A Thousand Horses debut album, Southernality, will be out this Tuesday, June 9th, and the guys say their #1 song, “Smoke,” is a good indicator of what’s to come from the rest of the project. Zach Brown says “Smoke” tells a story he thinks everybody can relate to, of a relationship that’s not good for you, but you’re still in it anyway. He says, “A lot of people can relate to that and I think our album is filled with lots of stories like that, a lot of true stories or stuff that we’ve experienced or been through.”
Graham Deloach thinks “Smoke” was a good first song for them to release because he says, “It’s kind of an all-encompassing song, kind of gives you your first taste of what A Thousand Horses is, and it’s a good pre-cursor to what else is on the record.”
Michael Hobby believes there will be something on Southernality that everyone can relate to because it covers the spectrum of emotions. He says, “There’s gonna be some break-up songs, there’s gonna be some get back together songs, there’s gonna be some party songs, and then there’s just gonna be some laid back fun songs. It’ll take you on that ride from front to back, and that’s kind of what I would say is get ready for the ride because it does go up and down and it’s different stories and they’re all true stories.”
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A Thousand Horses – message before listening to album :26
Bill Satcher – “You know, one of my favorite things about the album is that it has several sides to it and several different levels. The songs, they all kind of have their own moment on the album.”
Michael Hobby – “Yeah, there’s gonna be some break-up songs, there’s gonna be some get back together songs, there’s gonna be some party songs, and then there’s just gonna be some laid back fun songs. It’ll take you on that ride from front to back, and that’s kind of what I would say is get ready for the ride because it does go up and down and it’s different stories and they’re all true stories.”
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A Thousand Horses – Smoke vs rest of album :30
Zach Brown – “I think it tells a story. I think it tells a story that people can relate to, and everyone can kind of relate to that relationship that’s not really good for you, I guess, but you’re kind of in it still. So a lot of people can relate to that and I think our album is filled with lots of stories like that, a lot of true stories or stuff that we’ve experienced or been through.”
Graham Deloach – “I think ‘Smoke’ was a good choice for a first single. It’s kind of an all-encompassing song, kind of gives you your first taste of what A Thousand Horses is, and it’s a good pre-cursor to what else is on the record.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – JUNE 8, 2015 – MONDAY
A Thousand Horses’ plays as part of Darius Rucker’s “Darius & Friends” benefit show at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon tonight (6/8). On Wednesday (6/10), the guys will be attending the CMT Music Awards in Nashville as a first time nominee. Their debut album Southernality comes out on Tuesday (6/9).
On Thursday (6/11) ATH plays the Bud Light Plaza Stage at CMA Fest.
CMT MUSIC AWARDS 2015 – NOMINEE
GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR – A Thousand Horses “Smoke”
The 2015 CMT Music Awards will be handed out live from Nashville on CMT On June 10, 2015.
A THOUSAND HORSES – THE FACTS
MEMBERS: Michael Hobby – Lead Vocal
Bill Satcher – Lead Guitar
Zach Brown – Guitar and Vocal
Graham Deloach – Bass and Vocal
HOMETOWN / ORIGIN: Newberry, South Carolina – Savannah, Georgia
DEBUT SINGLE: – “Smoke” sits at number 5 this week on the Country Aircheck / Mediabase chart.
DEBUT ALBUM: Southerality – Being released TUESDAY – June 9.
GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: February 21, 2015
TOURING WITH: Darius Rucker’s “Southern Style Tour.”
RECENT TWEETS:
A Thousand Horses @athousandhorses June 6
Can’t believe #Smoke has been #1 in Canada for 3 week! So excited to play here in Toronto tonight! #Canada
A Thousand Horses @athousandhorses June 6
Interview with @PasteMagazine http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2015/06/song-premiere-a-thousand-horses—sunday-morning.html
A Thousand Horses @athousandhorses June 5
LIVE on #Periscope: Singing with darius https://www.periscope.tv/w/aEJT7DMzODU4MDR8MTg5MzM0OTSWSdVOKFpdvsqpVI_47GSNKUGym-dDDGpYJz45E7N7bA==