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Jordan Harvey: ‘It Is What It Is’ – EP Review

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Jordan Harvey’s EP, It Is What It Is, is out now, January 20th on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand-new project below and check out our full review.

While Jordan Harvey may not be a household name just yet, it’s only a matter of time. Today, January 20, the rising country star released his debut EP with BBR Music Group / Broken Bow Records, It Is What It Is. On the five-song collection, the self-proclaimed “Caledonian Cowboy” weaves country themes, pop hooks, and an unapologetic Scottish side into a delightfully unexpected package.

The EP features two previously released tracks, the lush ballad “I Will” and the viral hit “Alabama Girl.” On “I Will,” the former member of King Calaway shows his romantic side as he pursues a girl who’s wasting her time on a dud of a dude. “If he won’t, I will,” Harvey proclaims of all the things a guy should do to make his girl feel special.

Meanwhile, “Alabama Girl” finds our Scottish hero unexpectedly falling in love with a Southern belle. 

“God knows I’m a goner // Fell hard for a southerner’s daughter // Down here, I’m a fish outta water // Boy from across the pond // She likes my accent // I love her drawl // Yelling, “Roll Tide!” with her crimson lips and her Levi’s // And I can’t believe that she’s all mine // Now my whole world is a Rammer Jammer Alabama girl”

Harvey continues to celebrate love on “Along for the Ride,” a slice of pure pop country perfection that finds Harvey on a scenic drive with a someone special. Yet, on the catchy uptempo, his eyes aren’t on the scenery, but on his companion, as he muses, “I might have my hands on the wheel, but I’m just along for the ride.”

“Overnight” and the EP’s final track, “Thing About Change,” both show the young crooner’s more vulnerable side as the former finds him dealing with a breakup, but not too proud to admit that he’s not quite ready to move on. “I ain’t getting over you overnight,” he sings, “so come over tonight.”

Lastly, the album ends with the poignant “Thing About Change,” which tells the familiar tale of a cowboy falling in love, despite his best attempts not to. Here, he reveals that he never thought settling down was in his path, until  “his stubborn heart fell for yours.” On the swoon-worthy ballad, he admits “I never liked a thing about change, ‘til you changed everything.”

On It Is What It Is, Jordan Harvey presents a solid debut project that is full of catchy uptempos and heartfelt ballads that are sure to endear him to music fans everywhere.

Jordan Harvey – It Is What It Is EP Tracklist:

  1. I Will
  2. Along For The Ride
  3. Overnight
  4. Alabama Girl
  5. Thing About Change

Jordan Harvey’s EP, ‘It Is What It Is’ is 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 Jordan Harvey releases.

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It Is What It Is EP is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music 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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5 Kelsea Ballerini Songs We Wish We Heard on Country Radio

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With a killer catalog of songs to choose from, we are sharing our favorite Kelsea Ballerini songs that we wish we heard on country radio. Check it out below.

  1. “Secondhand Smoke” – The First Time

This B-side from Ballerini’s debut album The First Time will always stop us in our tracks. Written about her parent’s divorce is the beautiful and show-stopping ballad “Secondhand Smoke”. There are many incredible lyrics in this song, and we think a message like this would’ve shone on country radio.

 

  1. “THE LITTLE THINGS” – SUBJECT TO CHANGE

This fun, 90s country-inspired bop would be perfect on country radio, listening in the car with the windows down. It has that infectious groove that you can’t help but turn up all the way.

 

  1. “Get Over Yourself” – Unapologetically

This fan-favorite cut off Ballerini’s sophomore project Unapologetically would have been the perfect radio single. It’s sassy, yet poised and cool, and it probably would have even crossed over to pop.

 

  1. “Machine Heart” – Unapologetically

Another great track off Unapologetically is “Machine Heart”. It’s not one that gets a lot of attention, and that’s partially because this record is front-to-back perfect, but it’s evocativeness really works and the way it builds sonically is stunning.

 

  1. “needy” – kelsea

This Julia Michaels co-write is fun and flirty and all the things an upbeat love song needs to succeed on country radio. It would have been great on country radio during the summer into back-to-school, and, similarly to other songs of Ballerini’s, has true cross-over potential.

 

How does our list match up to yours? Let us know and comment your favorites on social media!

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Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Kelsea Ballerini releases.

