5 June 2020

Willie Jones has released another new song in the shape of Trainwreck, which he has written with two incredibly diverse songwriters. You can listen to it here. For this single, Jones has teamed up with Justin Beach – who has worked with Dustin Lynch, Brett Young and Jordan Davis – and Mark Batson, who has worked with Eminem, Beyonce and Dr Dre. The contrast in writing team is huge, but the end result is yet another standout song from the artist and speaking about the track itself, Jones explains that it’s the first heartbreak song that he has released and knows that those listening will be able to relate, even despite some of the jovial musical elements. “This is my first heartbreak song and listening back to it, I can still remember the pain I was going through,” Jones said. “We can all relate to seeing your girl/guy with another man/woman but it sent me down a spiral that affected all different parts of my life. “Don’t let the light-hearted banjo pluckin’ fool you, this song is very real and deep.” Despite the lockdown, Willie Jones has still been very busy over the last few months, with a number of live streams and also releasing Back Porch as a single.

Eric Paslay will be releasing a new EP titled ‘Heartbeat Higher’ on July 3 and has marked the announcement with the release of a new song in On This Side of Heaven. You can listen to the track, which premiered on BBC Radio 2’s The Country Show with Bob Harris on June 4, here. Paslay released the title track for the EP, featuring Sarah Buxton, earlier this year and to much fanfare, so the EP has come as very welcome news for Paslay’s fanbase. Speaking about the EP itself, Paslay said that the response to the title track made him even more excited to release the EP into the world, while he also believes that he has something for all of his fans on the four-song collection. “The outpouring of love, support and excitement with Heartbeat Higher was so amazing that I’m super pumped to drop the EP,” Paslay said. “I think I’ve got the fans covered with four songs in every direction. I’ve got one for my Barefoot crew, my She Don’t Love You fans and something new for me… a cover.” The tracklisting for ‘Heartbeat Higher’ by Eric Paslay is: 1. Heartbeat Higher (ft Sarah Buxton) 2. On This Side of Heaven 3. I Took A Pill in Ibiza (Mark Posner cover) 4. Boat In a Bottle