New Music Monday featuring Waterloo Revival and Keith Urban

"Front Row" by: Waterloo Revival

When Cody Cooper and George Birge first penned, "Hit the Road' upon arriving in Nashville, the Austin natives never could have imagined the path that song would set them on. "Hit the Road" helped them to earn the attention of TK Kimbrell, Toby Keith's manager, which eventually helped them to land a meeting with Scott Borchetta from Big Machine Records which lead to their record deal and airtime on national radio. The band mates, friends since middle school, recently released their EP  "Front Row".

 The six song EP showcases Birge and Cooper's strong harmonies and vocals as well as their strengths as songwriters.  Birge co-wrote all six tracks while Cooper wrote three.  The EP starts with the upbeat love song, "Summer Thing".  That gives way to the romantic, "I Could Get Used To This", complete with a great guitar solo.  The emotional lyrics and vocals of "That Damn I Didn't Give" is the heart and soul of the EP and is quickly becoming a fan favorite.  

The country-rocking "Backwood Bump" is a fun party song.   The seductive "Front Row" isn't about sitting up close at a concert, while "Meet Up In The Middle" has great melody and tells the story of a I-just-need-you-now relationship.  The EP is well arranged and offers something for every country music fan.

“Front Row” Track Listing:

1.       Summer Thing

2.       I Could Get Used To This

3.       That Damn I Didn’t Give

4.       Backwood Bump

5.       Front Row

6.       Meet Up In The Middle

You can purchase "Front Row" on iTunes and Google Play.

Follow Waterloo Revival on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.  

You can catch Waterloo Revival on the road at the following spots:

-Sunday, April 10th – Virginia Beach, VA – Crush n’ Country

-Saturday, April 16th – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Tortuga Music Festival

-Friday, April 22nd – Austin, TX – 3TEN Austin City Limits Live

-Saturday, April 23rd – Frisco, TX – Off the Rails Country Music Fest

-Friday, May 6th – Dewey Beach, DE – Rusty Rudder

-Saturday, May 7th – Morgantown, WV – Schmitt’s Saloon

-Wednesday, June 15th – Cadott, WI – Country Fest

"Wasting Time" by:  Keith Urban

  

Keith Urban released the third single to country radio off his upcoming Ripcord album.  "Wasting Time" has big steps to follow as the two previous tracks, "John Cougar, John Deere, and John 3:16" and "Break On Me" which both went #1 respectively.  "Wasted Time" is a nostalgic throwback to simpler times.  The upbeat song was co-written by Urban along with Greg Wells and J Hart.  Ripcord is scheduled to be released on May 6th.  

You can catch Keith Urban's Ripcord tour in New England this summer featuring Brett Eldredge and Maren Morris.  The Ripcord tour will be in Gilford, NH for two nights on July 2nd and 3rd. Tickets are already available.  The tour will also stop at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA on Saturday, June 25th.  Tickets for that show are currently only available through the Live Nation Mega Ticket but should go on sale individually soon.

Check out Keith Urban on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

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