’s opening track “May Be” finds Mason channeling his inner Jack Johnson, with a song that wouldn’t be out of place on country radio or at a local coffee shop. Here, he muses about where his life was before he met someone special. “Loving you may be the only thing I’m made for // Maybe these boots were made to get you on the dance floor // And that empty bench seat was always supposed to be yours,” He sings, voice laced with emotion. “If I called it fate would it be crazy // ‘Cause loving you may be.”
“Take Too Much” is a clever contradiction between uptempo music and downtrodden lyrics as he admits that it doesn’t “take too much” to get him to a place where he’s thinking about an ex. Likewise, “Livin’ Proof” finds him looking in on someone with a broken heart. “Make it in before closing time If you wanna know what a ghost looks like,” He sings poignantly. “You wanna save him don’t even try // He’s living proof of a lost goodbye.”
The EP’s final two songs, “Can’t Just Be Me” and “Really Don’t” are both strong contenders for the best of the bunch, with the title track a stirringly sparse heartbreak ballad that finds him longing for answers. Meanwhile, “Really Don’t” is arguably the most up-tempo and polished track on the item, harmonicas accompanying Laurel Canyon-inspired by guitars as he deals with the aftermath of a relationship that finds him admitting, “I guess you really don’t love me, I guess you really don’t.”
Vincent Mason’s Can’t Just Be Me EP finds the young singer-songwriter wise beyond his years with a perfect blend of acoustic-leaning country.
Can’t Just Be Me EP Track List:
May Be (Vincent Mason, Jared Scott, and Brett Truitt)
Hell is a Dance Floor (Vincent Mason and Chase McDaniel)
Livin’ Proof (Vincent Mason, Forest Finn, Joe Whelan, and Brett Truitt)
Take Too Much (Vincent Mason and Bobby Hambrick)
Can’t Just Be Me (Vincent Mason)
Really Don’t Love Me (Vincent Mason, Forest Finn, and Jack Hummel)
Country Swag Picks:
Really Don’t Love Me
Can’t Just Be Me
May Be
Vincent Mason shares debut EP, ‘Can’t Just Be Me,’ out now on all streaming platforms.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Vincent Mason releases.
Can’t Just Be Me EP is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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Tucker Wetmore shares brand new single, “What Would You Do,” out now, May 24th on all streaming platforms. Listen to the new song below.
From the minute Tucker Wetmore showed up on our radar, we knew he was something special. His two songs, “Wine Into Whiskey” and “Wind Up Missin’ You” already surpassed expectations, garnering 74 million streams and counting on Spotify alone. Today, the singer-songwriter is sharing another new song to add to his catalog. Wetmore’s new single, “What Would You Do” is officially out now.
Written by the singer with Jacob Hackworth, Jaxon Free, and Gabe Foust, the new single delves into a toxic relationship, where there is suspicion of cheating or unfaithfulness. The song feels haunting, yet eerily relatable. On the track, Wetmore forces the other person to look at their own actions and confront their own demons that have turned the relationship into dust.
“Would you love you // Would you leave you out to dry // Would you lie and say that // Runnin’ don’t cross your mind // Tell me baby // Would you drive you crazy // What would you do // What would you do to you // Knowin’ you, you’d set the whole damn house on fire // Known’ you, you wouldn’t let you make it out alive // Fore you blame me // And tell me that you hate me // What would you do // What would you do to you”
Wetmore is proving to be a talent to look out for. Each of his three releases showcase his staying power and songwriting grit, all while showing that he has the vocals to back it all up. “What Would You Do” is just another notch on his belt.
Tucker Wetmore shares brand new single, “What Would You Do,” out now on all streaming platforms.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Tucker Wetmore releases.
“What Would You Do” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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HunterGirl shares brand new song, “Bad Boy,” available now, May 17th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new track below.
With driving guitars remnant of some of Kelly Clarkson’s biggest hits, HunterGirl’s new single, “Bad Boy,” finds her unapologetically attracted to the type of guy who may not quite be good for her. On the roaring uptempo, she admits she likes guys “with issues,” tattoos, cigarettes, and who just might be a “guitar player in a band.”
Released in advance of the June 7 release of her debut EP, Tennessee Girl, “Bad Boy” is a pure piece of pop country ear candy. Now signed to BBR Music Group, the American Idol runner is ready to make a splash on her own and find herself a “bad boy.”
