Zac Brown Band’s new single is “Castaway,” which Zac describes as their new boat song. He realizes not everybody will love it. Zac says, “The kind of reggae-type stuff is kind of polarizing. Some people either love it or hate it, but to me, Bob Marley’s my favorite artist of all time, and if you can capture that kind of feeling that’s in some of those songs . . . It was a lot of fun to put the pieces of this song together.”
Zac Brown Band will embark on their Black Out the Sun Tour on May 19th and Zac says, “It’s fun to play and we’re gonna have a really cool version of this to do live, so ‘Castaway’ is summertime bottled up into four minutes.”
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Zac Brown Band – Castaway :37
“’Castaway’ is our new boat song on this album. The kind of reggae-type stuff is kind of polarizing. Some people either love it or hate it, but to me, Bob Marley’s my favorite artist of all time, and if you can capture that kind of feeling that’s in some of those songs . . . It was a lot of fun to put the pieces of this song together, and John Hopkins, my bass player, came up with some amazing vocal parts for the kind of break down where we’re singing the a cappella part, and it just came together really well. It’s fun to play and we’re gonna have a really cool version of this to do live, so ‘Castaway’ is summertime bottled up into four minutes.”
WHAT THEY’RE DOING THIS WEEK – MAY 2, 2015 – MONDAY
- ZBB has announced their 2016 “Black Out The Sun” tour. Check out all the dates
ZAC BROWN BAND – JUST THE FACTS
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.zacbrownband.com/
FACEBOOK PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/zacbrownband
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/zacbrownband
RECENT TWEETS:
Zac Brown Band @zacbrownband May 1
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Zac Brown Band Retweeted iHeartRadio @iHeartRadio Apr 30
No thank you Zac! Your tribute to Prince was beautiful! @zacbrownband #iHeartCountry https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ChVYVqhUcAAcT0f.jpg
Zac Brown Band @zacbrownband Apr 27
Create a “trapped on a desert island” #Castaway @Spotify playlist to enter to win a BLACK OUT THE SUN flyaway!
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/zacbrownband/
- MEMBERS: Zac Brown (b. 8/1/1978) (lead vocals, guitar), Jimmy De Martini (fiddle, vocals), John Driskell Hopkins (bass guitar, banjo, ukulele, upright bass, vocals), Coy Bowles (guitar, keyboards), Chris Fryar (drums), Clay Cook (guitar, keyboards, mandolin, steel guitar, vocals), Matt Mangano (bass guitar) and Daniel de los Reyes (percussion)
- HOMETOWN / ORIGIN: Dahlonega, Georgia
- DEBUT SINGLE: 2008’s “Chicken Fried”
- CURRENT ALBUM: – Jekyll + Hyde – Released April 28, 2015
- CURRENT SINGLE: “Beautiful Drug”
- GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT: 2008
- LATEST MUSIC VIDEO – 2016 – “Beautiful Drug”
ZAC BROWN BAND – AWARD WINS
2009 – Academy of Country Music – Top New Vocal Duo or Group
2009 – CMT Music Awards – USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — “Chicken Fried”
2009 – Grammy Awards – Best New Artist
2010 – Country Music Association Awards – New Artist of the Year
2010 – Grammy Awards – Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — “As She’s Walking Away” (feat. Alan Jackson)
2010 – Academy of Country Music – Top Vocal Event of the Year — “As She’s Walking Away” (feat. Alan Jackson)
2010 – CMT Music Awards – Performance of the Year – “Margaritaville” (Performed by Zac Brown Band and Jimmy Buffet)
2012 – Grammy Awards – Best Country Album – Uncaged