Casey announces new EP to come in 2020
Casey returned to her old stomping grounds in Nashville to record at Sound Emporium Studios with a powerhouse ensemble of veteran Music City musicians – guitarists Tim Galloway (Josh Turner, Luke Bryan) and Kris Donegan (Brett Eldredge, Shania Twain), bassist Lee Hendricks (Eric Church), keyboardist David Dorn (Tim McGraw, Kelsea Ballerini), drummer Matt King (Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne) and two time Grammy nominated violinist Eamon McLoughlin (Rodney Crowell, The Band Perry). Where I Run was produced by the veteran production team of Nathan Meckel and Mark Niemiec, collectively known as The Buzz Brothers.
“Bradley,” the soulful country-pop flavored ballad that kicks off Casey Ahern’s new EP, is unique in that Casey crafted it like a romantic love song about a guy – but, like her trademark song “He Was Summer,” it’s really about a special place in her heart. The heartfelt, reflective power ballad “Didn’t Even Get a Goodbye” is a personal song with a powerful universal theme many people can relate to – those moments where time doesn’t allow us this special moment. The gentle, wistful ballad “Just a Dance” is about a dance with a stranger leading to doubts about a relationship. Where I Run’s final two tracks are the high-spirited up-tempo gem “Sunday Driver” (which reflects fondly on colorful road adventures she shared with her dad growing up) and the sweet, nostalgic “Heartbreak Radio” about her lifelong passion for country music and the way it has “taught me to love, to hurt” and find comfort in its minor chords and often sad lyrics.
““We’re staying in the mainstream country vein while incorporating influences from other genres I love, including pop and folk and blues...Nathan and Mark have incredible instincts and ears and immediately knew what they were listening for and what they wanted to hear from me. Before the sessions, I sent them work tapes with just acoustic guitar and vocals, with the chords, lyrics and melody there in raw form. They crafted the songs into tracks beyond anything I could have imagined.””