Jake Owen’s new song “Up There Down Here,” is out now, March 25th on all streaming platforms. Learn more about the brand new track here.
Jake Owen is slowly building the track list for his upcoming seventh studio album with releases such as “Drunk On a Boat,” “Fishin’ On a River,” “11 Beers,” and “Best Thing Since Backroads,” which currently sits in the top-20 on country radio. The new track, “Up There Down Here,” follows the feel-good mantra Owen has perfected over the years. Produced by longtime collaborator Joey Moi, the singer discusses how even though he may not be the prime example of a good Christian, the girl in his life makes up for it and keeps him in check. Written by Zach Dyer, Summer Overstreet, and Travis Wood, its light-hearted and catchy lyrics make it hard not to bob your head along to.
“I’m a raise a little hell, she’s heaven on earth // The grace to my grit and the rain on my dirt // I’m a little down-home, cold beer // She’s a little up there, down here”
The yet-to-be-announced project will follow Owen’s 2019 album Greetings From…Jake, which produced three chart-topping hits such as “I Was Jack (You Were Diane),” “Homemade,” and most recently, “Made For You.” Owen has several tour and festival dates lined up for this spring and summer. For tickets, head to his website.
Jake Owen drops brand new song “Up There Down Here” out now.
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“Up There Down Here” 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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Dylan Scott’s new song “Livin’ My Best Life” is out now, March 25th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new track below.
Dylan Scott is back with a new song, following recent releases like “Can’t Have Mine”, “Static”, and “New Truck”. “Livin’ My Best Life” is the title-track off Scott’s upcoming sophomore album. Written by Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley, along with Thomas Rhett and Corey Crowder, the new single is nothing but good vibes and being happy about how good you’ve got it.
No matter how bad the bad days seem to get, when you realize you’ve made it to another day and another weekend hanging with friends, you’ve got a lot to celebrate. Which is exactly the outlook Scott is taking here – spending everyday like theres no tomorrow and the rest of his days living his best life.
“Thank god, the sun came up again // Made it through another week, so imma call my friends // And pour a drink yolo, double cup solo // Take this fast life and turn it into slo-mo // There ain’t a single thing that’s missing // Oh, I feel like a kid on Christmas”
Dylan Scott releases brand new song “Livin’ My Best Life,” 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 Dylan Scott releases.
“Livin’ My Best Life” 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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Erin Kinsey’s debut EP, 40 East featuring the viral hit, “Just Drive,” is out today, March 25th on all streaming platforms. 40 East is sure to be the soundtrack to all your summer road trips. Listen to the brand new music below and check out our full review.
Drawing inspirations from the likes of Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift, rising singer-songwriter Erin Kinsey is determined to make a splash in country music. For the 21-year-old Texas native, her debut EP, 40 East, is about showing listeners who she is, as both an artist and a person.
“Naming this debut EP ‘40 East’ is very special to me,” shares Kinsey in a statement. “Highway 40 East is the road that gets me most of the way from Texas to Nashville, and it’s a road I’ve driven many times since I started coming to town with my family, my boyfriend, my friends, and Chewy (my dog). All of these songs, and this project, are a reflection of my life up until now, and one of the biggest parts of my story is chasing this crazy dream of mine. What I didn’t know, is that 40 East was taking me to so many of my dreams coming true, including this EP.”
Kinsey moved to Nashville at the age of 17 and began working on her craft. It paid off quickly with the viral hit and first release from the EP, “Just Drive.” The twangy and romantic mid-tempo tells the tale of a girl and a boy who don’t need to do anything fancy except drive around and listen to music. Inspired by a situation with her longtime boyfriend, Kinsey told Country Swagabout her inspiration for that song in an exclusive interview. “He made a playlist and we were listening to it together,” she began of her longtime boyfriend on their way to a fancy date, “I remember about halfway there, a thought came into my mind of just like I wish it was further away because I’m having so much fun with him driving around.”
