Two of Country’s most reliable hitmakers just delivered a summer jam built for tailgates and lake days. PLATINUM-selling duo LOCASH and chart-topping four-piece Parmalee have teamed up for “Let The Country Music Play,” a freewheeling reinvention of Rupert Holmes’ “Escape (The Piña Colada Song).” It’s out now via LOCASH’s own Galaxy Label Group.
The track flips the yacht-rock classic into a hands-in-the-air ode to Country tradition. It name-checks a pantheon of trailblazers, from Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson to Dolly Parton, while celebrating the heritage that shaped both acts. LOCASH (Preston Brust and Chris Lucas) and Parmalee (Matt Thomas, Scott Thomas, Barry Knox, and Josh McSwain) bring real-life storytelling and hook-heavy songcraft to every bar.
The song lands with a soul-stirring ease, then explodes into one of the most singable choruses of the season. Produced by Tommy Cecil and Jacob Rice, it opens on a rush of childhood memories before soaring into a payoff that begs to be blasted out on the water. The melody sticks fast and refuses to let go.
Session heavyweights round out the sound, including keyboardist David Dorn (Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan) and multi-instrumentalist Tim Galloway (Bailey Zimmerman, Cody Johnson). Written by Rupert Holmes, Matt Thomas, Tommy Cecil, and Brinley Addington, the song doubles as a love letter to Country and a piece of personal autobiography.
The collaboration follows LOCASH’s romantic May single “YES,” their first release distributed through Intercept Music. The new partnership between Galaxy Label Group and Intercept gives the duo access to premium distribution, marketing, and promotional tools built for independent artists.
It’s been a banner year. LOCASH recently won Independent Artist of the Year at MusicRow’s CountryBreakout Awards, honored alongside Megan Moroney, Morgan Wallen, and Rascal Flatts. The win rode on the strength of “Hometown Home,” a multi-week No. 1 that ranked as Country Aircheck/Mediabase’s No. 4 Overall Song of 2025, topped Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, and cracked the all-genre Hot 100.
That smash opens ‘Bet The Farm,’ LOCASH’s 2025 album and the first LP released through Galaxy Label Group. More new music from the duo is on the way soon.