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Pillbox Patti ‘Florida’ – Debut Album Review

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Pillbox Patti’s debut album, Florida is out now, October 14th on all streaming platforms. Take a listen and read our full review below.

With a smoky and seductive voice that holds the impending story of a life well-lived, Monument recording artist, Pillbox Patti is ready to make her name known.

Patti is the stage persona of acclaimed Nashville songwriter Nicolette Hayford, who has written songs for Ashley McBryde, Lainey Wilson, William Michael Morgan, and more. In fact, she’s the woman behind McBryde’s breakout track “Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega” and “One Night Standards,” a musical style and prowess that weaves its way through her debut album, Florida, out now.

“Florida is a collection of my truths,” says Pillbox Patti in a statement. “It’s who I am and where I come from. It helped me heal. it helped me celebrate how far I’ve come, and I hope it brings some light to anybody out there in the dark corners of a small town or anybody anywhere that needs to hear ‘I’ve been there too.’”

Throughout Florida, Patti takes listeners on an eight-track journey through her world, but in a way, that’s endlessly relatable. Her voice is that of a seasoned storyteller, while her lyrics are the perfect mix of clever and catchy, full of intrigue, innuendo, and an immersive listening experience.

From the opening notes of “Good People,” listeners will feel like they’re being drawn into a mysterious and smoky room as Patti introduces them to a cast of good people with bad habits. At the core they may be good, but here in Patti’s world, there’s no judgment as she accepts everyone along with their vices. “Even Jesus had his reasons for turning water into wine,” She drawls. “So smoke it, pop it, drink it, drop it, honey we don’t mind.”

Likewise, “Suwannee” and “Young and Stupid” are both odes to growing up in simpler times. The former is a gritty, swampy introduction to her hometown along Florida’s Suwannee River, while the latter is a nostalgic ode to easier days, as Patti muses “I guess you don’t know what you got // Til ya been gone a while // And I been gone a while.”

“Eat, Pray, Drugs” puts a clever country spin on the old adage of eat, pray, love, as she continues to tell the tale of growing up in a small town. “I’m from a small town in Florida where there’s not a whole lot goin’ on,” says Pillbox Patti. “Mostly casseroles, and Jesus, and getting’ high.…in other words, eat pray drugs. If I would’ve had the extra money to spend on decorative signs or kitchen towels when I lived in the little town I’m from, they would’ve all said eat pray drugs.”

“Only three things to do around here // Ain’t a honey hole or a movie theater // Country is as country does // Eat, pray, drugs // Hose clamp and a 80 mg // Baptist church and a Dairy Queen // We just doin’ what we love // Eat, pray, drugs.”

“Hooking Up” finds her channeling her inner Gwen Stefani on the infectiously catchy, hands-in-the-air anthem, while “Candy Cigarettes” has her realizing the way she grew up may have affected her life today.

Vulnerability is on full display on Florida, most noticeably on the album’s final song, “25 MPH Town,” a sparse, piano-driven ballad that tells of her unstable upbringing. Likewise, “Valentine’s Day” is a heart-wrenching tale of Patti’s own February fourteenth experience with abortion at the age of fifteen. “I needed to write that song and it took, obviously, a very long time for me to get there, but that is the truth I needed to tell because it allowed me to love myself,” Patti reveals to Yahoo Entertainment. “A lot of these songs did. That one was a really big one where I’m really glad I shared that and I’m really glad I have all these people here with me and I can feel the love.”

With honesty and vulnerability rarely found in country music, Pillbox Patti’s Florida is one of the genre’s most daring releases of late. With an uncanny mix of vulnerability, honesty, and levity, the singer-songwriter manages to tell of a rocky upbringing without ever making listeners feel bad for her. Instead, we root for her, both for these eight tracks and for whatever is yet to come. 

Pillbox Patti – Florida Track List:

  1. Good People
  2. Suwannee
  3. Young and Stupid
  4. Eat Pray Drugs
  5. Valentine’s Day
  6. Hookin Up
  7. Candy Cigarettes
  8. 25 MPH Town

Country Swag Picks:

  1. Eat, Pray, Drugs
  2. Suwannee
  3. 25 MPH Town
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Pillbox Patti’s debut album, ‘Florida’ is out now.