Likewise, “This Ain’t Heaven” talks about finding solace in someone’s arms. On the up-tempo, she admits that she’s “so caught up in the way, your arms wrapped around me,” that she’s convinced she’s found heaven on Earth. Meanwhile, she finds home with someone special on the airy and ethereal “I Got You.”
“And I got the Texas sky // When I look into your eyes // It’s like I never left,” She sings. “If home is where the heart is // I can’t lose // ‘Cause I got you // Boy, I got you // Turns out it doesn’t matter where we are // The best part of home // Still holds my heart.”
On “Hate This Hometown,” Kinsey wants to leave her hometown behind her, but she just can’t. Once again, her special someone is tied to every street and every moment in this town in a way that just brings back the best memories. While most songs about hometowns are filled with nostalgia or bad memories, Kinsey offers a clever twist on the usual trope. She can’t hate her hometown because he’s so intimately tied to it. She admits that she was ready to fly and leave the place in her rearview, but it’s impossible.
“It’s amazing what a little time and space can do to a place // When I drive down these roads // See you and me at 16 // When I never could know // Coming back would be so sweet // Every chance I wanna go now // Every memory makes me slow down // You make it hard // To hate this hometown”
“Better On Me” is the EP’s penultimate track, showing Kinsey’s sassy, moving-on-from-an-ex side. She may be returning his stuff here, but she’s feeling a tad bit petty in the best way possible.
“It looked better on me // You said that that faded green // Sure did bring out my eyes // And boy, I hate to agree // But it looked better on me // Hey, if it helps you sleep // Then I’m glad you got it back // Even though we both know that It looked better on me”
The 40 East EP is bookended with a radio edit of “Just Drive,” and we can’t wait to hear it on our favorite country stations. Erin Kinsey, a 2022 Country Swag Artist to Watch, is certainly a rising star, and we suspect that “Just Drive” is about to be her first of many hits, and the perfect soundtrack to all your summer road trips.
40 East EP Tracklist:
“Just Drive” (Erin Kinsey, Michael August, Josh Ronen)
“This Ain’t Heaven” (Erin Kinsey, Michael August, Josh Ronen)
“Hate This Hometown” (Erin Kinsey, Dave Cohen, Kathleen Higgins)
“Better On Me” (Erin Kinsey, Michael August, Josh Ronen)
“Just Drive” (Radio Edit) (Erin Kinsey, Michael August, Josh Ronen)
Erin Kinsey’s debut EP ’40 East’ is officially here!
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Erin Kinsey releases.
40 East 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.
Twinnie releases her new song, “One Heart” out now, March 25th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new track below.
Twinnie continues to showcase her unique artistry, as fans await her upcoming EP. Last month, the songstress released her anthemic song, “Welcome To The Club.” Today, the singer-songwriter shares her song “One Heart.”
Interestingly, the visuals for the new song start with Twinnie sharing her story with what appears to be a therapist. This opens up the story behind the song. The song is a heartfelt, pensive break-up song. Twinnie takes listeners on a journey through the lessons learned from a break-up with someone she seemingly loved. “One Heart” is a uniquely mesmerizing track.
“I never knew // It only takes one heart to break two // It takes one breath to say I’m wrong // And only took two eyes to see you’re gone // and Baby I never knew // It only takes one heart to break two”
Fans can look forward to a collection of songs from Twinnie that will be released over the course of this spring and summer, along with accompanying music videos that combine to create a stand-alone film and emotional story of self-acceptance. “One Heart” is another song in what appears to be a masterpiece of a creative project.
Twinnie’s new song “One Heart” is officially here.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Twinnie releases.
“One Heart” 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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Chayce Beckham releases new song “Tell Me Twice,” out now, March 25th on all streaming platforms. Learn more about the brand new track here.
