New Country Music for February 2014

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Seven country artists will be releasing new projects next month, much to the delight of country fans everywhere.

February 4

• Eric Paslay - Eric Paslay
  Newcomer Eric Paslay will release his debut project on the first Tuesday of the month. The lead single, "Friday Night," has been already been featured in weekly ESPN College Football Friday Primetime Broadcasts.
• Tony Trischka - Great Big World
  The banjo master has several big-name guests on this project, his 17th solo album, like fiddler Mike Barnett, mandolinist Mike Compton, singer-guitarist Michael Daves, and bassist Skip Ward.

February 8

• Will Kimbrough - Sideshow Love
  It's been almost four years since Kimbrough released a project, and fans will certainly find the blues and gospel tinged album worth the wait.

February 11

• Eric Church - The Outsiders (read review)
  The rock-tinged lead single and title track got a standing ovation when Church performed it at the 2013 CMA Awards. Since then, it's been downloaded over 250,000 times.
• Frankie Ballard - Sunshine and Whiskey
  Frankie's sophomore project is already making waves. The lead single, "Helluva Life," has already made it into the Top 15 on country radio.

February 18

• Cole Swindell - Cole Swindell
  Cole Swindell's debut CD, which includes the hit "Chillin' It," is no stranger to country music. The Georgia native has written songs for Chris Young, Craig Campbell, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Scotty McCreery and Thomas Rhett.

February 25

• Dierks Bentley - Riser
  Calling this album "heavier and a little darker" than his previous projects, Dierks says it's because he doesn't want to cover the same ground.