Coleman Jennings has released his debut label EP ‘Ride On’ via Big Loud Texas/Mercury Records, a five-track introduction to one of country music’s most authentically distinctive new voices. Produced by Grammy-winning veteran Dave Cobb (Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson) and recorded in part in a stream of creative consciousness at Cobb’s studio in Savannah, Georgia, the EP showcases Jennings’ hypnotic vibrato and his fearless range across Western, folk, honky tonk, outlaw, Americana, old-time, and bluegrass. All five songs are solo-penned by Jennings, joining already released tracks “Head Spinning” and the seventies-style harmony-rich “Jamie” with three new additions.
Jennings is clear about his approach: “I just love what I love. I don’t care about genre and I have no guardrails on what I do. My favorite artists are open to writing things that challenge, stuff that makes people think, and my dream is to take that all the way.” A student of music who cites Townes Van Zandt, The Eagles, Blaze Foley, John Hartford, and Lynyrd Skynyrd as inspirations, Jennings carries the DNA of the great American troubadour tradition while moving it forward on his own terms.
The Texas native has been building his live presence alongside the release, recently supporting Dwight Yoakam on a run of dates through February and into March, and hosting an ongoing residency at Austin’s Sagebrush every second and fourth Monday of the month.