King will not "Slow Down"

Produced by Ryan Wilson, the six-song EP will incorporate country and indie rock. King co-wrote all six tracks including the title track, which has been released. King also released a new track, "I Deserve A Heartbreak," today.

"This EP is the first project this year where I finally feel like I've captured a full picture of who I am both as a person and as an artist," King said. "Once you listen top to bottom, you'll get the good and the bad sides of me — the heartbreaks, the love stories, my mistakes, the things I care about and the person I'm still becoming. Every track holds a piece of my story, and my hope is that when people listen, they find a piece of their own story in it too. I'm so stoked to get it out to my fans and let them connect with it. Slow Down— the EP — is the most honest storytelling I've ever put to music, and whether people love it or hate it, I'm proud of what it represents. It's vulnerable, real, and exactly where I'm at right now."

The track list is:
1. Lose You – Zach John King / Alex Hope / Sasha Sloan
2. She Didn't Have To – Zach John King / Beau Bailey / Matt McVaney / Joybeth Taylor
3. I Deserve A Heartbreak – Zach John King / Thomas Archer / Michael Lotten
4. Slow Down – Zach John King / Thomas Archer / Kyle Fishman / Michael Taylor
5. Hole In The Wall – Zach John King / Abram Dean / Jimmy Robbins
6. Cold Shoulder – Zach John King / Zarni Dewet / Tom Whall

"I wrote 'I Deserve a Heartbreak' about how breakups are rarely fair," King said. "One person always seems to carry more of the pain, and I've realized they don't break evenly. We wanted to write a song that asks — if everything shook out fairly, and I got back exactly what I gave — would I deserve the same heartbreak that I caused? It's a classic country story told from a fresh perspective, and we're really proud of the production. I pulled in a lot of my indie rock influences on this one, and there's a huge breakdown in the middle that feels really unique. I don't think you'll hear this sound anywhere else."

"Cold Shoulder" also has been released.

King is hitting the road as an opener for Nate Smith's "Through The Smoke Tour" and will continue touring with Vincent Mason for Mason's "Hell Is A Dance Floor Tour."

Raised in Fayetteville, Ga. and a lyricist first (with multiple generations of poets in the family), King was a fan of everything from George Jones and Otis Redding to The Police, Third Eye Blind, Switchfoot and Biz Markie, King fronted an indie-rock band through college before making the move to Nashville in 2021.

King released his first solo music, "Just Missed You," in 2023 and followed that with a series of independent singles. Last year, he acquire more of a following with the song "Wannabe Cowboy."