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5 Things to Expect from HARDY’s New Album ‘the mockingbird & THE CROW’

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We chatted with country singer, HARDY about his new album, the mockingbird & THE CROW, out Friday, January 20th. Here are five things to expect from the upcoming project.

  1. The album may be a half country, half rock album; however, the mockingbird & THE CROW will always be rooted in country music.

“It definitely was more freeing, but I want people to know although it’s half a Rock and roll record, it’s also a little bit of my take or my spin on country music as well, because if you really dig into the lyric, THE CROW side has a deeply rooted country lyric […] I kind of opened the door for doing the rock ‘n’ Roll thing, but it opened the door for me to do a country thing, country lyrics over a really rock ‘n’ roll sonic production.”

  1. HARDY is a co-producer on every single track on the upcoming project.

“Every project that we go into the studio, I have felt more free to speak my mind or throw out ideas. […] Joey [Moi] has taught me a lot about filling the space […] That’s something I have really picked up on, helping Joey with ideas for filling gaps, and I’ve definitely grown a lot with that.” 

  1. The album’s title track was the last song that was written for the project; and changed the title of the album.

“’the mockingbird and THE CROW’ was the last song I wrote for the record, and I did not necessarily have a title for the record. The record was originally 8 songs and 8 songs. […] We ended up just writing the whole song that day and it ended up being the last song for the record.”

  1. HARDY’s rock-heavy song, “Jack” was the first song he wrote for the album, and “happy” was the first solo song he wrote since 2013.

“The first song I wrote for this project was “JACK,” two years ago. And for obvious reasons, no one else was going to cut that shit. That was the minute that I was like this is cool, what do y’all think about this […] I had been wanting to try to get one by myself just to know that I still could. […] I had this weird idea about personifying the word happy and turning happy into a person.”

  1. “drink one for me” was written from the perspective of the guy who died in “GIVE HEAVEN SOME HELL” from HARDY’s debut album.

“Once we had the idea that we wanted to write about somebody dying, we said we should write it from the perspective of the guy that died in “GIVE HEAVEN SOME HELL.” That was said out loud in the room. That was on purpose.”

**Bonus note, HARDY shared that he WILL collaborate with Morgan Wallen & Ernest on a song in the future.

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HARDY’s new album, ‘the mockingbird & THE CROW’ out Friday, January 20th.

Check back this Friday for our full album review of HARDY’s record the mockingbird & THE CROW.

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Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future HARDY releases.

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Dierks Bentley Announces New Album ‘Gravel & Gold’ Out February 24th

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Dierks Bentley dropped a major announcement this week revealing that his tenth studio album Gravel & Gold is slated for release on February 24th. Get all the details below.

Dierks Bentley is kicking off the new year with a big announcement. The country music superstar is releasing his tenth studio album, Gravel & Gold next month, February 24th. The record will feature 14 new songs showcasing where Bentley is at in his career. It will also mark the first time that the singer-songwriter will serve as a producer on the record.

According to Bentley in a recent press release, “It’s been four years since I put out an album, and part of the reason for that is that I wrote and recorded two records that I didn’t feel were good enough and had to start over…twice. I’m going to be able to look back on it for the rest of my life and be like, yeah, that was harder than I thought it would be, but zero regrets. I had to get it right. That’s the Gravel & Gold of it all.”

With 20 years and counting in the industry, Gravel & Gold is slated to be the best project by Bentley to date!

GRAVEL & GOLD Track List:

  1. “Same Ol’ Me”
  2. “Sun Sets In Colorado”
  3. “Heartbreak Drinking Tour”
  4. “Something Real”
  5. “Still”
  6. “Beer At My Funeral”
  7. “Cowboy Boots” (Featuring Ashley McBryde)
  8. “Gold”
  9. “Walking Each Other Home”
  10. “Roll On”
  11. “All The Right Places”
  12. “Ain’t All Bad”
  13. “Old Pickup”
  14. “High Note” (Featuring Billy Strings)
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Dierks Bentley announces new album coming in February.

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Jordan Davis Secures 5th Number One Single with “What My World Spins Around”

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 Jordan Davis earns his fifth number-one song at country radio this week with his single, “What My World Spins Around.” Learn all the details here.

In our humble opinion, Jordan Davis’ talent is still extremely underrated. While the singer-songwriter has been garnering more and more fans over the last few years, his career has been a continuous trajectory, rather than an explosion to superstardom. We believe that the Country Swag 2018 Artist to Watch is going to make it to superstar status. This week, Davis secured his fifth number-one single at country radio with his anthemic song, “What My World Spins Around,” following the recent success of “Buy Dirt.”