“Yeah I know my daddy’s gonna really hate this song // Yeah I got it bad for someone bad for me // You can really kiss // I can barely breathe // Only kind of crazy // I could ever need // And it’ll only be good, only be good to me… I really got it bad for a bad boy.”
For rising star HunterGirl, “Bad Boy” is a roaring uptempo that is sure to endear her to new and old fans alike.
HunterGirl’s new song, “Bad Boy” out now, May 17th, on all streaming platforms.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future HunterGirl releases.
“Bad Boy” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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Reid Haughton shares debut album, Higher Than 9, out now, May 17th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new project below.
While River House artist Reid Haughton may not be a household name just yet, the Alabama native is poised to make a splash with his new album, Higher Than 9, out now. With a country-soul-meets-rock-and-roll sound that finds him channeling a mix of Eric Church and early Keith Urban, his trajectory can only be upwards.
“Higher Than 9 is everything that I love,” He shared on social media. “It’s the feeling that only music can give you. It’s rock songs, love songs, groove songs, and everything in between. I poured my heart and soul into this and I’m so thankful for everyone who’s a part of it.”
Haughton is an unpolished gem in the best way, not tainted by a need to bend to current trends or sounds, but instead appreciating swirling guitars, unapologetic lyrics, and raw vocals. The album is a mix of rock-laden blue-collared anthems, including a cover of the Charlie Daniels’ classic, “Long Haired Country Boy.”
The album’s title track sets the mood immediately, a driving celebration of love, seen through rock-tinted glasses as Haughton growls that he’s “on some cloud higher than 9.” Meanwhile, “Man Made Money” is a catchy and tongue-in-cheek ode to the expensive taste of a woman, with the Alabama native musing, “She loves to spend it and so I save…God made women, So man made money.”
With the confidence and swagger of a seasoned frontman, Haughton growls through heartbreak and drinking all day on the gritty and swampy stomper of “It Don’t Hurt.” “If it wasn’t for the weed, the wine, the whiskey // I’d be low down in the dirt // I feel a whole lot better, once the buzz gets to work // No drowning myself sure as hell don’t help, but it don’t hurt.”
“Mendoza Line” is ripe with harmonicas and slide guitars, while “Don’t Get Wet” finds him wise beyond his years, scatting that worrying will get you nowhere. “You could try hiding from the rain // Thinking that umbrella is going to keep you safe from the storm brewing up ahead… better jump in the water so you don’t get wet.”
Haughton deals with love and relationships on songs like “Flicker,” which finds him dealing with a dangerous woman, and her hold on him. Likewise, “Got to Give.” On the latter, he muses that a woman “don’t want nothing except all I’ve got to give,” while “Flicker” finds him standing “too close to the flame… I ain’t tryna say that I still miss her // But every now and then that flame still flickers.”
The album ends with “The Crow,” a more sparse and acoustic track than the others on the album that finds the singer-songwriter’s voice laced with remorse. “I bet you can tell, that it’s all gone to hell, that I look like somebody, who stayed in something, a little too long,” He sings on the blissfully moody track, voice laced with soul. “It’s a long way home, even if you got wings, I ain’t gonna get nowhere, sitting and wondering what the crow brings.”
From Higher Than 9, it’s clear why Reid Haughton already has a devoted following, but it’s only a matter of time before he’s a mega star.
Higher Than 9 Track List:
“Higher Than 9”
“It Don’t Hurt”
“Man Made Money”
“Don’t Get Wet”
“Got to Give”
“Flicker”
“Mendoza Line”
“Longed Haired Country Boy”
“The Crow”
Country Swag Picks:
“It Don’t Hurt”
“Don’t Get Wet”
“Man Made Money”
“Higher Than 9”
Reid Haughton shares debut album, ‘Higher Than 9,’ out now on all streaming platforms.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Reid Haughton releases.
Higher Than 9 is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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Dierks Bentley shares his new rendition of Tom Petty’s iconic song, “American Girl,” available on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new track below.
There are many artists in music history that are celebrated by today’s best artists. One of those artists is Tom Petty. In the forthcoming tribute album to Petty called Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty, due out June 21st, country artists are joining forces to pay homage to the many iconic songs Petty has released over the years. Superstar, Dierks Bentley lends his voice to the classic song, “American Girl.”
