Chase Rice Sparks Creative Reset On Upcoming New Album ‘ELDORA’
Chase Rice will deliver his new album ELDORA to fans on Sept. 19, and he’s offering a taste of the new project with “Circa 1943,” out today (Aug. 8), a bittersweet love story set against the backdrop of World War II.
Written by Rice alongside Wyatt McCubbin and producer Oscar Charles, the new track pays tribute to the courage and heart of the Greatest Generation.
“Harold and Berniece were my mom’s parents,” shares Rice about the new single. “They didn’t meet around 1943, he never took a bullet to the leg to my knowledge, she had brown eyes, not blue, he was not a Marine (he was very proudly Air Force), and she was not a nurse in our military. However, he did make her laugh and loved her with every ounce of his being. Their names are the only true parts about this story – nevertheless, I hope it honors them and anybody from the Greatest Generation who fought and/or died for our amazing country.”
Written primarily in the quiet solitude of Eldora, Colorado alongside Charles, McCubbin, Foy Vance and Cleto Cordero in the days following his recent performance at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the 12-song Eldora reflects a creative reset for the artist, one chasing moments that matter and songs that leave a mark. “Circa 1943,” joins “Two Tone Trippin’” in previewing the forthcoming project, with the guitar-filled joyride capturing the heart of summer. He also has some special guests join him on the new album, including Kashus Culpepper and Elvie Shane on “Tall Grass,” McCubbin on “Two Tone Trippin,’” and Madeline Edwards on “Country & Western.”
“This is the kind of music I’ve always loved and the kind of stories I’ve always wanted to tell,” says Rice. “I hope the past few years have helped fans see that this is the real me, not the person who was chasing trends or afraid to do something different. ELDORA isn’t about proving anything – it’s about making something that’s real and letting it speak for itself.”
Rice is currently in the midst of his “Go Down Singin’ International Tour.”
ELDORA Track List:
1. “Cowboy Goodbye” (Chase Rice, Oscar Charles, Foy Vance)
2. “Tall Grass” (feat. Kashus Culpepper and Elvie Shane) (Chase Rice, Oscar Charles, Foy Vance)
3. “Namin’ Horses” (Chase Rice, Oscar Charles, Wyatt McCubbin)
4. “ELDORA” (Chase Rice, Oscar Charles, Wyatt McCubbin)
5. “Two Tone Trippin’” (feat. Wyatt McCubbin) (Chase Rice, Oscar Charles, Wyatt McCubbin)
6. “Mr. Coors” (Chase Rice, Oscar Charles, Wyatt McCubbin)
7. “Circa 1943” (Chase Rice, Oscar Charles, Wyatt McCubbin)
8. “Country & Western” (feat. Madeline Edwards) (Chase Rice, Oscar Charles, Wyatt McCubbin)
9. “Cottonmouth” (Chase Rice, Oscar Charles, Wyatt McCubbin)
10. “Good Side of Gettin’ Older” (Chase Rice, Oscar Charles, Wyatt McCubbin)
11. “One Drink Long” (Chase Rice, Oscar Charles, Wyatt McCubbin)
12. “Sunsettin’” (Chase Rice, Oscar Charles, Cleto Cordero)
