SONGS YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4

This year, tune into newer artists as well as veteran artists who are still releasing new music and give them some exposure. There is some good stuff being released to digital outlets everywhere this month - check 'em out and please #sharethemusic!

If you are able to leave a review on the outlet you use, please do so and let them know how you like the song. These reviews are so helpful to an artist and their team. If you don't like the song, be constructive in your review, not rude. The point is to help these artists, not discourage. And yes, I know there are LOTS of good songs that have been released the past week or two and they're not all listed here. I choose the ones that stand out to me and those might not always stand out to you but at least you've heard about them. Most of the time they won't be by artists who saturate today's country radio but there might be one or two in there if the song hits me right.

Be sure to check out the artist's websites and find out more about them and the latest tour dates. Connect with them on social media.

THIS WEEK'S ARTISTS

"To Make You Feel My Love" - Home Free

"Dead on Arrival" - Muscadine Bloodline

"For the Love of It" - Texas Hill

"When I Get on the Whiskey" - Craig Henry

"A Little More Country" - Buck Ford

"Memory to Drown" - Bryan Martin

"Bar Fools" - Josh Gallagher

"Neon Blue" - Joshua Hedley

"Come Break My Heart" - Eric Lee

"Boot 'N' Rally" - Blane Howard

"Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" - Kylie Frey & Bri Bagwell

"One Plus One" - TracieLynn & Cody Purvis

TEXAS HILL ANNOUNCES DEBUT EP COMING SEPTEMBER 25

New Single “Easy On The Eyes” Available Everywhere Today

Press Release

Texas Hill announced today their debut self-titled EP set for release September 25. In addition to the new EP, the band will drop a new single, “Easy On The Eyes” tomorrow (August 28) on all digital streaming platforms. “Easy On The Eyes” is one of five tracks on the upcoming EP, along with previously released singles “Four Roses” and “Darkest Sky.”

The group first tested the Texas Hill concept (then unnamed) with a series of co-headlining shows in late 2019. In June, Billboard officially announced the trio, comprised of Craig Wayne Boyd, Casey James and Adam Wakefield—all former reality show contestants (Boyd and Wakefield placed 1st and 2nd on separate seasons of NBC’s The Voice, while James placed 3rd on ABC’s American Idol) and solo acts.

Craig Wayne Boyd said of the group’s inception, “I had always wanted to be part of a Vocal group, and decided to really go for the idea last year around April. Casey and Adam were my first two calls, and I'm really glad they gave this a chance. When I heard our voices together in three-part harmony for the first time, I knew we were about to create something that would change all of our lives.”

“We all saw the benefit of bringing three different audiences together from a touring perspective, but none of us were committed to the band until we sat down and actually started making music together,” James told Billboard at the time. “Up to that point, it was just wishful thinking. The first day that we really worked up a few songs to test the waters really sealed the deal for us.”

“The music has come together in a really natural way,” says Wakefield. “Even though we all sing lead on different songs, we've been able to create our own Texas Hill sound... just like when you hear Fleetwood Mac, you know it's Fleetwood Mac. The timbres of our voices together, regardless of what register they're in, create their own sound.”

TRACK LISTING:

1. Four Roses (Craig Wayne Boyd/Casey James/Shannon Lawson/Adam Wakefield)

2. Easy On The Eyes (Craig Wayne Boyd/Casey James/Morgan Myles/Adam Wakefield)

3. Love Me When I’m Leaving (Adam Wakefield)

4. Sugar Cane (Craig Wayne Boyd/Brad Crissler/James Leblanc)

5. Darkest Sky (Ryan Beaver/James Leblanc/Mike Walker)

Pre-Order the Debut EP here