country routes news: Bailey Bryan’s debut EP SO FAR drops April 14th

NASHVILLE, TN – April 14, 2017

After her debut at the C2C2017 Country To Country Festival

Bailey Bryan releases her Debut EP

Since “next big thing” (Perez Hilton) Bailey Bryan first arrived on the scene with her debut single “Own It,” critics have prepared the world to “fall in love” (People) with the singer/songwriter. Touted by Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly as an “artist you need to know,” Bryan is “ready to show the world her confident side” (Taste Of Country) with her EP SO FAR (300 Entertainment/Warner Music Nashville) that “runs the emotional gamut” (Billboard), available digitally now.

Release Date: 14 April 2017

5 Tracks/ Time: 17:56

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Produced by GRAMMY award-winner Dennis Matkosky, Bryan co-wrote each of the songs on the “deliciously infectious” (Building Our Own Nashville) collection, packed with “relatable songs that instantly grab the listener’s attention” (Sounds Like Nashville).

The EP features four brand new tracks along with lead single “Own It,” which has been featured on Apple’s “Hot Tracks” and the “Breaking Country” and “Cool Country” playlists. “Hard Drive Home” has been hand-picked to be featured on Spotify’s “New Music Friday” playlist.

Sounds Like Nashville EP review: (Extract)…While Bryan leaves a piece of her heart on every song throughout So Far, the most memorable track is EP closer “Used To.” A stripped down song featuring her smoky vocals at the forefront, “Used To” has Bryan struggling with the reality of pursuing her dream of a music career in Tennessee far away from her home and family in Sequim, Wash. “What I wouldn’t give for that five- minute drive down to the beach / I’m still getting used to the way it rains in Tennessee,” she sings. “I couldn’t wait to go / Now I know what I know and I can’t wait to go back home.”

So Far is a solid introduction to who Bailey Bryan is as an artist and songwriter. An empowering female, as she brings listeners into her life through her music she in turn has the listener reflecting on his or her own life within the heartfelt lyrics. The mark of a great artist, this is just the beginning for Bryan.

Click here to watch a live performance video for the track, which premiered exclusively on Billboard today as the first of five installments of her “SO FAR Sessions.”

“All of the songs represent something I’ve learned and something that has impacted me and made me who I am thus far,” Bryan said of the EP. “I’m so excited to finally get to share these songs with everyone. Seriously, somebody pinch me.”

Bryan was recently selected as one of 15 artists to take part in “Next Wave April” through Musical.ly. Fans can tune in to catch her on a Live.ly stream this Sunday, April 16 at 2:00P CT.

Bryan is continuing to introduce her new music to live audiences across the country, currently on tour with Kane Brown after wrapping up a run earlier this year with Dan + Shay. On May 6, Bryan will take to the world-famous Grand Ole Opry stage to make her Opry debut. She has also been added to the MainStage lineup for several festivals this spring and summer, including Stagecoach (4/28) and Watershed (6/28).