Corey Kent Slates New Stripped-Down Project For Late December

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Corey Kent. Photo: Dayna White

Corey Kent is giving fans a belated Christmas gift with his new, one-take, stripped-down project, ’23, out Dec. 28.

Kent released a track from the album, “Southeast Oklahoma Pines,” on Friday (Dec. 1). The song serves as a love letter that pays homage to his hometown of Broken Bow, Oklahoma. Telling the tales of generations and expressing the comfort in returning home, Kent is reminded that even when life seems to be against him, nothing can get to him when he’s surrounded by the Oklahoma pines. The fan-driven ’23 will also feature the highly personal song about Kent’s wife, “You Know.”

“’23. No producer. No band. Just a man, his guitar, and wooden chair in a studio down the road from his home in Texas,” says Kent about the project. “Nothing to hide behind. Just one shot at a raw performance. Imperfections and all. A collection of nine songs for the fans that brought him this far. A thank you to those who believed before anyone else. This is ’23.”

Earlier this year, Kent released his major label debut album, Blacktop. The project features his Platinum No. 1 single “Wild As Her,” which has amassed nearly 400 million on-demand streams and helped garner a nomination for Breakthrough Male Video of the Year at the 2023 CMT Awards, as well as a People’s Country Choice Award nomination for New Artist of 2023.  The follow up single, “Something’s Gonna Kill Me” is currently shooting up the radio charts and has nearly 70 million on-demand streams.

Kent was recently named part of MusicRow‘s Next Big Thing Class of 2024. He will kick off 2024 in the UK on shows with Ashley McBryde before joining Parker McCollum for 39 dates in the states beginning in February.

‘23 Tracklist:
1. Southeast Oklahoma Pines
2. Love Someone Else
3. Drown ‘Em
4. You Know
5. Highways
6. Start a Fire
7. Don’t Tell Her I Told You
8. Boys Growing Up
9. Hits Like a Girl

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