Chayce Beckham continues to broaden his fanbase, after being crowned the season 21 winner of American Idol. Between performing with Luke Combs and dropping a song with Lindsay Ell, Beckham is the real deal. Today, the entertainer shares a brand new song with fans called “Tell Me Twice.”
The new song is a 4-minute life lesson for all of us. Beckham shares all he has learned so far in life, crediting his work ethic and just “living life” for helping him get to where he is now. The song has a way of igniting nostalgia and motivation in the listener. In his young career, Beckham has yet to shy away from singing his truth in his music, something we have grown to love and appreciate about the rising artist.
“Learned the value of the dollar // ‘Cause I had to work for it // Rolled my windows up // When the rain is pouring down // But from where I’m sitting now // I’ve learned a hell of a lot from taking good advice // But a whole lot more from living life // You don’t have to tell me twice”
Beckham proves with “Tell Me Twice” that he deserved a spot on our 2022 Artists to Watch list. Click here to learn what other artists made our coveted list.
Chayce Beckham’s new song “Tell Me Twice” is out now.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Chayce Beckham releases.
“Tell Me Twice” 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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Filmore’s new track, “Somewhere With Beer” is out now, March 25th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new jam below.
Filmore has been blessing fans week after week with new music and he’s still just getting started. A few weeks back he released his first new song of many, “Johnny Got A Girl”, which put a comedic spin on the loss of a friend to life with a girlfriend. “Leave Me A Memory” was up next with a humbling and nostalgic reminder of the power of a voicemail when you’re missing your loved ones.
Last week, Filmore dropped “Girl Back” which didn’t just remind us of our hometown and the one who made it so special, but pleaded for a deal to get that special someone back. Three songs in a row with completely different meanings and styles, and “Somewhere with Beer” fits the pattern.
“Somewhere With Beer” is Filmore’s latest release and takes on a chiller vibe than some of the previous songs with deeper meetings and heavier messages. It’s about anytime being the best time to have a cold one in your hand, no matter where you’re at or who you’re with. The perfect song for when you need to crack a cold one – “Somewhere with Beer” is sure to be the next summer anthem.
Filmore releases another new song, “Somewhere With Beer,” out now.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Filmore releases.
“Somewhere With Beer” 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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Austin Burke’s brand new debut EP, Changed Everything is out now, March 25th on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new music below and check out our full review.
Every now and then, artists come out with EPs that truly give fans a look into their lives and their artistry. Singer-songwriter, Austin Burke’s latest project, Changed Everything fits the bill. The five-song project is one that country fans are going to want to listen to again and again.
The EP kicks off with the record’s title track. On “Changed Everything,” Burke professes that he is a better guy now. Similar to the vibes of “Man Enough Now” by Chris Bandi, the track is a perfect introduction in to the theme of the EP. Not to mention, it is also super catchy!
“Baby, I changed for the better // Got my shit together // Like you always wanted me to // I’m a little less screwed up // A little more grew up // Since I messed it up with you // I can’t take back your last goodbye // And the good Lord knows I’ve tried // ‘Cause, baby, I’ve changed everything // But your mind”
“Slow Kissin’ in a Fast Car” is another song that is full of imagery. Written by Burke with Joe Fox and Phil Barton, the singer leans into the rhythmic influences on this track. Lyrically, the song is romantic and freeing.
Next up, “Let It Burn” is a song that screams heartbreak. Instead of the typical “missing you” lyrics, Burke taps into a more mature side of ending a relationship. He shares what it’s like to realize that you are just not the right match. Even more, through the song, fans can feel the heartbreak, sadness, and maturity that is wrapped up in the unique song.
“No, I’m not sure how // How to say it // But I’m not sure if // We can save this // I know it’s not easy // To watch you slip away // But at the end of the day // You’re the best thing that ever happened to me // But I’m a lit match to your gasoline // You know some things they just ain’t meant to be”
On the contrary, on “I Don’t Care,” Burke pretends to not care about a break-up. Like many of us, the singer-songwriter expresses the feelings we all try to hide away after a break-up. Instead, we all pretend that we are doing just fine. The song is relatable, catchy, and one of our favorites off the EP.
