New Music Spotlight with Dierks Bentley and More
New Music from Dierks Bentley, Madeline Merlo, New City, David James, The Honest Heart Collective and, Mason Ramsey
This edition of the New Music Spotlight takes us from Arizona to British Columbia. It takes us from country to rock to pop. And it includes a bonus track from a young internet phenom.
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Artist: Dierks Bentley
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Genre: Country
Related: Blake Shelton, Josh Turner, Jake Owen
Song: The Mountain
Notes: The title track from Dierks Bentley‘s upcoming album is a hard-hitting track that gets even heavier with the amazing video he’s put together featuring a family that was immediately impacted by the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013. The Mountain is Bentley showing us all that he’s one of the best in the genre, in case we needed reminding.
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Artist: Madeline Merlo
Hometown: Maple Ridge, BC
Genre: Country
Related: Meghan Patrick, Jess Moskaluke, Alee
Song: Neon Love
Notes: Madeline Merlo has us thinking of sunny summer days and nights out on the town with her first single of 2018. Neon Love captures the vibe that took Madeline into the Top 10 with Motel Flamingo and is a song that we can already picture her fans singing along to during the summer festival season.
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Artist: New City
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Genre: Pop
Related: Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine, Neon Dreams, Virginia To Vegas
Song: Getting Closer
Notes: If you’re looking for a summer jam to get you moving and into the spirit of the sunny day season, New City has got you covered. Getting Closer is a dancey/pop track that should find itself on a heap of playlists as the band continues to grow their fanbase and make a name for themselves on the pop scene in Canada and beyond.
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Artist: David James
Hometown: Winnipeg, MB
Genre: Country
Related: Wes Mack, Andrew Hyatt, Shawn Austin
Song: Downtown Kids
Notes: David James is coming in hot. After the chart and fan reaction to Sun Set On It, the Winnipeg country singer has released Downtown Kids from his EP of the same name. The track is already picking up steam on Spotify, which tells us that country fans are digging it as much as we are!
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Artist: The Honest Heart Collective
Hometown: Thunder Bay, ON
Genre: Rock
Related: Texas King, Poor Young Things, Oh Geronimo
Song: Separate Ways
Notes: Ontario rock and rollers, The Honest Heart Collective are back at it with the release of Separate Ways. The track goes all in on heartbreak and a breakup and is unafraid to include the fact that there’s a kid involved, which is big. Turn the volume up on this one.
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Artist: Mason Ramsey
Hometown: Golcanda, IL
Genre: Country
Related: Hank Williams Sr., Billy Gilman
Song: Famous
Notes: We don’t know what the future holds for young Mason Ramsey, but we know that right now his debut single, Famous is available for the world to hear. The 11-year-old sings up to the love song lyrics, turning it into his own track and showing us all another taste of what he’s got.
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