Entertainer Tori Martin’s New Single, “Abilene,” Heartbreaker With Throwback Vibe
Track Landed At #35 On Texas Chart In Third Week Blitz
Nashville, TN (January 23, 2025) – Entertainer and LuckySky Music
recording artist Tori Martin’s newest single, “Abilene,”
offers a throwback late ‘70s vibe with a mid-tempo groove that gives her voice
ample room to shine.
The track officially dropped on January 24th and is available to STREAM(preferred
musicplatform).
“It’s a song that speaks to wind-blown heartache, wide open plains and
the search for the road you need to move on,” Martin notes.
“This type of song is my musical backbone,” says Tori of this heartbreak
tale. “All the miles I’ve travelled to sing at honky tonks and opry houses have
made this type of music my own. There will be more of this traditional sound on
my upcoming album for sure.”
In late December radio programmers requested the track ahead of its
planned January 24 release, and “Abilene” jumped to #35 on the Texas
Regional Radio Report (TRRR) chart. KNES Radio’s Buzz Russell remarks, “I
absolutely LOVE IT! She is just killing it on this song.” Rudy
Fernandez of Abilene’s KMWZ Radio says, “I predict this will be #1 in no
time.”
As of the TRRR chart week ending February 13, 2025 after six weeks on
the chart “Abilene” rose 18-15 (942 spins +79)
“Abilene” follows Martin’s recent #1 TRRR, “Lost In The Country,”her first
ever #1 record.
Anywhere and nowhere special
Is where you go when your heart can’t settle
And God knows I don’t wanna leave
But I can’t stay in Abilene, Oh no (DiLuigi/Martin/Manna/Warner)
Recorded at Blackbird Studio in Nashville and produced by LuckySky
Music’s Bill Warner, the track features prominent Music City A-list
players Russ Pahl (steel guitar), Mike
Brignardello (bass), Tim McDonald (piano), Bill
Warner (nylon guitar), Jeff King and Rob
McNelly (electric guitar), Pat McGrath (acoustic
guitar), and Steve Brewster (drums). Matt Singleton
and Kirsti Manna added the background vocals. For Warner, it is one of
his favorite productions. He says, “Tori is an authentic country singer that
transcends her years on this song. I love how she launches into the chorus
along with the heart-tugging descending minor chords.”
Martin recalls writing the song in 2022 with Bill DiLuigi, Kirsti Manna
and Bill Warner. “I was on a radio tour, and we were all in the car heading to
Abilene. I remember saying to them, ‘I can’t stay in Abilene because the wind
makes me crazy,’ and from there the ideas started flowing.”
Currently, Tori is busy writing songs and spending time in the studio
with producer Warner. In February, she will film the companion music video for
“Abilene” and attend CRS.
Born in sunny Ft. Walton Beach, Florida this military brat lived in
several states before landing in Azle, Texas at the age of seven. She spent
most of her life just outside of the Dallas/Fort Worth area where she began
singing in the local church choir.
She cut her teeth on classics from Johnny Cash and Tammy Wynette,
courtesy of her grandfather “Paw-Paw,” and by the age of 14 she was performing
at opry houses all over Texas.
In 2014, Renegade Radio Nashville named her one of the “New Faces of Country.”
Martin competed on Season 14 of ABC TV’s American Idol but
departed the show in the Hollywood round. Taking all her experiences and a big
dose of courage, Tori moved to Nashville in 2017.
It didn’t take long before the talented singer/songwriter found herself
co-writing with some of the city’s most famous tunesmiths, and it’s a path that
has felt blessed from the start. A chance meeting at a mixer led to her working
with producer Bill Warner and she signed to the Nashville based indie
label, LuckySky Music shortly thereafter.
Now, the two creatives are carving a path that is uniquely her own. With
single releases like “What Would Dolly Do,” “Steppin’ In It” and “Lucky,” which
reached #42 on the Billboard Indicator chart, Tori’s modern
traditional Country sound is steeped in her roots as a true-blue Texan singer.
Her recent single, “Lost In The Country,” reached #1 on the Texas
Regional Radio Report, Top 25 on the CDXTraction Texas
Chart and Top 15on their True Indie Chart. She
released the seasonal, “Warm For December” in November.
Tori was named one of the “Future Faces” of 2024 at the
TRRR Music Awards, and she recently toured with Drew Baldridge on select dates
of his Fall 2024 tour.When she is not on the road, Tori enjoys
antiquing, decorating and spending time with her husband and their two golden
retrievers, Duke and Daisy, and French bulldog, Lucky. Her latest single is the
groove-oriented heartbreaker “Abilene.”
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