Chris Lane is a busy man these days. The dad-to-be is getting his home and life ready for his first child, a baby boy. Last week he dropped a new single, Fill Them Boots. And this week he’s back with another new one, Summer Job Money.

I was able to jump on a group interview call with Chris in the lead-up to the new music, where he talked about the songs, working through the pandemic, his impending fatherhood, and more. And now that the music’s started to roll out, it’s even more exciting to look at what’s here and what’s to come.

The first of the new singles Chris talked about was Fill Them Boots. He told us that he’d had the idea for the song written down in his phone for some time before it got written. And, that it came from how Chris and his wife Lauren first met. When it was time to write (late at night after a show) he got on the bus with his co-writers who were on the road with him, and they got to work.

About the song, he said, “I hope it’s a song that people can easily relate to,” adding, “What I’ve tried to accomplish with some of these songs coming out is uptempo… and the end of the day I needed one of those uptempo bangers!”

In case you missed it, or if you love it and want to hear it again, hit play on Fill Them Boots now!

Chris Lane – Fill Them Boots

The first question I asked Chris (when my turn came around) was about change and growth in his music and career. It’s been almost five years since we caught up with him in Toronto for photos and a Q&A, and we wanted to know what has changed for him since then.

He said, “I think for me it’s just the level of writing. I take a listen back all the time, I feel like as a songwriter I’ve 100% grown. A lot of that has to do with just getting around great songwriters and learning from them. Also, doing it every day through this pandemic has really helped me, you know what I mean? When you’re on and off and maybe write once a week, or once every two or three weeks, it’s kinda hard to get into a groove. So ya, I’m proud of the growth in that and I think I’m gonna be proud of the growth in my show and hopefully, people will also enjoy it.”

The second time my turn came up, I asked Chris what it felt like to have one foot in the present with so many exciting things going on (new music, a baby on the way. etc.) and foot ready for the future when it’s safe to go out on a full tour and play this new music.

He talked about the timing of having the baby now when he can be home and help and bond with his son. And he told us that he feels fortunate for that opportunity. He also said that he’s, “gonna get the band back together here in a couple weeks and we’re gonna start planning our show and exactly what we want to do. That 30-minute set, the 45-minute set, an hour and then an hour and 15 minutes, exactly what we want to do. And I can’t wait to see how people react to the songs because that determines where I put ‘em at in the set, and I have so much fun figuring out a show and putting it together. I feel like that is something that (a lot of people are great at songwriting, a lot of people are great at vocals, a lot of people are great at all this other stuff in music) I feel like I thrive on being able to put a set together and a show together that’s a lot of fun. So I can’t to have the baby, but stick the other foot into the live touring world again.”

Note: We’re not here to spoil any surprises, but we’ll say this: stay tuned because Chris Lane ain’t done.

When he talked about Summer Job Money, Chris told us that this is one that he didn’t write, but that he was all-in on from the first time he heard it. He mentioned Kenny Chesney and the vibe that he’s able to create and share in his more ‘summer-time’ type jams and that he wanted to find something nostalgic that brought that to the table.

He also told us in an answer to another question, that he grew up working with his dad for his own summer job money. Lane & Sons Landscaping is still going strong to this day, and Chris said that he still puts the skills he learned as a teenager and college student to use doing his own lawn care and landscaping at home.

The song is a jam and has all of the things Chris says he was looking for. It’s a summer feeling. You can picture him waving to Kenny Chesney from one boat to another. And I can remember working for my summer job money throwing hay bails and flipping burgers some 20-odd years ago.

Hit play now to listen to the brand new Chris Lane summer vibe jam, Summer Job Money!

Chris Lane – Summer Job Money

Congratulations to Chris Lane for all of the exciting things happening for him. We wish Lauren and the baby great health, and we can’t wait to see Chris performing live up here in Canada ASAP.

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