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

To keep up with Pillbox Patti, follow her on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.

Florida 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.

Callista Clark ‘Real To Me: The Way I Feel’ – Debut Album Review

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Callista Clark’s debut album, Real To Me: The Way I Feel is out now, October 14th on all streaming platforms. Take a listen and read our full review below.

Callista Clark may only be nineteen years old, but she’s wise beyond her years. With an evocative and soulful voice, the Big Machine Recording artist is both a talented singer and a gifted songwriter. Produced by Nathan Chapman, Clark’s debut album, Real to Me: The Way I Feel, features ten songs co-written by the talented teen alongside some of Nashville’s biggest names. Songwriters featured here include Chris DeStefano, Liz Rose, Sarah Buxton, Jimmy Robbins, and many more.

On her debut album, Real to Me: The Way I Feel, the follow-up to 2021’s Real To Me EP, Clark does what very few female artists can. She bends genres, telling tales of heartbreak and growing up in a way that’s endlessly powerful yet relatable. 

On the ten-track collection, heartbreak is a prevalent theme, showing that despite her young age, Clark has experienced many of life’s most poignant moments. The Georgia native weaves her way through love lost on songs like “Gave It Back Broken,” “Don’t Need It Anymore,” and “Heartbreak Song,” while she’s feeling more empowered on tracks like “It’s Cause I Am,” “Brave Girl,” and “Sad.”

The album opens with “It’s Cause I Am,” a jazzy and soulful track that finds her channeling her inner Joss Stone as she asserts her own positive attributes over a guy who can’t deal with a complex and strong-willed woman. On this empowering anthem for every woman, she knows who she is and what she’s worth and if the guy can’t handle it, that’s his loss.

“I can’t help that I’m one of a kind // I’m more than meets the eye // If I ain’t what you like // Well, that’s alright // You want a one-dimensional woman // It’s okay, I understand If I seem too complicated for ya, mm // It’s ’cause I am // Don’t beat yourself up about it baby // It’s ’cause I am // Don’t beat yourself up about it baby.”

Likewise, “Change My Mind” is a twangy declaration of what a man has got to do in a relationship with her, while “Brave Girl” is a piano-driven letter of encouragement to her younger self, punctuated by ethereal background vocals.

Much of the album finds Clark dealing with heartbreak, including on the stunning “Gave It Back Broken” and “Don’t Need It Anymore.” On both tracks, she is struggling with the loss of a relationship, and she’s not quite sure her heart will ever be the same. “I gave you my heart with no missing pieces ‘cause you promised me you would hold it, So don’t you feel bad that you gave it back broken?” She asks on the first track, while the second finds her wondering if her heart still works the way it should. “This heart’s useless, worthless ’cause it // Just doesn’t work like it did before // You stole the meaning it’s not beating // You can keep it I don’t need it anymore.”

Meanwhile, “Wish You Wouldn’t” has her leaning into her soulful side on the R&B-tinged track, while “Heartbreak Song” sounds like an old Chicks classic. “Worst Guy Ever” has her channeling her inner “If I Was a Boy,” as she muses that she’d be a terrible dude, while “Sad” finds her anything but.

‘Sad’ is one of my favorite songs that I’ve ever written,” reveals Clark in a statement. “It’s super lighthearted and perfect for summer. I wanted the lyrics of this song to be fun and sarcastic – the exact opposite of how I was feeling while going through a heartbreak. Manifesting not being sad.”

Finally, the album concludes with the moving “Real To Me,” a track that finds Clark validating her feelings and experiences, as she proclaims, “The way that I feel is real to me.”

“They say go be free but I’m too caged to fly // They say spread your wings but the wings don’t fit right // They say that it ain’t as bad as it seems // But the way that I feel is real to me, oh // Blue still feels blue // When you’re green on the vine // Real tears in your eyes // And rain, it’s still rain // Even if you haven’t felt it a thousand times.”

While Callista Clark may be young in years, she’s certainly wise in experience, as evidenced by her debut album. Like the Taylor Swifts, Miranda Lamberts, and Kelsea Ballerini’s before her, this album is sure to enrapture female fans of all ages.