Davis’ single is a combination of a love song and nostalgia. Throughout the verses, the singer shares all the things he loves about his life and his world. In the chorus, we learn that the love of his life is truly everything to him. Davis does all of that while making the song catchy too! The song won over fans and radio almost instantly with this killer tune.

“The way that it feels when you lean in and kiss me // The way that you dance when you get kinda tipsy // I’m wrapped ’round your finger like this ring I’m wearing // That look in your eyes, girl, when you catch me staring and // I don’t even know what it is but now that I found it // I can’t imagine me living without this // Back forty view on our piece of ground // Watching you watch the sun going down // That’s what my world spins around”

Congrats to Jordan Davis and his team on his fifth number one at country radio!

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Jordan Davis’ song, “What My World Spins Around” is the number one song at country radio.

Join our Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about upcoming Jordan Davis announcements and releases.

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“What My World Spins Around” is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes 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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Elvie Shane Heats Up Rolling Stones Classic on ‘Stone Cold Country’

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Elvie Shane covers The Rolling Stones classic hit, “Sympathy For The Devil” out today on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand-new track below.

In honor of the 60th Anniversary of The Rolling Stones, country music is celebrating with a tribute album called Stoned Cold Country. Country artists celebrate the legacy of The Rolling Stones through fourteen distinct covers of some of their greatest hits. Last year, Brothers Osborne and The War and Treaty gave their best rendition of the classic, “It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It).” Today, rising artist, Elvie Shane shares his version of “Sympathy For The Devil.”

The iconic track gets a countrified flair with Shane’s inviting twang. Keeping with the rock tone, the song is transformed into a country-rock anthem. With deep lyrics and an even cooler instrumental, Shane’s rendition of “Sympathy For The Devil” is one of the coolest cross-genre covers to date.

Fans can expect the full-length album, Stoned Cold Country, coming later this year. The record will feature even more iconic covers from some of your favorite artists like Zac Brown Band, Elle King, Brooks & Dunn, Ashley McBryde, and more. We look forward to hearing more tunes this year, and of course, more unexpected collaborations.

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Elvie Shane covers The Rolling Stones’ classic, “Sympathy For The Devil.”

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Elvie Shane releases.

To keep up with Elvie Shane, follow him on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

“Sympathy For The Devil” 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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Mickey Guyton Joins Lukas Graham on New Song “Home Movies”

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Mickey Guyton and Lukas Graham join forces on brand new song, “Home Movies” out now, January 13th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new track below.

If you have not yet become a huge Mickey Guyton fan, what are you waiting for?! Guyton has one of the best voices in the country music genre, so much so that she is sought after across multiple genres. Today, Guyton joins forces with pop star, Lukas Graham on his brand new song “Home Movies.”

The reflective ballad is tinged with country music storytelling. Both Graham and Guyton bring their best vocals to the track, taking turns on the verses and harmonizing throughout the chorus. “Home Movies” is an incredible song that will have you feeling nostalgic after just one listen.

According to Graham, Guyton was a perfect collaborator. “Mickey’s vocals really make the lyrics that much better. Not to mention the outer harmonies on the last 3rd of the song!” he shared in a press release. “My favorite line is from the chorus “Everybody’s got a story no one knows” and that’s the truth. We all have our inglorious moments and obscure pasts to deal with and that’s what makes life so beautiful; when we manage to rise above the prejudice and make something unique of ourselves.”

While Guyton is working on her own music, fans of Graham can check out “Home Movies” and other songs on his umping album, 4 (The Pink Album). 

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Mickey Guyton joins forces with Lukas Graham on new song, “Home Movies,” out now.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Mickey Guyton releases.

To keep up with Mickey Guyton, follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“Home Movies” 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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Blanco Brown Drops New Love Song “I’ll Never”

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Blanco Brown’s brand new song, “I’ll Never” is out now, January 13th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new track below.

Nashville hitmaker and GRAMMY-nominated artist, Blanco Brown is a one-of-a-kind talent in the industry. Blanco Brown has certainly covered all spectrums of music throughout his country career. From the viral, number one dance hit, “The Git Up” to country trap collaborations with Nelly, the innovative singer-songwriter from Atlanta showcases a more vulnerable side with his brand new song “I’ll Never.”

