“Break Up With Him” evolved from a loose pre-show jam session into the earworm of a single it is today. “It’s an energetic song and we’re an energetic band.”) and the slow strutting “Nowhere Fast” (“That one was a bear to wrestle into what it is now,” the singer offers). “We just try to find a groove or a hook or something that catches our ear, follow that rabbit trail and try to chase down a good song,” says Rosen, and the proof lies in the foot-stomping whiplash of their new single “Break Up With Him,” the hard-charging rock riot “Shut Me Up” (“We wanted to really put across what our live show was like,” Ramsey says. The five resulting tracks speak as much to their pristine decision-making skills as their musical chops. So when piecing together their EP, which addresses road-tripping reflection, long-night love affairs and boozy bad decisions at every turn, it wasn’t so much a matter of writing catchy songs but instead choosing from their well of stellar material. “I think we’re all lucky enough to really love what we do and in that respect we were gonna just keep doing it no matter what.”Ī band stocked with time-tested song craftsmen, Old Dominion, which includes lead singer Matthew Ramsey, multi-instrumentalist Trevor Rosen, bassist Geoff Sprung, drummer Whit Sellers, and lead guitarist Brad Tursi, write nearly every day. “It’s kind of the classic, seven-year overnight success story,” lead guitarist Brad Tursi says with a laugh, reflecting on the longtime friends and collaborators slow-burning rise to recognition. Blending old- fashioned country charm, lyrical wit and rock n’ roll grit into radio-friendly hook-heavy pop nuggets - traits best exemplified on their gut-punch of a new self-titled EP - Old Dominion have emerged as one of the hottest breaking bands in country music. Playing for an unconditioned crowd is looking to be a thing of the past. “It’s a breath of fresh air to play for a crowd of people that knows your music.” “To hear that and to feel that interaction it takes it to a completely different level,” Ramsey explains. But hearing their own music getting so much love? Well, that was something different entirely. Sure, this might have regularly happened in the past when the red-hot band comprised of seasoned Nashville songwriters and pro-musicians performed songs they’d written for other high-profile artists, including The Band Perry, Keith Urban and Luke Bryan. “It was a whole different feeling!” says the country rock outfit’s frontman and lead singer Matthew Ramsey, excitedly relaying how audience members at the five-piece band’s gigs are now belting their lyrics back at him. Recently, when Old Dominion stepped onstage at its live shows, something unusual happened.
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