The record culminates with the ultimate love song, “Even On A Bad Day.” Probably inspired by Burke’s marriage, the song is one that makes you believe in love. Without shying away from the lows in a relationship, the singer manages to get us all to accept the lows in favor of the incredible highs.
Overall Changed Everything is an incredible EP for Burke. His songwriting is on full display, proving that he can really write just about anything. Fans will definitely enjoy this project.
Changed Everything EP Tracklist:
Changed Everything
Slow Kissin’ in a Fast Car
Let It Burn
I Don’t Care
Even On A Bad Day
Austin Burke’s debut EP, ‘Changed Everything’ 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 and announcements about future Austin Burke releases.
Changed Everything 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.
Maren Morris’ highly anticipated third studio album, Humble Quest is out now, March 25th on all streaming platforms. Check out our full review and listen to the new album below.
For Maren Morris, Humble Quest is more of a journey than a statement. She explores topics of love, motherhood, loss, friendship, and so much more. On the singer-songwriter’s third solo album, she takes listeners on a rollercoaster ride of her last two years as a new mom, a grieving friend, a devoted wife, a woman in country music, and so much more.
Produced by Greg Kurstin and featuring co-writes with Julia Michaels, Jimmy Robbins, Natalie Hemby, Laura Veltz, and more, the new collection finds Morris on a journey to define humility in her own ways. For the Texan chanteuse, the tracks on Humble Quest touch on the different things that ground her. Whether it’s motherhood on “Hummingbird,” friendship on “Good Friends,” love on “Background Music,” or loss on “What Would the World Do?”, there’s no subject off-limits here.
Husband and frequent collaborator, Ryan Hurd, appears throughout the album as a background vocalist, a co-writer, and a muse. “He was my closest and best writing partner during lockdown,” Morris reveals to People. “Writing songs with each other is fun, but it’s not the only thing that ties us together. It’s a bonus.”
Hurd’s influence is heard on songs like “I Can’t Love You Anymore,” “Tall Guys,” and “Background Music.” While the latter is a slow burn of a romantic ballad written with Hurd in mind, Morris shows her clever and sarcastic side on both “Tall Guys” and “I Can’t Love You Anymore.”
“Tall Guys” celebrates men of a certain stature that “keep her looking up// when I’m feeling down.”With her tongue firmly placed in her cheek, she sings that she’s “a lover of all types, but there’s something about tall guys.” Meanwhile, “I Can’t Love You” is a folksy, yet piano-hinted track crafted perfectly by Morris and co. In a clever lyrical twist, the singer-songwriter admits “I can’t love you anymore// Than I do now.” She amusingly laments that she doesn’t know what she did to deserve Hurd, a man so good-looking that it makes her sick. For Morris, Hurd is the “angel to her devil, the pot to her kettle.”
The album’s title track has Morris in search of humility, admitting that she’s “biting my tongue behind a smile // falling on swords that I can’t see // Poison my well on the daily.” She’s on her humble quest, but admits on the ethereal track that she “still hasn’t found it yet” as she toes the line between “fulfilled and full of herself.”
“Hummingbird” is one of the album’s most stunning moments, penned by Morris on the day she found out she was pregnant with her now two-year-old son, Hayes. She admits that the song almost felt meant to be, as she learned of her pregnancy on her way to a co-write with the Love Junkies: Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, and Liz Rose.
“The way the world works sometimes blows my mind because I was on my way to write with these three women that I respect so highly, and they’re all working mothers, and they were the first people aside from Ryan that I told that I was pregnant. We ended up writing “Hummingbird” that day,” she shares. “I shed a light on what becoming a mother meant to me before I even met Hayes with that song.”