Callista Clark – Real To Me: The Way I Feel Track List:

  1. “It’s ‘Cause I Am” | Callista Clark, Cameron Jaymes, Laura Veltz
  2. “Gave It Back Broken” | Callista Clark, Emily Shackelton
  3. “Change My Mind” | Callista Clark, Dan Isbell, Jonathan Singleton
  4. “Worst Guy Ever” | Callista Clark, Jordan Reynolds, Emily Weisband
  5. “Brave Girl” | Callista Clark, Ben Johnson, Emily Landis
  6. “Wish You Wouldn’t” | Callista Clark, Emily Falvey, Lalo Guzman
  7. “Heartbreak Song” | Callista Clark, Chris DeStefano, Liz Rose, Emily Shackelton
  8. “Don’t Need It Anymore” | Callista Clark, Cameron Jaymes, Melissa Peirce
  9. “Sad” | Callista Clark, Sarah Buxton, Jimmy Robbins
  10. “Real To Me” | Callista Clark, Casey Robert Brown, Laura Veltz

Country Swag Picks:

  1. Gave It Back Broken
  2. Heartbreak Song
  3. It’s ‘Cause I Am
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Callista Clark’s brand new album, ‘Real To Me: The Way I Feel’ is out now.

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

To keep up with Callista Clark, follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Real To Me: The Way I Feel 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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Willie Lock Shares New Song “When We Were 17”

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Willie Lock’s brand new song, “When We Were 17” is out now, October 14th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand-new track below.

We love supporting our local New York artists like Willie Lock. The singer-songwriter is as talented as ever. He also has a new song out! Today, the singer shares his brand new song, “When We Were 17.”

Written from a nostalgic perspective, the new single is a country song for everyone. “When We Were 17” reminds us all of the sweeter times, when we were going to football games with friends, hanging out with our classmates, and making the most out of life. If this song does not leave you with a big smile on your face and an all-too-familiar ache in your chest for simpler times, you are lying!

“We walked off the field // and we shed a tear // When we were 17 //When we were seventeen // We were drinking beer in the parking lot, fleeing the scene before we got caught // Never realized what those nights meant to me // Never realized what those nights meant to me // When we were 17”

Lock knows a thing or two about evoking emotion in his listeners. “When We Were 17” fits the bill. This is a must-add to your music library.

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Willie Lock’s brand new song, “When We Were 17” is out now.

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

To keep up with Willie Lock, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“When We Were 17” 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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Roman Alexander Drops New Song “Guys Like Me”

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Roman Alexander’s new song, “Guys Like Me” is out now, October 14th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand-new track below.

Singer-songwriter, Roman Alexander is embarking on the next chapter of his music. Alexander has a knack for creating music that makes you feel something. Today he is sharing a perfect, opposites-attract love song called “Guys Like Me.”

The new song is a tale as old as time. ‘City’ boy meets a small-town girl, and they fall in love. However, Alexander manages to put a new spin on the classic story. Each verse portrays the sweet dichotomy between the lovers. For example, he’s heading out on the town, and she’s spending her weekends cuddled up with a good book.

“If oil and water mixed // It would be something like this // Guys like me and girls like you // You’re Chardonnay, I’m 90 proof // You’re a sweet home Alabama // I’m a skyline city view // They say opposites attract // Through history, it’s been a fact // Some things, but they do // Guys like me and girls like you”

Alexander is one to look out for. The singer-songwriter has quietly formed a devoted fanbase, one song at a time. He continues to prove his undeniable talent and charm with each song. “Guys Like Me” may be our favorite so far.

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Roman Alexander’s new song “Guys Like Me” is out now.

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

To keep up with Roman Alexander, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“Guys Like Me” 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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Kylie Morgan: ‘Songs To Say I Do’ – EP Review

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Kylie Morgan’s EP, Songs To Say I Do, is out now, October 14th on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand-new project below and check out our full review.

Inspired by her own October wedding, singer-songwriter Kylie Morgan released her EP, Songs To Say I Do, today. Featuring five new songs co-written by the EMI Records Nashville artist, the EP includes her viral hit “Bridesmaids,” which has absolutely exploded on TikTok.

Other tracks include “Always Been You,” “That’s My Man,” “Fireworks,” and “Good Hands,” each detailing various aspects of her wedding and courtship. In many ways, much of the EP is a love letter to her husband, her friends, and all of the complex feelings that go into planning and celebrating a wedding.

