“COLEMAN IS THE TRUE VOICE OF THE WEST” – DAVE COBB (CHRIS STAPLETON, STURGILL SIMPSON)
ALBUM RELEASE SHOW IN AUSTIN NEXT FRIDAY
SUPPORTING ROBERT EARL KEEN ON TOUR STARTING THIS MONTH
“JENNINGS BRINGS ADMIRATION FOR TIMELESS COUNTRY SOUNDS” – BILLBOARD
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Today, country provocateur Coleman Jennings raises his distinctive voice for all to hear on his debut record Lead You Home. A collection of 10 riveting country-folk songs – all solo-written and produced by lauded GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Dave Cobb – the stark, striking effort is an exercise in artistic abandon. Out now via Big Loud Texas / Mercury Records, listen to Lead You Home here.
“This album was made with spontaneity and improvisation, and I hope that its rawness points toward the truths that it stands for,” Jennings shares. “I believe that the best art is simple and real. A huge thank you to Big Loud Texas/Mercury, and Dave Cobb for helping bring this vision to life.”
About the unique talent, Cobb declares, “Coleman is the true voice of the west.” Captured in a stream of creative consciousness, nearly half of the album’s songs were at least partially penned on the spot in Cobb’s Savannah, Georgia studio, taking his well-documented affinity for live recording to its ultimate end. Jennings would rarely have a full song to start with – often just a fragment, or a guitar riff he liked. But with Cobb at the controls and a tight band of like-minded creative outlaws, they would finish it by feel and record it then and there. The process speaks to Jennings’ musical ethos and captures the country-folk spirit like nothing else.
The album features previously released “Good While It Lasted,” called “a lively melody and humorous charm to heartbreak” by Billboard, and “Flyin’,” a testament to Jennings “carving out a lane that reveres tradition while remaining unafraid to blur its edges” (Country Central). It also includes his first label release, “Head Spinning,” and the ’70s-style, harmony-rich “Jamie,” named one of Holler‘s “Best New Country Songs.”
The album concludes with “I Will Lead You Home,” a gentle ballad about seeking purpose and a personal journey to find God. Jennings put off finishing the song for years, but in Cobb’s studio, he realized the time had finally come. Giving himself over to the moment, the result was one of the standout tracks on the album.
Jennings will co-headline Central Machine Works with gritty alt-Americana band The Droptines next Friday, May 15, in Austin to celebrate the release of Lead You Home. Later this month, he will support Robert Earl Keen on the Then And Now Tour. Stay up to date with Coleman Jennings here.
Lead You Home Tracklist
All songs written by Coleman Jennings
All songs produced by Dave Cobb
Coleman Jennings Tour Dates
May 15 – Central Machine Works – Austin, TX
May 16 – Whitewater Amphitheater – New Braunfels, TX*
May 17 – Still Rammin’ Fest – New Braunfels, TX+
May 26 – Paramount Theatre – Rutland, VT*
May 27 – The Concert Hall at Groton Music Center – Groton, MA*
May 28 – Irving Plaza – New York, NY*
May 30 – Infinity Hall Hartford – Hartford, CT*
May 31 – Keswick, Theatre – Glenside, PA*
June 2 – Elkton Music Hall – Elkton, MD*
June 3 – Carnegie Music Hall – Pittsburgh, PA*
June 4 – Kent Stage – Kent, OH*
July 11 – UP District Festival Field – Fargo, ND>
July 14 – The District – Sioux Falls, SD>
July 18 – Majestic Valley Arena – Kalispell, MT^
Oct. 2-4 – Austin City Limits Music Festival – Austin, TX+
+ Festival
* Supporting Robert Earl Keen
> Supporting Charles Wesley Godwin
^ Under The Big Sky Official After Party
ABOUT COLEMAN JENNINGS
With a hypnotic vibrato made to cut through the haze of modern life, and an old-school dedication to Western twang, Coleman Jennings can seem like a conduit to a different time – or even, a different spiritual plane. But as the country provocateur and Big Loud Texas / Mercury Records singer-songwriter says, his music is no echo of the past. More like a fierce statement of originality, crafted to stand out… and shake you to your core. Never afraid to call out the dull conventionality of commercial pop, the Texas native is a student of music with inspirations like Townes Van Zandt, The Eagles, Blaze Foley, John Hartford and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Diving deep into guitar while in high school, the gritty, unvarnished realism of roots poet Blaze Foley sparked an obsession with the art of country music and stoked an anti-establishment fire that still burns. Working with GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson), Jennings raises his distinctive voice for all to hear on his debut album, Lead You Home. Featuring 10 riveting country-folk tracks, the album is out now.
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Media Contacts
Corey Brewer + Rachel Heatherly | Big Loud
corey@bigloud.com, rachel@bigloud.com
Marisa Bianco | Mercury Records
