Brent Cobb announces new album 'Southern Star'
BRENT COBB
ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM
SOUTHERN STAR
AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER HERE
TITLE TRACK RELEASED – LISTEN HERE
album cover art, painting by Suzie Leiber
Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter and musicianBrent Cobbwill release his anticipated new album,Southern Star, September 22ndviaOl’ Buddy Records/Thirty Tigers(pre-order/pre-savehere). Ahead of the release, the title track is debuting today. Watch the official music video, directed byJace Kartye,HERE.
Produced by Cobb (his first self-produced album) and recorded at Macon’s famed Capricorn Sound Studios,Southern Staris a love-letter to Cobb’s southern roots, filled with the sounds and stories of his home state of Georgia. Across these ten tracks, featuring local Georgia musicians, Cobb finds beauty in the small moments, as he explores seemingly simple themes with his signature southern electric sound and lyrical depth.
Reflecting on the album, Cobb shares,“You know how when you’re growing up, you’re told that if you ever get lost out there, look for the northern star to help find direction back home? Well, I’m from Georgia. So, I always look for the southern star. This album, the songs, the sounds… it’s all a product of where I’m from both musically and environmentally. Historically and presently that place also happens to be the same place that cultivated a good many of the most influential artists in the whole world of music. Music as we know it would not exist without the American south. It’s funky and sentimental. It’s simple and complex.”
Based in Ellaville, Georgia, Cobb has released four albums to date including his 2022 debut gospel record,And Now Let’s Turn To Page…,and 2020’sKeep ‘Em On They Toes, which ledRolling Stoneto call him, “an enlightened figure, blessed with the gift of finding purpose and meaning in the smallest of details.”Additionally,Vicedeclared,“as strong of a songwriter as ever”andAmerican Songwriterproclaimed,“With Keep ‘Em On They Toes…the philosophical songwriter/artist arrives.”
In addition to his work as an artist, Cobb is also an esteemed songwriter with cuts by Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Riley Green, Little Big Town, Hailey Whitters, Whiskey Myers and many more. He also released his first children’s book,Little Stuff, in 2021, which was written as a reflection on what’s truly important in life and was inspired by Cobb’s song of the same name from his album,Keep ‘Em On They Toes.
SOUTHERN STARTRACK LIST
1. Southern Star
2. It’s a Start
3. Livin’ the Dream
4. Patina
5. ‘On’t Know When
6. Kick the Can
7. Devil Ain’t Done
8. When Country Came Back to Town
9. Miss Ater
10. Shade Tree
