Southerland releases their brand new song, “Down The Road” out now, July 22nd, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the new track below.
One of country music’s best new duos, Southerland have new music for their fans! Today, the singer-songwriters release their brand new song. “Down The Road” is officially out now.
Written by Southerland (Matt Chase and Chris Rogers) with Jim Beavers and Derek George, the new song embodies nostalgia. The song is the perfect track to add to any summer playlists. It is made for long drives on warm summer evenings with someone you love or a bunch of good friends.
“There’s freedom on the highway // I’m going to find it my way // Don’t know where I’m goin’ I just go // Down the road // Down the road // If it ain’t here, it’s somewhere down the road // Down the road // Down the road // If it ain’t here, it’s somewhere down the road”
We love an anthemic song. “Down The Road” has that appeal. Southerland are the real deal. Keep your eyes and ears open as they release more and more music!
Southerland drops new song “Down The Road,” out now.
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“Down The Road” 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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New country duo Southerland’s debut EP, Boot Up, featuring “Thing Is,” “Little Bit of You,” and “Along Those Lines” is out now, May 28th, on all streaming platforms. Take a look below as we dig a little deeper into the new music.
After meeting in 2016, Matt Chase and Chris Rogers hit it off musically and began writing and playing small shows together. In 2019, they signed to River House Artists/Sony Music Nashville as Southerland, and today, May 28th, they released their debut EP, Boot Up. With traditional country sounds and smooth harmonies, the duo are poised for big things, and couldn’t be more excited about releasing new music.
“With the craziness of 2020, we kept our feet on the gas in the writers room and in the studio,” shared Southerland. “We’re always excited to release new music, but we’re especially excited about this EP. Some of our very favorite songs we have written are on this project.”
Produced by Greg Bates, all seven songs on the EP were co-written by Chase and Rogers, and feature an array of other writers, including the woman behind many of Blake Shelton’s biggest hits, Jessi Alexander.
The EP opens with the title track, “Boot Up,” and the EP’s tone is immediately set. It’s country, it’s harmonies, and it’s fun. “We wake up every morning before the rooster crows,” they begin over twangy steel guitar and banjo, and it’s clear that the duo is straight country. On this clever ode to cowboy boots, they celebrate the significance of their boots in country life. “We go to work in them // Sun up to sun down // Church in ‘em // Making mama real proud,” They sing. “All the people like me showed up // Boot up.”
On “Might As Well Be Us,” the duo celebrate the good ol’ days when things were better and built to last. However, this isn’t the typical track of longing for simpler times, as they flip it into a love song. “Some things gotta hold together // the kinda thing time can’t touch,” they sing. “Some things gotta last forever // Might as well be // Might as well be us.”
Vocally, Southerland settles comfortably into mid-tempo country, as evidenced on “Came Out of Nowhere” and “Along Those Lines.” On the latter, they celebrate hometowns, and how they’re all similar. “When we wrote this song, we realized that it doesn’t matter where you are from,” explained Chase in a recent interview with Taste of Country. “A lot of time, you grow up very similar to everyone else, and in this song, it’s as if Chris (Rogers) and I came up with our own little fictitious town, where we took a little bit of this and a little bit of that from each of our hometowns and put it together into a song.”
One of the EP’s highlights is “Dance,” a swinging up-tempo track about a girl who just wants to dance, and if the guy wants his chance, he just has to be prepared to dance. She may not be looking for a guy, but that’s all out the window when it comes to two-stepping. “When she wants to dance // Buddy that’s your chance,” They advise. “When her song comes on // No you can’t go wrong // When she wants to dance.”
The EP closes with “Thing Is,” a stomping up-tempo produced by Trent Wilmon. It’s remnant of the best 90s country with its toe-tapping beat and cute story. The wordplay here is exceptional, as they remark “Can’t put my finger on // Whatever made me fall in love like this // She’s got // Whatever that // Thing is.”
With an authentic country sound, Southerland’s debut EP is a welcomed breath of fresh air. We expect big things from this country duo, and in the meantime, Boot Up is a great introduction to the pair.
