Song is set for an Oct 14th release
Multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Chase Rice will continue to reveal the sonic shift of his forthcoming album with rugged outlaw anthem “Way Down Yonder” set for release this Friday, October 14th.
Written by Rice together with Hunter Phelps, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass and Corey Crowder during a writing retreat in Florida, the song paints a vivid picture of hardworking characters living beyond the confines of the law.
“When we wrote this song, I had the mountains of North Carolina where I grew up in mind. All the moonshining history there in the Appalachians,” recalls Rice. “Then all of a sudden during the recording process, Rob McNelley started playing this crazy carnival sound on the acoustic… and it got Western quick. That turned it from a song I didn’t think was even going to make the cut for this next album into one of my favorite songs on the project.”
The song’s release this Friday will also be accompanied by an official music video, shot in a single take as a time period piece at Fort Worth’s Stockyards National Historic District, which pays homage to the city’s rich Western history.
Rice has also previewed “Way Down Yonder” in his live performances this fall, including on last night’s (Tues, Oct 11th) Grand Ole Opry broadcast – where he also closed his set alone with an acoustic guitar to debut unreleased track “For A Day” honoring his late father – and at the recent iHeartRadio Music Festival.
“Way Down Yonder” was written the same day as “Key West & Colorado,” joining the recent release now in previewing the forthcoming track-free album, which was recorded during a two-week period alongside producer Oscar Charles and a live band at Rice’s farm outside Nashville, using makeshift recording environment and to capture a pure, raw sound unlike any of his previous studio projects.
Rice will appear on SiriusXM The Highway’s Music Row Happy Hour on October 14th, to celebrate the song’s release and share more insight into the forthcoming project.
