JAMES BARKER BAND MAKES RECORDS NASHVILLE DEBUT WITH “MEET YOUR MAMA”
JAMES BARKER BAND MAKES RECORDS NASHVILLE DEBUT WITH “MEET YOUR MAMA”
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Multi-award-winning, PLATINUM-selling group, James Barker Band releases their RECORDS Nashville label-debut single “Meet Your Mama,” out everywhere now. With a midtempo melody and swoon-worthy lyrics, this radio-ready love song perfectly captures the excitement and curiosity that comes while falling in love, and the eagerness to know the places and people that shaped them. Penned by Barker alongside Travis Wood, Gavin Slate, and Todd Clark, “Meet Your Mama” offers the perfect romantic gesture ahead of Valentine’s Day, with Barker singing “Girl I wanna meet your mama / Drink a beer with your old man / Ride all around your hometown / Fall for the girl you were back then.”
“This song has an honesty to it and I think that’s going to make it really relatable for a lot of people,” shares Barker of the track. “Everyone remembers that feeling of being early on in a relationship and wanting to know everything about that person. That’s really what this song is all about, and of course nothing is more important than meeting the mom, the person that made them who they are.”
The new track comes just days after the powerhouse group announced their recent signing with RECORDS Nashville, industry veteran Barry Weiss’ joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment. After amassing a dedicated fanbase with their impressive four GOLD-certified No. 1 tracks, the foursome earned themselves two CMA nominations for the Jeff Walker Global Country Artist Award and became the first Canadian Country act to play at C2C Festival. With a proven track record of shattering records and selling out shows across North America, JBB, together with its newly revamped team, is poised to take its success to new heights.
With more new music expected later this year, fans can stay up to date with JBB on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Youtube, and at JamesBarkerBand.com.
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ABOUT JAMES BARKER BAND:
James Barker Band have fueled an incredible story over the last eight years, largely on their own, from opening for local bands in dive bars to charting multiple No. 1 singles and hundreds of millions of global streams to headlining festivals and playing stages across North America and Europe. After landing their record-setting, GOLD-certified fourth No. 1 in Canada with “New Old Trucks” feat. 14x Grammy-nominated and multi-PLATINUM selling artist Dierks Bentley the group currently holds the title of the most No. 1’s for a Canadian country group in the BDS/Mediabase era. With this, the multi-award-winning four-piece is continuing their meteoric ascent in Nashville.
Made up of James Barker (lead vocals/guitar), Taylor Abram (guitar/background vocals), Connor Stephen (drums), and Bobby Martin (bass), the members of James Barker Band grew up within an hour of each other in rural towns surrounding Toronto. In 2017 these best friends saw their hard work pay off when they sent their single “Chills” straight to the top of Billboard’s Canadian Hot 100 chart. From there, James Barker Band released a string of successful singles, including the Gold-certified tracks “Wastin’ Whiskey,” “New Old Trucks,” “Over All Over Again,” “There’s A Drink For That,” “Just Sayin’,” “It’s Working,” “Lawn Chair Lazy,” “Good Together,” “Summertime,” as well as Platinum-certified songs “Keep It Simple” and “Chills” and a GOLD-certified EP (Game On). Now, as the unstoppable group continues to trailblaze, many miles from their hometowns, the opportunities are limitless – but the band remains grounded in their small-town roots. For more info, visit jamesbarkerband.com.