In a recent press release, Bentley shared “Petty’s southern roots shined through across his songwriting and storytelling. He might not have ever been considered as country, but you can’t go into a bar in Nashville without hearing this song”. Adding, “It is one of the greatest songs in a life’s work of great American songs. The spirit of this woman, the idea of such relentless hope – and disappointment – ignites such a spark. Jon and I were driven to make that feeling of American roots stand tall.”
Bentley recently took to Good Morning America for a live performance of the iconic track. Check out the full performance below.
“Well, she was an American girl // Raised on promises // She couldn’t help thinkin’ that there // Was a little more to life somewhere else // After all, it was a great big world // With lots of places to run to // And if she had to die tryin’, she // Had one little promise she was gonna keep // Oh yeah, alright // Take it easy, baby // Make it last all night // Yeah, she was an American girl”
Bentley’s rendition of “American Girl” pays homage to the classic, while still feeling reminiscent of Bentley’s signature sound. Fans of both Petty and Bentley will appreciate this new rendition!
Dierks Bentley shares his rendition of Tom Petty’s song, “American Girl,” out now on all streaming platforms.
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Brian Kelley shares his debut album, Tennessee Truth, out now, May 10th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new project below.
When Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard announced the Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum country duo, Florida Georgia Line, would be taking a break so the two could pursue solo careers, Kelley quickly revamped his persona as a “Beach Cowboy” with his release of the tropical Sunshine State of Mind album. The seventeen-track project is an homage to his home-state of Florida, filled with songs about the ocean and the sand. With Tennessee Truth, the diamond-selling superstar returns to his roots with twelve hard-hitting tracks about southern-life.
“It might’ve been easier to stay in the coastal Country lane,” Kelley admitted in a recent press release, “because that’s what was expected. But I wanted to make music that was all of my life, all the things I love. Because, let’s be honest, the rest of what I’m singing about, lots of people love them too.”
Of the twelve tracks, six of them were previously released, including the country-boy anthems, “How We’re Livin’” and “Trucks, Ducks, Bucks, and Beer,” and the romantic tunes, “Dirt Cheap” and “Dirt Road Date Night.” The record also contains the lead single, “See You Next Summer,” which is Kelley’s highest charting solo release, breaking into the top thirty.
“Girl, I’ve never gone to Jacksonville, Georgia // But after holdin’ you all night, I wanna // ‘Cause this ain’t a margarita, can I get your number // “Meet me by the water” text, hookin’ up // See you next summer”
The album starts off with “Acres,” a catchy tune about how his girl loves having a lot of land to dance, drink, swim, start a fire, and ride around in. The third track, “King Ranch,” covers a similar theme, cleverly calling his wife the “queen of my king ranch.” “Doin’ Nothin’ is a fun, relaxing song about how much the singer enjoys doing nothing with his day.
While most of the album references country life, Kelley also references the beach in tracks like “Barefeet Or Boots” and “10 o’Clock On The Dock.” The former mixes fiddle into a hip-hop beat, as the singer praises how good his girl looks in the sand or in the dirt. The latter is a slow, love song about how serene it is just watching the stars and ocean waves from a dock with his girl. “Goin’ Places” is sexy tune, similar to FGL’s “Talk You Out Of It.” The singer cannot wait until closing time so he and his girl can get some alone time in the bedroom.
The controversial “Kiss My Boots” closes the record. The song is about someone cutting ties with an old friend. Upon its release, many fans speculated that it was directed at his former bandmate. While the lyrics don’t indicate this, Kelley is seen cutting a peach at the end of the music video—the official fruit of Georgia.
Singers like Kenny Chesney, Jimmy Buffet, and Jake Owen have made careers singing about the beach, and it seemed like Kelley was headed down that road as well. However, the 38-year-old from Florida wanted to show everyone he was still country, and the album undoubtedly proved that.
“Tennessee Truth has shown me what kind of fighter I am. Music continues to guide my life,” he explained. “These songs are the product of a season of learning, exploring, patience, striving, and hustle…These songs are going to live longer than me. This is my life and my world. I wanted people to feel what I feel.”
Tennessee Truth Track List:
Acres
How We’re Livin’
King Ranch
Trucks, Ducks, Bucks & Beer
Goin’ Places
Barefoot or Botos
Dirt Road Date Night
10 O’Clock On The Dock
See You Next Summer
Doin’ Nothin’
Dirt Cheap
Kiss My Boots
Country Swag Picks:
Acres
See You Next Summer
Kiss My Boots
Barefeet Or Boots
Brian Kelley shares his debut album, ‘Tennessee Truth,’ out now on all streaming platforms.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Brian Kelley releases.
