The song appears on 9 Lives
“I want fans to know that there’s a different side of me, not just the sex, drugs and rock & roll Koe that they may have heard about online,” platinum-selling country-rock sensation Koe Wetzel shared when unveiling his forthcoming fifth studio album, 9 Lives, set for July 19th release via Columbia Records. Wetzel drops “Sweet Dreams,” written by Wetzel alongside Amy Allen, Josh Serrato, Sam Harris and producer Gabe Simon.
“It’s hard to have sweet dreams when I’m such a nightmare / I don’t wanna talk about it, rather not go there / When I find a good thing, I burn it down slow / Only see your face now when my eyes are closed,” he sings.
“I had an R&B type song in mind, like something off Usher’s Confessions album, with a badass drumbeat and a really cool melody. I had written in my notes a few weeks earlier: ‘Sweet Dreams,’” Wetzel says of writing and recording the moody track. “When we got to the Sonic Ranch in El Paso, we tried it. We stepped back to look at the song and got really excited about the way it came out.”
“Sweet Dreams” joins lead single “Damn Near Normal” and title track “9 Lives (Black Cat)” in offering an early preview of the album. Wetzel offered fans a further preview of the album’s multi-faceted narrative with a special trailer introducing nine unique Koe Wetzels as he showcased his comedic acting skills.
The Texas-born live phenom also plans to take his new music global this year with his recently announced Damn Near Normal World Tour. Additionally, Wetzel will perform prominent sets at several festivals, including Hangout, Country Jam, Rock the Country, Country Thunder Wisconsin, WE Fest, Watershed, and more, plus a hometown stadium show as he joins Morgan Wallen’s One Night At A Time World Tour in Arlington, Texas this July.
