Colden Rainey or as we know him, Cole Swindell, like so many of the top-of-the-chart-sitters in Country, is a good ol'e boy from a small town in South Georgia. Cole's road to Nashville reads a little different than his fellow GA boys, though. After graduating from Georgia Southern University in 2007, Cole went on the road selling merchandise for current ACM Entertainer of the Year, Luke Bryan. And was so good at it, Luke and the rest of the band & crew, praised him with the title of Best New Male Merch 2009! He got a t-shirt & everything!
In 2010, after being granted what Luke calls "His resignation from t-shirt land", Cole signed a publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing and began writing his ass off! Even having an astonishing TEN songs between all 4 of Luke's "Spring Break" EP's & his current album "Crash My Party". Pretty impressive for the guy folding pink panties in the beginning of the "Country Man" video. (Yeah Cole, we know it's you!) In 2013, he (independently) released his single "Chillin' It" and it set XM Radio on fire! Now, opening up for Luke on his That's My Kind of Night Tour, along with Lee Brice, Cole is setting the whole world on fire. His debut album is available on iTunes & Amazon for pre-order & is set to be released on February 18. I personally, could not be more excited!
Currently, you can preview Cole's on iTunes First Play. If you don't have the album pre-ordered, you're seriously missing out! Not only is Cole an absolutely amazing songwriter, but he's a gifted vocalist as well. He certainly knows how to deliver a song.
I love the whole album! But... just like with any other, you do tend to pick your favorites. Mine being "The Backroads & The Back Row" (Which I miss-wrote in a tweet that Mr. Swindell was kind enough to correct me on! Thanks darlin'!!) "A Dozen Roses & A Six-Pack", "Hope You Get Lonely Tonight", and "Down Home Boys". The album in it's entirety is phenomenal! With "Chillin' It" having already sold over 682,000 copies, I think it's safe to say that we've got another Georgia boy headed straight to the top!!
Personally, I've always felt like there was no place on Earth, better than Texas. I'm startin' to think I might be wrong. ;) -- Congratulations on all of your success Cole! It's awesome watching your rise to the top!
For more information on Cole you can visit his website: ColeSwindell.com and by following him on Twitter - @coleswindell
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