WATKINS LETS HER GUARD DOWN AND LEANS INTO LOVE IN NEW CHAPTER
CATCH WATKINS ON THE ROAD WITH ZACH TOP THIS SPRING
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Big Loud Records’ Nashville-bred songbird Lauren Watkins heats things up with the announcement of her next single “Lose My Cool,” out April 4. The bold, new track follows her full-length 2024 debut album The Heartbroken Record and signals an exciting new chapter in the artist’s blossoming career. Blending raw honesty with a fresh outlook, Watkins is stepping into her power and showing listeners exactly who she is.
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Written by Watkins, Will Bundy and songwriting heavy-hitters Nicolle Galyon and Rodney Clawson, “Lose My Cool” blends her signature smoky neo-traditional country with a modern edge. Inspired by her marriage, the song captures the moment when your guard comes down for the right person, balancing independence with undeniable attraction. Her smoky vocals weave between a drawl and a smirk as she delivers a song that trades overly sentimental clichés for sharp, real emotion.
Following the success of The Heartbroken Record, a 17-track debut that earned praise from Stereogum as one of the best 10 country albums of 2024, featuring standout tracks “Gatlinburg,” “Anybody But You” and “Settling Things,” Watkins is moving on from heartbreak and on to greener pastures. Now happily married to producer Bundy, Watkins steps forward with a renewed sense of confidence, proving that sometimes losing your cool is exactly what you’re meant to do.
Fans will get the chance to hear “Lose My Cool” live as Watkins hits the road next weekend with Zach Top for his Cold Beer and Country Music Tour, which will visit her old stomping grounds of Mississippi. After spending 2024 on Morgan Wallen’s One Thing At A Time Tour, Watkins will continue earning her stripes on the road as she joins Riley Green and Lainey Wilson this summer and fall.
ABOUT LAUREN WATKINS
Drenched in authenticity and rife with barstool charm with an addictive, Tennessee limestone gravel in her voice, Nashville-born and bred songbird Lauren Watkins writes, breathes and lives country music. The 24-year-old originally grew up on the outskirts of Guitar Town, mesmerized by a jukebox rotation of country music, from outlaws like Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow to chart-toppers Eric Church, Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton. Moving back after four years at Ole Miss, Watkins’ unyielding, turn-on-a-dime lyricism quickly caught the attention of GRAMMY-nominated multi-hyphenate Nicolle Galyon, who signed her to publishing and recording contracts with Songs & Daughters / Big Loud Records almost instantly. Honing in on a sound that’s both reverent of the genre’s roots and in lockstep with where it’s headed next, she introduced her take on country music with 17-track, full-length debut The Heartbroken Record, in 2024, the full-circle companion to previous EP releases Introducing: Lauren Watkins and Introducing: The Heartbreak. The Boston Globe praises the record as “inhabiting the same neighborhood as, say, Kacey Musgraves (a few albums ago) or Ashley Monroe,” while Billboard calls out the “effortlessly smoky quality to Watkins’ voice, with a style of direct-yet-poetic songwriting reminiscent of Kacey Musgraves or Miranda Lambert.” Country Central smirks, “being ‘messy’ has never been so cool.” Watkins hit the road hard in 2024, touring fairs, festivals and even opening stadiums for Morgan Wallen internationally on his One Thing At A Time Tour. This year she’s keeping the momentum rolling, sharing stages with Riley Green, Zach Top and Lainey Wilson while gearing up for a 2025 full of new music, starting with “Lose My Cool” out April 4.
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