Another week brings another batch of new music!
Just four months shy of The Great American Bar Scene, Zach Bryan released two brand new songs this week in response to the ending of his very messy public breakup with Barstool personality Brianna LaPaglia. He took to Instagram on October to announce that the two had split, and then shortly teased a brand new track, “This World’s A Giant,” with the caption, “Worlds been a bit heavy lately, new music tonight.”
After the release of this song, Bryan shared that he is back home in Oklahoma and divulged that he is pausing his music career after the last leg of The Quittin’ Time Tour wraps up to pursue his masters in Paris. He shared the news on Instagram alongside a photo of his late mother and a few of his bandmates.
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“After not being home for a year and a half, I drove out to my mother’s gravestone in the dead of night a few days back on familiar Oklahoma roads and I came to realize just like in the past, that she never would call me again.”
He continued, “Told her I quit touring because I got accepted to get my masters in Paris next year, told her I was back in Oklahoma, told her about all my best friends in New York and all the nights we howled with the moon, told her about the immeasurable laughter my band and me have shared these last five years, all the calluses on my finger tips, every tear shed, told her about making it on The Rolling Stone and most importantly told her about porch swinging with my beautiful sister.”
“I wrote the chorus for this song a month or two back and finished it when I realized I was blessed with all these things. I figured it was about time when I released it. Thank you guys for listening to ‘This Worlds a Giant’ last night and thank you to all the people who love me; who have truly carried the weight with me. Seems that all these Quiet Dreams have gotten much too heavy but I’m home now and I’ll hold you through the pain. ‘High Road’ is out today and I appreciate all of you.”
The Quittin’ Time Tour picks pack up November 17th in Edmonton, Canada, and wraps up December 19 in Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center. Get your tickets here.
So many other country music artists have released new projects this week, from new songs, holiday singles, albums and music videos, and we urge you to dive right into this New Music Friday. Gabby Barrett, Chase Matthew, Laine Hardy, Flatland Cavalry, Jamey Johnson, Brent Cobb, J.R. Carroll, Tyler Rich, Demps, RVSHVD, Halle Kearns, Drew Green, Joey Myron, Taela, Christina Taylor, Taylor Acorn, and more have all put out releases this week for you to listen to!
Keep scrolling to see which artists dropped new tunes and let us know what you think of them by either leaving a reaction at the bottom of the post or by sliding into our DMs on Instagram at @celebsecretscountry.
Zach Bryan – “This World’s A Giant”
Zach Bryan – “High Road”
Jason Aldean – “Whiskey Drink” Music Video
Gabby Barrett – “Mary, Did You Know?”
Chase Matthew – “Missin’ Me Missin’ You”
Laine Hardy – “Songs About You”
Flatland Cavalry – “Chasing A Feeling”
Jamey Johnson – “Midnight Gasoline”
Brent Cobb – “Snakebite”
J.R. Carroll – “Hometown Hero”
Tyler Rich – “All The Small Things”
Twinnie – “Dance with Somebody Else”
Demps – “Forgot To Take A Picture”
RVSHVD – “Drowning Man”
Halle Kearns – “Love You Back”
Drew Green – “All I Want For Christmas Is An Open Bar”
Taela – “Crocodile Tears”
Christina Taylor – “Pretty Like You”
Taylor Acorn and Mitchell Tenpenny – “Greener”
Chris Andreucci – “Same Ole Me”
Dani Rose – “Outsiders”
Braxton Keith – “Fall This Way”