“Bridesmaids” is a clear and immediate standout, as there are not enough songs out there dedicated to female friendships. On the catchy ode to those who have stood by her through thick and thin, Morgan celebrates the “sisters she gets to choose,” including her high school friends, those who would post her bail, and those alongside her as she makes drunken decisions.

“My bridesmaids // My ride or dies // My champagne-tipsy kinda tribe // Wild ones, right by my side // Rocking black while I’m wearing white // Sisters I get to choose // Mighta found the one but I need you too // The song’s always about the groom // But I just can’t say I do // Without my bridesmaids”

Meanwhile, “Fireworks,” “That’s My Man,” and “Always Been You” are all tracks dedicated to the groom. On the mid-tempo “Fireworks,” she applauds taking chances, despite being burned in the past. “Why would I hold back my heart just ‘cause it’s been broken?” She asks. “I hope that I never learn // Even though I’ve been burned, I still love fireworks.”

With the twangy and fun “That’s My Man,” she toasts to all the things that make him unique, while “Always Been You” is about love at first sight. She admits here that she’s always known he was the one, as she sings, “ “I walked down the aisle when I first walked up to you….When you asked me out, that’s when I said ‘I do.’”

Lastly “Good Hands” finds her assuring her father that she’s in good hands when he gives her away to her groom. “I’m in good hands, when he’s holding onto mine, I know who I am, when I look in his eyes, “ She sings. “And he only sees the best in me, even when it’s hard to find, he’s a good man, I’m in good hands.”

On Songs To Say I Do, Kylie Morgan offers a special souvenir for her own wedding and for anyone about to tie the knot.

Kylie Morgan – Songs To Say I Do EP Tracklist:

  1. “Fireworks” (Kylie Morgan, Jeff Garrison, Caroline Watkins)
  2. “Good Hands” (Kylie Morgan, Ben Johnson, Emily Shackleton)
  3. “Bridesmaids” (Kylie Morgan, Sam DeRosa, KK Johnson)
  4. “Always Been You” (Kylie Morgan, Ben Johnson)
  5. “That’s My Man” (Kylie Morgan, Cameron Bedell, Micah Carpenter)
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Kylie Morgan’s brand new EP, ‘Songs To Say I Do’ is out now.

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

To keep up with Kylie Morgan, follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Songs To Say I Do 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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Russell Dickerson Shares New Song “Big Wheels”

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Russell Dickerson’s new song, “Big Wheels” is out now, October 14th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand-new track below.

As we anticipate the November release of Russell Dickerson’s forthcoming self-titled studio album, the singer-songwriter is giving fans another taste of the record. A fun and vivacious new song, “Big Wheels” is officially here.

If you have ever been lucky enough to see Dickerson in concert, you know he is all high-energy. “Big Wheels” is the perfect high-energy song to add to his already impressive setlist. The track is 2 minutes of pure bliss. It will make everyone want to hang out on a back road, jamming out to country music with beer and good friends.

“Long johns, John boats, and John Deere // We stick to shit we know here // Big wheels, backroads, and cold beer // To get inside, you gotta jump // Green handle at the pump // and you can // hear us when we’re rolling up // If it’s like there where you’re from”

Dickerson is infectious. His highly anticipated album is sure to be one for the books. “Big Wheels” is a great, fun song to add to the project. Fans can also listen to another song off the project and learn more about the upcoming album here.

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Russell Dickerson’s new song, “Big Wheels” is out now.

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

To keep up with Russell Dickerson, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“Big Wheels” 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.

Chase Rice Teases New Musical Era With “Way Down Yonder”

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Chase Rice’s new song, “Way Down Yonder” is out now, October 14th, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand-new track below.

Multi-platinum singer-songwriter, Chase Rice continues to reveal the sonic shift of his upcoming project with this rugged outlaw anthem. Co-written with Hunter Phelps, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass, and Corey Crowder during a writing retreat in Florida, Rice recalled thinking of the mountains of his home state of North Carolina while penning this tune.

“All of a sudden during the recording process, Rob McNelley started playing this crazy carnival sound on the acoustic… and it got Western quick. That turned it from a song I didn’t think was even going to make the cut for this next album into one of my favorite songs on the project.”

