Brett Kissel Contemplates Life, Love, Gratitude On New Album

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Brett Kissel tackles a burning question on his upcoming new album, What Is Life?, due out April 9.

The 18-time Canadian Country Music award winner gives fans a first taste of the album with a new single, “Make A Life, Not A Living,” out today (March 5). Released on OneRPM, What Is Life?, features 14 original tracks, 10 songs produced by Kissel, Bart McKay, and Jesse Frasure, and four short monologues reflecting on the title What Is Life? from Kissel and his children.

“That age-old question is one that I’ve really focused on and centered around for this next phase of my career and for my life,” said Kissel. “And each and every time, the one thought that is always front and center for me, is doing the best we can with what we have, and making the most of our lives—living the words that I sing in the first song—and I hope that everyone who hears it not just enjoys it, but is also inspired by it.”

Kissel launched in the U.S. in the fall of 2019 with the release of “Drink About Me.” The music video for the song featured The Bachelor franchise fan favorites Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick, and since its release, has garnered over 35 million streams. Since the onset of the pandemic Kissel has been hard at work on his new project, and also released “A Few Good Stories,” a collaboration with Walk Off The Earth, and the feel-good, up-tempo “She Drives Me Crazy.”

What Is Life? Track List:
1. “What Is Life?” – A Perspective (Brett Kissel, Graham Wardel)
2. “Make A Life, Not A Living” (Cary Barlowe, Brandon Day, Steven Lee Olsen)
3. “Die To Go Home” (Brett Kissel, Jesse Frasure)
4. “From Aria” (Interlude)
5. “Down To Earth’ (Brett Kissel, Eric Paslay)
6. “Better Bad Idea” (Brett Kissel, Dave Thomson)
7. “Night In The Life” (Andrew Dorff, Brad Tursi, Jonathan Singleton)
8. “From Leo” (Interlude)
9. “Everything In The Rearview” (Brandon Day, Jordan Minton, Steve Lee Olsen)
10. “Slidin’ Your Way” (Justin Wilson, Michael Lotten, Trea Landon || “Meet in the Middle” written by Chapin Hartford, Donald Pfrimmer, James Foster)
11. “Without” (Brett Kissel, Cary Barlowe, Jesse Frasure)
12. “From This Day Forward” (Austin Taylor Smith)
13. “From Mila” (Interlude)
14. “Kindness” (Brett Kissel, Matt Rogers)
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