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Lee Brice: ‘Rumor’ Single Review

Perhaps it’s the slower pace of life, the lower crime rate, or the lack of traffic that draws people to small town America. Grabbing a line from the Cheers theme song, it might simply be: Sometimes you want to go…Where everybody knows your name. A small town can attract those wanting the close-knit, family friendly lifestyle where everybody knows everybody. Though it’s certainly difficult to remain anonymous in a small town where people talk and rumors spread. Lee Brice describes just this in his most recent release titled ‘Rumor.’

Following his Top 20 hit ‘Boy’, ‘Rumor’ is the second single set to be released from his self-titled album that hit shelves back in November of 2017. Written by Brice, Ashley Gorley and Kyle Jacobs, it’s an emotional country song with a slight bluesy undertone. Listeners are first greeted with the soothing voices of a gospel choir. Brice mentions in his own bio that, “My musical upbringing is so different, it’s hard to explain to people…I’ve listened to things most people never heard of, a lot of gospel quartets: Gold City, the Gaither Vocal Band. I had a few cassettes, but most of my other music was what I taped off the radio.” His love of gospel sounds are surely evident here in this piece. ‘Rumor’ goes on to tell the story of a sultry relationship as the chorus sings: There’s a rumor going round about me and you. Stirring up our little town the last week or two. So tell me why we even trying to deny this feeling. I feel, don’t you feel it too?

Brice definitely has a special connection with us here in New England! His third number one song ‘I Drive Your Truck’ was written about Jared Monti, a decorated US Army soldier from right here in Massachusetts who was killed in Afghanistan. Come see Lee Brice this summer! He will be here in New England later this week! You can catch him at Indian Ranch in Webster, MA on July 22nd. If you’re a bit farther north, you can see Brice at The Maine State Pier in Portland, ME on August 8th. He’s ending his summer dates in New England at The South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset, MA on August 9th.

Favorite Lyrics: Or you could lay one on me right now. We could really give them something to talk about.

You can purchase ‘Lee Brice’ which includes ‘Rumor’ on iTunes here.

LANCO: ‘Born To Love You’ Single Review

Hot off the chart-topping success of ‘Greatest Love Story,’ from their debut album ‘Hallelujah Nights,’ LANCO recently released another soon-to-be hit titled ‘Born to Love You.’ The five-member band consisting of Brandon Lancaster, Chandler Baldwin, Jared Hampton, Tripp Howell, and Eric Steedly, has created a tender, yet upbeat love song.

‘Born to Love You’ starts off with crisp guitar picking which leads into the opening lyrics. I was born in a town full of red pine trees. County sign says “follow your dreams.” Westbound train makes the whole town shake. Friday night lights decide your fate. These words can describe any small town in America and bring the listener right back to their carefree younger days. The tempo picks up when the chorus begins. You’ll surely have your feet tapping along with the percussion to: Looking in your eyes, yeah it’s all so clear. Every time you smile, I know why I’m here. Wherever I go and whatever I do. I was born to love you, I was born to love you. Words like this get us thinking about how much love we have for that special someone in our own life.

Lead singer, Brandon Lancaster, told Nash Country Daily that ‘Born to Love You’ is about “Who we all are, the small towns we came from and the search for what the world has to offer.” He went on to say: “This song brings together those early experiences with finding that person who makes it all matter… The person that you were born to love.” LANCO has used their own upbringing and life experiences to construct this infectious song. ‘Born to Love You’ is surely a fresh, feel-good love song that you’ll look forward to listening to again and again.

‘Born to Love You’ was penned by lead singer Brandon Lancaster, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley and Josh Osborne. LANCO, a ‘new to the scene’ country band got their start in a pretty non-traditional way. CMT News reported that Lancaster was working a concession stand register at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena during Keith Urban’s Light the Fuse tour in 2014. He spotted GRAMMY-winning producer Jay Joyce walking by. “I told him I was a fan and a little bit about what I did. We talked about writing and the band, and he ended up inviting the guys and myself out to the studio to play him some music.” Joyce ended up producing the chart-topping album ‘Hallelujah Nights.’ LANCO certainly has a unique story of how they came to be.

Hopefully you were lucky enough to catch LANCO at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell, MA back in February. Currently, LANCO does not have any New England tour dates scheduled. Our fingers are crossed that they add one or two for this summer!

Favorite Lyrics: I could search the world from south to north. But I’ve already found what I’m looking for. Wherever I go and whatever I do. I was born to love you, I was born to love you.

You can purchase ‘Born to Love You’ on iTunes here.