“Make your love where the bees make honey // When the cut’s where you’re born and raised // Man it’s in your blood we were born this way down yonder”

This song has everything going for it to make it a hit single on radio—the catchy lyrics; the southern-rock sound; and the wild-west imagery. The writers use a lot of same-line rhymes and alliteration to hook listeners into the story. Phrases like “Rippin’ hot rod runners,” “moonshine money,” and “Bootleg Bertie’s” flow so well with the music.

The most impressive feature of the whole song is that the video was shot in one take. The camera follows Rice around the saloon, panning to other characters hanging out in the bar as well. At one point in the video, fisticuffs break out over a poker game.  

“Way Down Yonder” joins “If I Were Rock & Roll” and “Key West & Colorado” on, what Rice refers to as, his forthcoming “trackless” album. Rice honored his late father at the Grand Ole Opry earlier this week by debuting an unreleased song titled “For A Day,” which will also make the new record.

“It is the edge of the record. It’s real, it’s believable,” Rice shared in a recent press release. “There are no tracks on the record, which is different for country music these days — believe it or not — because everybody’s doing tracks. None of that. There’s not even a click on it. The whole thing was based on the feel of the drummers — us playing off each other.”

Fans can expect a more authentic and unfeigned project from Rice this time around. Rice will appear on SiriusXM The Highway’s “Music Row Happy Hour” tonight to celebrate the song’s release and share more insight into the record. See Rice perform these songs live on tour this fall. For tickets, head to his website.

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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 Chase Rice releases.

To keep up with Chase Rice, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“Way Down Yonder” 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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HARDY: New Music, New Album, New Tour

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HARDY surprised fans with three brand new songs ahead of his newly announced, upcoming album ‘the mockingbird & THE CROW’, out this January, and a forthcoming tour. Learn more here.

As if we could not love HARDY anymore, the singer-songwriter surprised fans with not one, but THREE brand new songs. In addition, HARDY announced details for the release of his next studio album, the mockingbird & THE CROW, out January 20, 2023.

Joining the likes of previously released tunes, “SOLD OUT,” “JACK,” and “wait in the truck,” (ft. Lainey Wilson), the singer drops, “here lies country music,” “TRUCK BED,” and the album’s title track.

Fans can anticipate that the upcoming record will feature both country and rock songs. HARDY, not one to fit a mold, is shattering any thoughts of what he should or should not do. The title track, “the mockingbird & THE CROW” is the perfect song to describe this concept. Sitting at the number nine spot of the seventeen-song project, the song is the literal middle ground between country music and rock music.

Like, “wait in the truck,” “here lies country music,” is one of the eight ‘country songs’ on the upcoming project. The new track is a unique ode to country music, a perfect songwriter’s song. On the other hand, “TRUCK BED” fits in with its predecessors, “SOLD OUT” and “JACK.” Not to mention, fans are sure to go wild for the catchy melody and the “BOOTS” mention.

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HARDY releases three brand new songs ahead of album, ‘the mockingbird & THE CROW.’

HARDY is here to stay! This upcoming project has the capabilities of being one of the best records of our generation, filled with intention and talent, two things that HARDY truly brings to the forefront of his music.

Stay tuned for more to come and make sure to snag your tickets to the singer’s upcoming album tour. HARDY makes his way to NYC on February 24, 2023. Find tickets here.hardy-three-new-songs

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

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

HARDY’S new songs 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.

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Who Is Avery Anna? The Story Behind Her Journey to Country Music

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Who is Avery Anna? The singer-songwriter joined us to chat about her journey to country music. Get to know the rising star here…

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Quick Facts:

Full Name – Avery Anna
Birthday – March 2
Hometown – Flagstaff, Arizona
Current City – Nashville, Tennessee
Music Influences – Taylor Swift, Kelsea Ballerini, Carrie Underwood
Label – Warner Music Nashville
Current project- Mood Swings EP (*as of date of article: 10/10/22)

The Beginning:

There is nothing better than championing young women in country music. Last week we shared country newcomer, Avery Anna’s brand new debut EP, Mood Swings, but today we are sharing her journey to where she is now. The young and talented singer-songwriter is an incredible storyteller with music that everyone needs to listen to.

