NASHVILLE, TENN. – Today country provocateur Coleman Jennings releases his debut label EP, Ride On, out now via Big Loud Texas / Mercury Records. With a hypnotic vibrato that can seem like a conduit to a different time – or even a different spiritual plane, Jennings’ intrinsically authentic work was produced by GRAMMY® winning music vet Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson).
“I just love what I love. I don’t care [about genre] and I have no guardrails on what I do,” Jennings explains. “My favorite artists are open to writing things that challenge – stuff that makes people think – and my dream is to take that all the way.”
– COLEMAN JENNINGS
Jennings raises his distinctive voice for all to hear on Ride On with three new songs to accompany the already released “Head Spinning” that Country Central praised as “an artistic statement” noting “he’s actively carving out a lane that reveres tradition while remaining unafraid to blur its edges,” and the ’70s-style harmony rich “Jamie” named one of Holler‘s “Best New Country Songs.”
All songs solo-penned by Jennings, some of the work was captured in a stream of creative consciousness on the spot in Cobb’s studio in Savannah, Georgia. With all the elements of a modern-day troubadour, Jennings explores Western, folk, honky tonk, outlaw and Americana, while also tapping old time and bluegrass on Ride On. A student of music, Jennings names inspirations like Townes Van Zandt, The Eagles, Blaze Foley, John Hartford and Lynyrd Skynyrd.
The Texas native will host a residency at Austin’s Sagebrush every second and fourth Monday of the month in addition to supporting Dwight Yoakam throughout February and into March. For more information or tickets visit coleman-jennings.com.
Ride On tracklist
1. Ride On
2. Jamie
3. Head Spinning
4. Marianaville
5. First Born Home
Produced by Dave Cobb
All songs solo-penned by Coleman Jennings
Coleman Jennings Live in Concert
Jan 12: Austin, TX – Sagebrush+
Jan 26: Austin, TX – Sagebrush+
Feb 9: Austin, TX – Sagebrush+
Feb 12: Lubbock, TX – Buddy Holly Hall*
Feb 13: Mescalero, NM – Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort Casino*
Feb 14: Mescalero, NM – Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort Casino*
Feb 19: Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre*
Feb 20: Fayetteville, GA – Trilith Live*
Feb 21: Spartanburg, SC – Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium*
Feb 27: El Paso, TX – Low Brow Palace^
Feb 28: Alpine, TX – Railroad Blues #
Mar 3: Houston, TX – Houston Rodeo Junction Stage
Mar 5: Cleveland, MS – Delta State Uni – Bologna PAC*
Mar 6: Durant, OK – Choctaw Casino Grand Theatre*
+ Sagebrush Residency
* Supporting Dwight Yoakam
^ Supporting 49 Winchester
# Headline show
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 which still burns. Working with GRAMMY®-winning producer Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson), Jennings raises his distinctive voice for all to hear on his EP, Ride On, which speaks to Jennings’ originality and captures the country-folk spirit.