LAUREN
WATKINS TURNS UP THE HEAT WITH “LOSE MY COOL,” OUT NOW
NASHVILLE,
TENN. –Big
Loud Records' Nashville-bred songbird Lauren Watkins heats
things up with the announcement of her next single “Lose My Cool,” out April
4. The bold, new track follows her full-length 2024 debut album The
Heartbroken Record and signals an exciting new chapter in the artist's
blossoming career. Blending raw honesty with a fresh outlook, Watkins is
stepping into her power and showing listeners exactly who she is.
Written
by Watkins, Will Bundy and songwriting heavy-hitters Nicolle Galyon and Rodney
Clawson, “Lose My Cool” blends her signature smoky neo-traditional country with
a modern edge. Inspired by her marriage, the song captures the moment when your
guard comes down for the right person, balancing independence with undeniable
attraction. Her smoky vocals weave between a drawl and a smirk as she delivers
a song that trades overly sentimental clichés for sharp, real emotion.
Following
the success of The Heartbroken Record, a 17-track debut that
earned praise from Stereogum as one of the
best 10 country albums of 2024, featuring standout tracks “Gatlinburg,”
“Anybody But You” and “Settling Things,” Watkins is moving on from heartbreak
and on to greener pastures. Now happily married to producer Bundy, Watkins
steps forward with a renewed sense of confidence, proving that sometimes losing
your cool is exactly what you're meant to do.
Fans
will get the chance to hear “Lose My Cool” live as Watkins hits the road next
weekend with Zach Top for his Cold Beer and Country Music Tour, which
will visit her old stomping grounds of Mississippi. After spending 2024 on
Morgan Wallen's One Thing At A Time Tour, Watkins will
continue earning her stripes on the road as she joins Riley Green and Lainey
Wilson this summer and fall.
ABOUT
LAUREN WATKINS
Drenched
in authenticity and rife with barstool charm with an
addictive, Tennessee
limestone gravel in her voice, Nashville-born and bred songbird Lauren Watkins
writes, breathes and lives country music. The 24-year-old originally grew up on
the outskirts of Guitar Town, mesmerized by a jukebox rotation of country
music, from outlaws like Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow to chart-toppers Eric
Church, Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton.
Moving back after four years at
Ole Miss, Watkins' unyielding, turn-on-a-dime lyricism quickly caught the
attention of GRAMMY-nominated multi-hyphenate Nicolle Galyon, who signed her to
publishing and recording contracts with Songs & Daughters / Big Loud
Records almost instantly.
Honing in on a sound that's both reverent of the
genre's roots and in lockstep with where it's headed next, she introduced her
take on country music with 17-track, full-length debut THE HEARTBROKEN
RECORD, in 2024, the full-circle companion to previous EP releases Introducing:
Lauren Watkins and INTRODUCING: THE HEARTBREAK.
The
Boston Globe praises
the record as “inhabiting the same neighborhood as, say, Kacey Musgraves (a few
albums ago) or Ashley Monroe,” while Billboard calls out the
“effortlessly smoky quality to Watkins' voice, with a style of
direct-yet-poetic songwriting reminiscent of Kacey Musgraves or Miranda
Lambert.” Country Central smirks, “being 'messy' has never
been so cool.”
Watkins
hit the road hard in 2024, touring fairs, festivals and even opening stadiums
for Morgan Wallen internationally on his One Thing At A Time Tour.
This year she's keeping the momentum rolling, sharing stages with Riley Green,
Zach Top and Lainey Wilson while gearing up for a 2025 full of new music,
starting with “Lose My Cool” out April 4.
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