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Track45 Release NEW EP “Big Dreams”

February 27, 2021 Nick Cantwell big dreams, country music, track45

It was last October when sibling trio Track45 was brought to our attention, not long after being signed to BBR Music Group/Stoney Creek Records. The group’s story is an interesting one, with members Ben, KK and Jenna Johnson each having taken a slightly different path from their native Missouri to Nashville where they are now based which you can read more about in our article from back then (https://www.bellesandgals.com/2020/10/20/introducing-track45/)
At the time they were about to release their debut EP “Small Town” and this Friday, 26th Feb, sees the next stage in their musical journey with their new EP “Big Dreams” , inspired by their move to Nashville to chase their dreams, which combines tracks from their aforementioned debut with a new original and a cover of the one and only Dolly Parton’s “Light Of A Clear Blue Morning”. All three siblings are talented songwriters as well as musicians with individual publishing deals and impressive writing credentials between them including songs recorded by Lauren Alaina, Justin Timberlake and Lee Brice, and the cover excluded they have writing credits on every track of the EP. They also produced several of the songs while working alongside an elite list of creative collaborators including Grammy-wining producer Byron Gallimore (Leeann Womack,Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Sugarland)

The tracks show the variety of musical influences each bring with them to Track45, blending country, rock R&B, soul and pop to create their unique sound. What they share in common and also bring to the table is their small-town upbringing and values which they weave into their writing to create stories relevant in today’s modern world. Just listen to the reflective yet uptempo “Met Me Now”, in which they sing about their desire to reset time , a stunningly beautiful song with equally fabulous bluegrass inspired arrangements which will be their debut single due to impact US country radio next month… and those harmonies, wow!

Among the other tracks is “Me+You“, a love song which blends pop inspired moments with a bluesy groove laced with steel guitar, and “Come On In” which tells their back story so beautifully as they take you back to their home and sing about how “everything that made me’s on the other side of that door“.

The Dolly cover, a song that apparently came out of the pain from her break with long-time collaborator Porter Wagoner, is simply beautiful… its uplifting lyrics interpreted so beautifully with Ben, KK and Jenna sharing lead vocals over another incredible arrangement which sees the song building and soaring as they reassure us that “everything’s going to be alright, going to be ok” …something we all need to hear right now, what a perfect choice of song to include!

An impressive release all round from this multi-talented trio, who have just taken part in their first official CRS week performing as part of Amazon Music Presents: ‘Country Heat‘ at CRS. The week also marked the wrap of their six-week radio tour . And on March 2nd, Track45 will be Facebook’s Artist of the Day featured on the Music on Facebook Page to talk about their new music.

Big Dreams Track Listing:

1. “Met Me Now” (Ben Johnson, KK Johnson, Jenna Johnson, Jonny Price, J Hart)

2. “Little Bit More ” (Ben Johnson, KK Johnson, Jenna Johnson, Audra Mae)

3. “Come On In” (Ben Johnson, KK Johnson, Jenna Johnson, Gabby Mooney)

4. “Me + You” (Ben Johnson, KK Johnson, Jenna Johnson, Hunter Phelps, Charlie Handsome)

5. “Light of a Clear Blue Morning” (Dolly Parton Cover)

Download ” Big Dreams” here https://track45.lnk.to/bigdreams

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Review written by Lesley Hastings (twitter.com/lesleyhastings)