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Lily Rose shares new EP, Runnin’ Outta Time, out now, May 10th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new project below.
For rising country star, Lily Rose, the past few years have been a whirlwind of bucket list moments. However, the singer-songwriter found herself getting lost in the pursuit of success. “I really wanted to achieve and keep achieving and came to realize that it’s not the most important thing,” She shares in a statement. “What I need to achieve most is to be a good wife and a good daughter and a good friend — that will keep fueling the fire for the rest of my career.”
On her new EP, the follow up to her 2021 album, Villain, Rose is honest and vulnerable, reflecting on the goals that mean the most, where she always finds herself returning, and what’s truly important in life. Her lush vocals perfectly accompany an array of country instrumentation on the perfectly crafted collection that is sure to continue her ascension into stardom.
“All I’ve ever wanted to do is write and perform songs just like these. In my opinion, these six songs are the most honest and accurate to who I am as an artist, and it doesn’t happen without a creative village that believes I have something special to say to the world,” The Big Loud recording artist shared on social media.
That “creative village” included the likes of Trannie Anderson, Emily Weisband, Hillary Lindsey, Seth Ennis, and more, who co-penned the collections six tracks, alongside Rose. The result is a stirring and honest body of work.
The Georgia native opens with “The Goal,” a twangy, guitar laden mid-tempo ode to all of her desired accomplishments. They may range from playing shows to having a song on the radio, but within it all, she realizes that’s not what’s most important. “It took waking up in a quarter life crisis,” She muses. “To figure out what the point of life is.”
“Put family first, but still put the work in // Live them words in the Sunday sermon // See a half full glass of Bourbon and make time to go back home // Do what you love, love what you’re doing // If you say I do, Hell, don’t undo it // Have ‘Good friend, even better human’ // Written on that headstone // Good Lord knows I ain’t there yet but damn is that the goal”
She’s nostalgic on tracks like “Parking Lot” and “True North,” with “Lot” finding her reliving the heyday of her youth, moments that were shared between friends and hard to forget. Likewise, “True North” is a love song to her hometown in Georgia, her inner compass always pointing her back South.
On the confessional “Back Pew,” the singer-songwriter grapples with her spirituality, seeking solace at the back of a church. She may be fifteen minutes late and settling way into the back, but it’s a relatable approach to religion and God that many can appreciate. “At least I showed my face, and showing up here’s the first step…” She admits. “I got a last ditch prayer for the man upstairs, so Lord would you help me through? Even if I’m in the back pew.”
“Two Flowers” offers a special moment, finding Rose appreciating her uniquely floral name and all that it stands for. “It wasn’t just some family hand me down ’cause I’m one of a kind // It wasn’t some name from the Bible days, ’cause that ain’t quite my style // I guess the first time Mama held me, she could see it in my eyes // She named me after two flowers, because I was born to be wild.”
The EP ends with its title track, “Runnin’ Outta Time,” a 90’s-inspired country jaunt about just how fast time flies. “Went to bed at 21, woke up at 29,” She laments, a wistfully playful tone in her voice. “Probably ain’t true but tonight it feels like, I’m runnin’ outta time, for the time of my life.”
While Lily Rose may feel like time is passing her by and she’s Runnin’ Outta Time, this EP proves that she’s only getting started.
Runnin’ Outta Time Track List:
The Goal (Lily Rose, Paul DiGiovanni, Trannie Anderson, Seth Ennis)
Back Pew (Lily Rose, Emily Weisband, Andy Albert, Paul DiGiovanni)
Parking Lot (Lily Rose, Lindsay Rimes, John Pierce)
True North (Lily Rose, Trannie Anderson, Hillary Lindsey, David Garcia)
Two Flowers (Lily Rose, Blake Pendergrass, Paul DiGiovanni)
Runnin’ Outta Time (Lily Rose, Lydia Vaughan, Blake Pendergrass, David Garcia)
Country Swag Picks:
Parking Lot
The Goal
Runnin’ Outta Time
Lily Rose shares new EP, ‘Runnin’ Outta Time,’ out now on all streaming platforms.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Lily Rose releases.
Visit her official website for tour dates and more.
Runnin’ Outta Time is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