Boot Up Track Listing:
“Boot Up” (Greg Bates, Matt Chase, Chris Rogers, Austin Taylor Smith)
“Might As Well Be Us” (Greg Bates, Matt Chase, Chris Rogers)
“Came Out of Nowhere” (Jessi Alexander, Matt Chase, Chris Rogers)
“Dance” (Greg Bates, Matt Chase, Chris Rogers)
“Along Those Lines” (Greg Bates, Matt Chase, Chris Rogers, Driver Williams)
“Little Bit of You” (Greg Bates, Matt Chase, Chris Rogers)
“Thing Is” (Matt Chase, Greg Bates, Chris Rogers)*
*produced by Trent Willmon
Southerland’s debut EP, Boot Up, is available now, May 28th, 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 Southerland announcements and releases.
Boot Up 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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A brand new duo has hit country music airwaves with Nashville artists Matt Chase and Chris Rogers. The group called ‘Southerland’ has been years in the making, whether the pair of singer-songwriters had plans to officially join forces or not. Instead, they had been pushing for their own solo careers while booking gigs and playing covers together to, in the meantime, pay the bills.
“We were just playing cover songs, and making enough money to get by so you can pay gas to get to the next show,” explains Chase, a native from a small suburban neighborhood in Charleston. While Rogers, who comes from a musical-oriented family from Washington, Georgia, talks about how the concept of becoming a duo was so farfetched for them. “I can’t tell you how many times we’ve had the conversation with people after we’ve played when they’d talk to us after the shows. They’d be like ‘you guys are great, how do we find you’. And, we’d have to explain to them that we’re not a duo. We’re not playing together, we’re just doing our own solo thing.”
Despite years of positive feedback and tons shows, it wasn’t until winter of 2019 that Southerland was truly set in stone after signing a record deal with River House Artists. Though, even this deal took years to finalize when Chase and Rogers were a part of the 2017 Key West Songwriters Festival and a representative from the label approached them with an offer. “…and fast forward to winter of 2019, we finally took her up on that offer. And, here we are. So, we’d been writing a lot over the past 18 months and gearing up now for the release of our first single,” said Rogers.
“Thing Is” acts as Southerland’s debut single which was heavily influenced by the ‘90s country feel, something both artists described as being what drove them to Nashville in the first place. Written by the duo along with frequent collaborator Greg Bates, the song is the perfect introduction to a group that tries to make everything fun and enjoyable. “…if you’re not making music and trying to have fun with it…if you’re not enjoying it, then I think you’re probably doing it for the wrong reasons. So, that’s the common theme that we try to find through everything,” Rogers continued.
After becoming involved with many associations such as WME and Reservoir, Southerland has continued to write and line up plans for the future, though their sole focus has been on the release of “Thing Is”. And despite not having an exact time, they look forward to the moment when they’re able to get back out on the road and introduce themselves to an audience as the duo who decided to partner up during one of the craziest years yet. Though Chase emphasizes how the terrible year has been, it’s also quite a blessing in disguise since it put everything on pause. “We’ve produced some great songs that I’m super proud of. Even though it’s a terrible situation, there’s a silver lining, because maybe if we had been on the road this year, we wouldn’t have gotten the songs that we have.”
“Thing Is” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more 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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Sony/River House Nashville’s introduced their newest signee today, a duo by the name of Southerland The new powerhouse duo is comprised of Nashville-based artists Matt Chase and Chris Rogers. Today they released their debut single “Thing Is,” and fans are definitely going to gravitate towards it.
“We’ve never been more excited about releasing music that feels this authentic to who we are. From the very beginning, we’ve just tried to have fun doing what we love and we think that’s a quality that really shines through with “‘Thing Is,” they shared in a recent press release.
On their brand new release, Southerland perfectly blends traditional country elements with modern-day vibes. Co-written by Chase, Rogers and singer-songwriter, Greg Bates, “Thing Is” a cheeky, yet sweet love song. Featuring high-energy and feel-good lyrics, the new song is romantic and relatable, making it the perfect debut.
“The thing is / She is / Theres a certain little something about her sweet little kiss / And that smile / Those eyes / Yeah, she’s slowing me down, but still driving me wild / Can’t put my finger on whatever made me fall in love like this / The thing is / She’s got / Whatever that/ Thing is”
We love a good play on words, and Southerland proves that they know how to do that! The double message of “Thing Is” is enough to keep new fans excited for what’s to come. The duo is currently working on more new music, so stay tuned!
“Thing Is” 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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