Growing up in Flagstaff, Arizona, Anna always had a love for country music. She shares, “I started singing when I was really young with my grandpa. He would play guitar and I would sing. […] “We would sing traditional country music like Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard.” She credits those early experiences with her grandfather as the jumping-off point for why she fell in love with country music.

Anna also started writing music at a young age, after falling in love with Taylor Swift and her unique artistry.

“That’s kind of where my love of country music started and I’ve been keeping a journal, I write my own songs I guess since I was super little,” she began, adding later, “I remember going to a Taylor Swift concert when I was younger and watching her play, and thinking ‘I want to do this so so bad,’ but I never let myself verbally say that’s what I wanted to do for life, because I didn’t want that dream to be taken away from me if that doesn’t happen.”

Despite knowing in her heart that country music was what she wanted to do for the rest of her life, it was scary to admit that out loud. That all changed when social media gave her a platform for her music.

The Turning Point:

Like many of us, when the pandemic started, we went to social media to connect when we were born. For Anna, this started her on a trajectory to a record deal with Warner Music Nashville, but she didn’t know it yet. “When COVID hit during zoom school, I would get really, really bored, and I would go to my mom’s bathroom and I would sing in her big clawfoot bathtub because the acoustics were really good in there, and I posted on TikTok of me doing “Say Something” in there and it blew up.”

The viral video connected her with her managers, which eventually led to her record deal. “We started working together and I started posting my own music, and it’s just kind of taken off from there. It’s been a complete whirlwind,” shared the songstress. “I graduated high school in May, so I’m 18, and I moved to Nashville in August and finished my senior year online.”

For Anna, the second she realized she could actually be a singer-songwriter and artist for a living, she was ready to go! “I never let myself have that dream until all the people around me believed in me, and then I was like pedal to the metal, let’s do this thing.”

Today:

Anna poured her love for artists like Taylor Swift, Patsy Cline, Zach Bryan, and Kelsea Ballerini into her debut EP, Mood Swings. According to the singer, “This EP touches on a lot of different parts of me as an artist that people haven’t seen yet in my music.”

The brand new project is an honest and incredible introduction to her incredible talent. “The reason that I called it ‘Mood Swings’ is because it has all the extreme emotions that I felt over the past couple of years. […] It kind of takes you on this emotional roller coaster if you listen to it top to bottom or even randomly, but I’m super, super proud of the writer’s on it.”

Songs like “Narcissist,” have already touched so many people across the music landscape “‘Narcissist’ for example has created this huge community on the internet of people who have walked through the same thing as me. And knowing that I wrote a song, created this space on the internet for people to talk about their stories is the most uplifting and comforting feeling in the whole world,” shared the singer.

Anna will continue to draw inspiration from her own life and infuse it into her music. Fans can catch her on tour with Spencer Crandall, and can anticipate more new music coming sooner rather than later! Keep Anna on your radar for sure.

Connect:

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

To keep up with Avery Anna, follow her on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.

Avery Anna’s music 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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Morgan Wallen’s “You Proof” is Officially Number One at Country Radio

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Morgan Wallen continues his streak of number ones with his seventh song to top the country charts, “You Proof.”

Morgan Wallen is officially back on the top of the country charts once again! The singer-songwriter continues to break records with his sophomore record Dangerous: The Double Album; however, the superstar is already thinking about what is to come. Today his standalone single “You Proof” is number one at country radio.

From the moment it was teased on social media, Wallen had won over fans with “You Proof.” He laments about how hard it is to get over someone, mentioning that he needs an alcohol strong enough to numb the pain. An all too relatable concept, the singer-songwriter proves his musical ability yet again on this track.

“I need something “You proof” // Something stronger than I’m used to // Yeah, I’ve been pullin’ 90 to 100 // Feel like nothing’s gonna cut it, that’s the hard truth // Yeah, I need something // “You proof” // Aw, I need something “You proof”‘

There is truly no stopping Wallen! His career continues to catapult him to superstardom. It is just a matter of time before he wins entertainer of the year at one of the coveted country music award shows. Congrats to Wallen and his team on their seventh number-one single with “You Proof.”

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“You Proof” 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.