Munisck, Cordero offer paean to the West

Friday, March 21, 2025 – Wyoming native Ian Munsick offered a paean to the West, alongside Flatland Cavalry's Cleto Cordero, with the release today of "God Bless The West."

Written by Munsick, Jeremy Spillman and Casey Beathard, and produced by Munsick, Spillman and Jared Conrad, "God Bless The West" is a tribute to the West, and a plea for the land to remain as wild as possible despite the demands of modern innovation.

"We all have that person and place we pray will always be there, untouched by the hands of time. That's what the West is for me," Munsick said. "Even though the people and the land are ever changing in this modern age, I hold onto the hope that the West will hold onto her rugged charm that draws us in."

"Always been a fan of Ian's good-vibe-energy and music so I was delighted to receive an invitation to record a song with him," Cordero said. "He sent me the song on a Monday night. I listened while chopping onions for a dinner recipe. I immediately replied, sending him a video of me crying (from the onions) saying how much I loved the song and was grateful for the opportunity. We ended up recording it the very next morning with him at the desk, which I found truly impressive: the man can write, play, sing, dance and engineer. Indeed, God hath blessed the West."

Munsick said, "From Montana to Texas and California to the Mississippi, there really is no place on God's green earth like it. Turns out, Cleto...feels the same. We may have grown up 1,000 miles apart, but the vastness of the West connects us... I have a feeling we aren't the only ones."

"God Bless The West" is the latest release off Munsick's upcoming third studio album, "Eagle Feather," due April 18 via Warner Music Nashville. This is the follow-up to his 2023 sophomore album "White Buffalo," an ode to the west as well.

Munsick is currently headlining his spring 2025 Horses Are Faster Tour featuring a rotating lineup of support including Colby Acuff, Avery Anna, Chayce Beckham, Bayker Blankenship, Kashus Culpepper, Hudson Westbrook and Jake Worthington.

The track list is:
1) Prairie Lament (Ian Munsick, Jeremy Spillman)
2) Too Many Trees (Ian Munsick, Wynn Varble)
3) Horses Not Hearts (Andy Albert, Michael Tyler, Ben Stennis)
4) Eagle Feather (Ian Munsick, Stephen Wilson Jr.)
5) Grass In The Middle Of A Dirt Road (Ian Munsick, Jacob Davis, Josh Miller)
6) God Bless The West ft. Cleto Cordero (Ian Munsick, Jeremy Spillman, Casey Beathard)
7) Caroline (Ian Munsick, Jeremy Spillman, Phil O'Donnell)
8) Stampede ( Ian Munsick, Phil O'Donnell, Jeremy Spillman)
9) Prairie Lament ii (Ian Munsick)
10) Wolf Creek Road (Ian Munsick, Abram Dean, Jeremy Spillman)
11) Feather In My Hat ft. Lainey Wilson (Ian Munsick, Caitlyn Smith, Marc Scilbila)
12) Fixin' Me (Ian Munsick, Trannie Anderson, Jared Conrad)
13) Drink Around (Wyatt McCubbin, Travis Wood, Jared Kiem)
14) Made Her That Way (Ian Munsick)
15) Good Dogs & Sad Songs (Ian Munsick, Jeremy Spillman, Rivers Rutherford)
16) Firewater (Ian Munsick, Jeremy Spillman, Jeff Hyde)
17) Western Woman (Ian Munsick, Billy Montana, Randy Montana)
18) Cheyenne (Ian Munsick, Jeremy Spillman)
19) Prairie Lament iii (Ian Munsick and Jeremy Spillman)
20) The Gate (Ian Munsick, Benjy Davis, Josh Kerr)