Thompson releases video
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 – Josh Thompson released a video for his current single "Cold Beer With Your Name On It," exclusively on Taste Of Country and The Boot today.
Thompson will release a new album, "Turn It Up," on April 1 on Show Dog-Universal Music . The disc contains 10 songs, nine co-written by Thompson. He is on the road with Justin Moore and Randy Houser on the Off The Beaten Path Tour, which wraps at the end of this month.
Directed by Chris Hicky, the video tells the love story of a guy missing a girl who has left their small town to try to make it as an actress in Hollywood. The video was filmed in Los Angeles as well as Mickey's Tavern in East Nashville.
"Cold Beer With Your Name On It" has sold over 120,000 downloads since its release.
Thompson previously had a beer hit - "Beer on the Table" in 2009. He also hit top 15 with "Way Out Here" in 2010.
More news for Josh Thompson
- 07/11/14: Thompson's "Wanted Me Gone" goes to video
- 07/25/13: Thompson serves up "Cold Beer"
- 07/17/12: Thompson splits from RCA
- 01/25/12: Josh Thompson sets tour
- 11/17/11: Josh Thompson releases new single
- 03/24/11: Thompson visits TV
- 11/12/10: Thompson, Wesley, Smith visit Texas
- 02/22/10: Josh Thompson goes home again
CD reviews for Josh Thompson
Back in 2010, Josh Thompson was introduced to country music audiences with his debut, "Way Out Here," which blended rock music with traditional country elements to create a sound as comfortable in a honky tonk as on the radio waves. Guys like Jamey Johnson and Eric Church were taking a similar sound to the charts. But as is common in the fickle world of country record labels, Thompson's follow-up became a label casualty, something talked about, but never heard. ...
Josh Thompson's sophomore release, "Turn It Up" is his first on Toby Keith's Show Dog label. It seems to be a good match because both artists are cut from the same cloth. Thompson is also known as a champion of the everyman. Turns out they both have the same tendency to go over the top. Thompson excessively showcases the blue collar lifestyle the way Keith champions patriotism.
In fact, eight of the 10 tracks involve drinking, some with unsubtle titles like "Drink, ...
On his debut, Josh Thompson shows he is capable of writing songs in his own voice even while sometimes bowing to the wishes of Nashville radio programmers. On his hit, Beer on the Table, Thompson sings of being a hard working everyman who breaks his back all week for the chance to blow off steam with some brews on the weekend. Throw in some banjo laced electric guitar hooks and a sing-along friendly chorus, and you have a radio ready country/pop song.
In contrast, You Ain't Seen Country Yet ...
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