Son of the Mountains is the upcoming thirteenth studio album by American country music singer Brad Paisley. It is set to be released in 2024, and is his first album to be released through EMI Records Nashville following Paisley parting with his longtime record label Arista Nashville. It was preceded by the singles "Same Here", "So Many Summers", "The Medicine Will", and the title track, all of which were included on an extended play titled Son of the Mountains: The First Four Tracks that was released on September 29, 2023. It is Paisley's first album since 2017's Love and War.
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| Released | 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2023–2024 | |||
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| Label | EMI Nashville | |||
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Background
editIn February 2023, Paisley announced that he signed a new record deal with EMI Nashville, leaving Arista Nashville, the label he had been with since the start of his career, and confirmed that a new album would be released later in 2023. The lead single, "Same Here" featuring Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, was released a few days later on February 24.[1][2]
The album's second single, "So Many Summers", was released on June 23, 2023.[3]
An extended play containing the first four tracks of the album was released on September 29, 2023. "The Medicine Will", and "Son of the Mountains" were released alongside the EP, with Paisley stating that these two tracks act as reflections of each other and linked into the album's larger themes of exploring history and current challenges facing the region of West Virginia that he is from. Paisley noted "I'm really glad they both are coming out, because I think if you only put out "The Medicine" right now, that'd be the whole story. But I definitely think the two of them together help set the picture for the rest of this album".[4]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Son of the Mountains" (with Dan Tyminski and Jerry Douglas) | 3:27 | |
| 2. | "The Medicine Will" |
| 4:09 |
| 3. | "So Many Summers" |
| 3:44 |
| 4. | "Same Here" (featuring Volodymyr Zelenskyy) |
| 4:17 |
References
edit- ^ Leimkuehler, Matthew (February 23, 2023). "Brad Paisley reunites with old friends at a new record label". The Tennessean. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ Hollabaugh, Lori (February 24, 2023). "Brad Paisley Releases First Song From Forthcoming Album". Music Row. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ O'Connell, Madeleine (2023-06-27). "Brad Paisley Encourages Listeners To Seize The Day In New Summertime Anthem, 'So Many Summers'". Country Now. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ Willman, Chris (2023-09-29). "Brad Paisley on His Striking Twin Videos About Appalachian Life, the Celebratory 'Son of the Mountains' and Chilling 'The Medicine Will'". Variety. Retrieved February 6, 2024.