When Lindsay Ell first heard “What Happens in a Small Town,” when Brantley Gilbert invited her to sing it with him, she says, “I was just taken aback from the song. I mean I remember listening to it the first time and from a minute in I’m like ‘Wow, this is something really special.’”
Besides singing with Brantley, Lindsay also got to contribute some of her incredible guitar playing to the song, which she loved. Lindsay says, “Dan just has a way of fusing those worlds together of rock and country. And Brantley’s rock side is a place that’s near and dear to my heart just because I’m such a guitar nerd ever since I was a little girl.”
Plus Lindsay loves the fact that some people might not have thought of her and Brantley teaming up for a duet together. “I mean my favorite duets are from artists that you wouldn’t necessarily think of singing a song together,” says Lindsay. “And so I think that’s what makes them special and what makes them cool moments on a record.”
“What Happens in a Small Town” is the first release off Brantley’s next album, which he’ll release later this year.
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Lindsay Ell – “I was just taken aback from the song. I mean I remember listening to it the first time and from a minute in I’m like ‘Wow, this is something really special”. And Dan just has a way of fusing those worlds together of rock and country. And Brantley’s rock side is a place that’s near and dear to my heart just because I’m such a guitar nerd ever since I was a little girl. And so just to watch all of these worlds kind of fuse together. And duets … I mean my favorite duets are from artists that you wouldn’t necessarily think of singing a song together. And so I think that’s what makes them special and what makes them cool moments on a record.”