Brad Tursi releases “Hard To Get High” today, the fifth single from his forthcoming sophomore solo album ‘Colorado’, arriving June 12 via Universal Music Corp/Turs and Chorus. A tongue-in-cheek look back at excess and the search for escape, the track rides a head-bopping, rhythm-driven groove with a grittier edge than his work with Old Dominion while keeping the hook-driven writing that’s made him one of Nashville’s most trusted songwriters.
“The stuff that feels good in life is, unfortunately, sometimes also bad for you,” Tursi says. “Unless it’s good love, of course. You can never get enough of good love.” That balance of wit and warmth runs through the whole single and points toward what ‘Colorado’ is building toward.
Earlier this month, Tursi shared “Time With You,” a ragtime-leaning barroom collaboration with Lukas Nelson that showed the album’s range from a completely different angle. Together the singles make a compelling case for what’s coming June 12.
‘Colorado’ is entirely self-produced and self-written across 11 tracks tracing the arc of falling in love and building a life, with contributions from Josh Osborne and Trevor Rosen among others. With multiple number 1 hits and CMA Triple Play Awards already on his resume, this record turns that hitmaking instinct inward, and the result sounds like the most fully realized version of Brad Tursi yet.