The track is an incredible love song that will keep you swooning day after day. “’I’ll Never’ is about loving someone the way they need to be loved because everyone needs and deserves love in different ways,” Brown said in a recent press release. “Even if it means looking in the mirror and learning to love yourself just a little bit more.”

Written by Brown with Keith Justice and Allen Arthur, “I’ll Never” is quite possibly the wedding song of the year. Much like songs like Ashley Cooke and Brett Young’s “Never ‘Til Now,” “I’ll Never” feels like a warm hug. It is an emotional expression of love of all magnitudes, reminding us all that love is the universal connector. The lyrics center on a romance between two people and reminds listeners that love is one of the most beautiful and unique aspects of life. Brown’s stunning vocals mixed with backing steel guitar complete this beautiful country ballad.

“I’ll never stop loving you, holding you, kissing all on you  // I’ll never stop being me, doing all the things that I do // Even when I’m not around // You at least know a thing or two, // I’ll never stop, loving you, loving you”

This track follows Blanco’s latest releases of “Trap Still Bumpin’” with famed rapper T.I. and the funky “Let It
Slide” with the multi-platinum selling LOCASH and the beloved multi-faceted talent of the late Leslie Jordan.

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Blanco Brown’s new love song, “I’ll Never” is available 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 Blanco Brown releases.

To keep up with Blanco Brown, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“I’ll Never” 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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Priscilla Block Shares Heartbreaking New Single “Me Pt. 2”

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Priscilla Block’s brand new single, “Me Pt. 2” is out now, January 13th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new song below.

Priscilla Block had one of the most exciting years, as a newcomer on the country music scene. Her debut album Welcome To The Block Party garnered her a massive fanbase, and she is clearly only going up from here. Today, she releases her first new single of 2023, a touching and reflective song called “Me Pt 2.”

The song begins in a solemn, ¾ classic country waltz, immediately preparing the listener for what country music does best: three chords and the truth. “I hope you’re happy // You said you never had a type // She’s just like me,” she sings as if she’s staring into an empty glass at a dive bar. Block’s sweet voice soars through the higher registers in the chorus.

There’s something particularly nostalgic about this song sonically, which is different for Block. The second chorus comes along with beautiful harmonies and there is pedal steel that floats throughout. “I hope you’re happy, you found me part two”, she sings in the chorus.

Block is continuing to put out great singles as she really comes into herself artistically. Fans have seen different sides of Block, from angry and bitter, to the life of the party, to heartbroken. It will be interesting to see how Block continues growing as an artist moving forward.

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Priscilla Block shares brand new song, “Me Pt. 2,” 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 Priscilla Block releases.

To keep up with Priscilla Block follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“Me Pt. 2” 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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Chris Young Kicks Off the New Year with Two Brand New Songs

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Chris Young shares two brand new songs, “All Dogs Go To Heaven” and “Looking For You,” out now, January 13th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the tracks below.

Country music superstar Chris Young is kicking off the new year with new music! Today, he released not one but two brand new songs, calling them two of his favorite songs he has ever written. Young’s songs “All Dogs To Heaven” and “Looking For You” are officially out now.

Both tracks are nostalgic, hopeful, and primed for the stage. The former, “All Dogs To Heaven” is an ode to a man’s best friend. Young’s best friend is clearly his pup, Porter. Back in October, Young teased the song on his social media, sharing that anyone who has ever had a dog will relate to this one. He was definitely right!

“And that’s why all dogs go to Heaven // To spend forever running wild and free, off the leash // I know he’ll probably go before me // Oh, and that’ the day I’m dreadin’ // Bu he’ll be waiting on me at the gates // ‘Cause all dogs go to Heaven”

On the other hand, “Looking For You,” is a fun-loving song about finding love in an unexpected way. The song hits hard in the best way. It feels hopeful and has a catchy hook and melody that will keep you singing along to every word.

“I was looking more single every single weekend // Looking for a feeling to get my heart beating // Looking for an up all night long // The right kiss, right song // Looking for a sunrise leading to a sunset // Looking or someone I can spend it with // Then it came around right out of the blue // and it turns out // Oh, I was looking for you”

Young is clearly ready to make waves this year. More music is sure to come soon!

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Chris Young’s brand new songs, “All Dogs To Heaven” and “Looking For You” are out now.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Chris Young releases.

To keep up with Chris Young, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“All Dogs Go To Heaven” and “Looking For You” are 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.