Trick Pony will "Pony Up" on new EP
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Trick Pony will "Pony Up" on new EP

Tuesday, January 19, 2016 – Trick Pony will release the EP "Pony Up" on Feb. 26 via Sony.

Comprised of Heidi Newfield and Keith Burns, the group reformed in 2013. Produced by James Stroud, the project will feature five songs. The first track off of the upcoming project, "Everybody Wanna Be Us," is available now via digital outlets.

The track was exclusively premiered on NASH Country Weekly with the lyric video premiered today on Vevo.

Songs on the EP are:
Everybody Wanna Be Us 1. Feels That Way Again 2. Give It To You 3. Turn This Heart Around 4. Hard Rain Soft Kisses (acoustic) 5. Hard Rain Soft Kisses (electric)

In 2001, Trick Pony,which was a trio with Ira Dean aboard, had its first hit "Pour Me," followed by "On A Night Like This," "Just What I Do," "On A Mission." They released three albums on Warner and Curb Records - a self-titled debut in 2001, "On a Mission" in 2002 and "R.I.D.E." in 2005. In 2006, Newfield left for a solo career, which yielded one album, "What I Am Waiting For" in 2006. She enjoyed radio play with "Johnny & June," but her solo career never took off.

Dean joined the reunited group, recorded tracks and then left the band again.


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CD review - R.I.D.E. Saddle up and strap in, buckaroos; Trick Pony delivers arguably their best ride ever. The title of their 14-cut third album stands for Rebellious Individuals Delivering Entertainment, and boy howdy, this trio delivers with all the venom of a coiled up rattlesnake. Heidi Newfield Johnson�s throaty vocals turn on a dime from the wink-and-nod �The Bride,� struts through �I Can Live With That� and waltzes through Matraca Berg�s �Stand in the Middle of Texas.� The trio steps from the safety of the ...
The phrases are "Don't change a good thing," "Don't fix it if it ain't broke" and "Don't leap off a train while it's moving." They all apply to the second release by Trick Pony, the hot trio that took mainstream country by surprise with last year's debut. The focus here, while progressing as singers, players and writers, is to remain on the beaten path. Most of this disc is about high energy right from the opening strains of the title cut, much the same as "Pour Me" set the stage on the debut. ...
Similar to the Dixie Chicks, Trick Pony combines solid country rootswith more than a touch of rockabilly to create a spunky and humorouslyappealing mix. In addition to the single "Pour Me," which is a play on both self-pity and strong drink, the trio also brings along Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings for Cash's"Big River" and returns to the heartbreak theme for "Party of One" and "OneIn A Row." Everybody in the group sings, but this horse sounds its most untamedwhen Heidi Newfield's female vocals lead the herd. ...


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