Morris offers a moment of girl power on “Good Friends,” a tribute to those who keep us grounded and humble in life. “Some folks are fairweather // Some just drift in and out // At my worst or my better // You always stick around,” She sings of those who are always by her side. “We got history // No conditions // You don’t ever have to worry // that I’ll keep you sturdy // ‘Cause we’re good friends.”
Humble Quest ends with the beautifully poignant “What Would This World Do?,” written by Morris, Hurd, and Jon Greene, before the passing of their friend and collaborator, Michael Busbee. The sparse piano ballad is beautifully haunting, a bittersweet song of hope as Morris wonders “What would this world do without you?”
In speaking with the New York Times, Morris admitted that the song was written from a place of hope before his passing, but still felt like an appropriate ending to the album. “I knew that I wanted to end the record with that song, because I hope it’s a respectful way to honor him and what he did for me,” She says. “ I wanted to keep the production super simple. It didn’t need much more than just a piano and vocal. It was our way to honor him and his life and his talent. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to sing that one live, but I’m glad that we put it on the album, because it deserves the end of this chapter.”
While Morris may end the album with “What Would This World Do?” to honor busbee, it’s the type of song that everyone can relate to, as are the collection’s ten other tracks. The singer-songwriter is at her most personal here, and with such depth on the songs, Morris proves why she’s one of the genre’s most acclaimed young artists. Maren Morris may still be on a Humble Quest, but we’re so thankful she’s taking us along her journey.
Humble Quest Tracklist:
Circles Around This Town
The Furthest Thing
I Can’t Love You Anymore
Humble Quest
Background Music
Nervous
Tall Guys
Detour
Hummingbird
Good Friends
What Would This World Do?
Maren Morris’ new album ‘Humble Quest’ 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 upcoming Maren Morris announcements and releases.
Humble Quest 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.
We chatted with country singer-songwriter, Erin Kinsey about her new EP, 40 East, out this Friday, March 25th. Here are five things to expect from the upcoming project.
When writing her grooving and exciting single “Just Drive”, she wanted to combine Paramore guitars with country lyrics.
“I walked into the write and was like, ‘I don’t know why we couldn’t put the big guitars that are in Paramore songs in a country song” and I honestly think that if I had brought it up to any other two writers in Nashville, they would’ve thought I was crazy.”
“Hate This Hometown” is one of her favorite songs she’s ever written, and it’s a truly personal track.
“I came up with the idea [for this song] on the way to the writing session… I was just thinking about how quick I was to leave my hometown, but yet how often I go back there. I graduated high school a year early; I moved to Nashville literally the day after walking the stage and I go back all the time. I said I wouldn’t, but I always do.”
The debut single “Just Drive” is one inspired by her own experience commuting to Nashville.
“I’m from a small town East of Dallas called Rockwall, and I’ve made the drive all the way to Nashville many times… and I’ve found out that there are not a ton of people I look forward to a nine-hour drive with. But with Josh, my boyfriend, I always look forward to it with him.”
Dolly Parton cut her song “Pink”, an extremely poignant song with such significance to listeners everywhere, and with Kinsey specifically.
“It was definitely something I did not expect. People always asked me if Dolly was on my cut bucket list, and I always say absolutely not. Because why would you set yourself up for heartbreak? That was never going to happen in my mind… but I wrote the song with [two amazing writers], Victoria Shaw and Jodi Marr after I found out someone close to me was going through a battle with breast cancer. We felt like it was something special… Victoria had this vision of getting women in country [and all genres] involved.”
When asked to describe the EP in one sentence, she said….
“My life so far.”
Erin Kinsey’s debut EP, ’40 East’ out this Friday.
Check back this Friday, 3/25 for our full album review of Erin Kinsey’s product, 40 East.
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Erin Kinsey releases.
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Miranda Lambert & Little Big Town
June 9th at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh Find tickets here
Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about upcoming announcements and releases.
For music, check out the freshest new 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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