Florida Georgia Line | "Anything Goes" | 10.14.14

[ant]

FGL has been tweeting today that they're in the studio recording their sophomore album, set for an October release date. They also replied to a fan's tweet asking for a European tour, claiming that one is coming in 2015.

[areyoureadytojump]

This is great news for 2014 album sales!

[Glove Slap]

This is gonna open huge.

[ant]

The lead single, "Dirt" was released this week and is currently #1 on iTunes (all-genre). The music video was released as well.

[mrossp24]

Album called Anything Goes and out October 14th.

[ant]

Jul 23, 2014 22:44:45 GMT -5 mrossp24 said:

Album called Anything Goes and out October 14th.

Seems like they deleted their tweet.  Hmm.

[mrossp24]

Jul 24, 2014 20:20:47 GMT -5 ant said:

Jul 23, 2014 22:44:45 GMT -5 mrossp24 said:

Album called Anything Goes and out October 14th.

Seems like they deleted their tweet.  Hmm.

That's so weird... I wonder if plans changed and they moved it up or back a week. I was wondering how the whole October release would work when that's usually when Taylor releases her albums...

[onebuffalo]

Jul 24, 2014 20:26:52 GMT -5 mrossp24 said:

Jul 24, 2014 20:20:47 GMT -5 ant said:

Seems like they deleted their tweet.  Hmm.

That's so weird... I wonder if plans changed and they moved it up or back a week. I was wondering how the whole October release would work when that's usually when Taylor releases her albums...

Big Machine/Republic Nashville would be in the black for sure in the fourth quarter with releases by Florida Georgia Line and Taylor Swift. Scott Borchetta will be laughing all the way to the bank!

[ant]

abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/florida-georgia-lines-2nd-lp-24994363

Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard of country dude duo Florida Georgia Line know all eyes on Music Row are on them as they prepare to release their second album, "Anything Goes," on Oct. 14.

Everybody wants to see if country's favorite party boys can keep the festivities rolling, and Kelley and Hubbard don't really mind.

"A little bit of that pressure creates some pretty good creativity," Kelley said. "We just pushed really hard — little melody changes, adding little things here, an 808 drop there, a breakdown here, a different guitar lick there, whatever it may be, we really spent a lot of time on the little details.

"Better is better, and that's our motto."

For the most part, the 12 tracks on the Joey Moi-produced album mine the same high-spirited territory as debut "Here's to the Good Times" — upbeat rockers meant to evoke midnight bonfire parties at the lake. Their music is part of a trend that some within the community say has pushed country's sound too far toward the pop music middle.

Their fans, however, could care less, and made their "Cruise" remix featuring Nelly the most popular digital download in country music. While there is no rapping, the duo listened to the fans on "Anything Goes" and continued to push the boundaries of the genre.

They completely ditch the metaphor and sing openly about smoking marijuana on "Sun Daze," perhaps setting up a difficult choice for radio program directors. And then there are the 808 bass drops on a handful of songs that will no doubt drive country purists crazy, but add an interesting counterpoint to the sunshine bright rock guitar tones on the album.

"We took all that good energy and the success that (the fans) have given us and put it into making this next record, and I think it shows," Kelley said. "There's a couple sad songs, there's a couple that make you think, but at the same time it's a party album. It's a feel-good album. Right when you get to the last song you're going to want to start it all over again. It's right exactly 100 percent where we are in our lives."

And that's a pretty good place with the line between work and play completely blurred. When they're not on the road partying with fans, their crossover success has allowed them to up the fun while home. Hubbard built an air-lover's dirt bike track in his backyard. And Kelley's about to reveal his awesome new treehouse Friday night on the Animal Planet reality show "Treehouse Masters." He calls it breathtaking.

"The treehouse is two stories of adult childlike fun, man," Kelley said. "It's hard to put in words what this treehouse is. It's a studio, it's a living space, it's a creative space. It's spiritual. I've never seen anything like it.

"Record 3, we'll be doing a lot of vocals there."

[mrossp24]

This will be interesting if Taylor Swift is actually releasing her album on October 13th...

[zjames]

Track listing:

1. “Anything Goes” (Felix McTeigue, Chris Tompkins, Craig Wiseman)
2. “Sun Daze” (Cary Barlowe, Jesse Frasure, Sarah Buxton, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley)
3. “Good Good” (Cary Barlowe, Jesse Frasure, Sarah Buxton, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley)
4. “Dirt” (Chris Tompkins, Rodney Clawson)
5. “Smile” (Chris DeStefano, Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley)
6. “Sippin’ On Fire” (Rodney Clawson, Matt Dragstrem, Cole Taylor)
7. “Smoke” (Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins)
8. “Bumpin’ The Night” (Bart Allmand, Chris Tompkins, Rodney Clawson)
9. “Angel” (Rodney Clawson, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Ross Copperman)
10. “Confession” (Rodney Clawson, Ross Copperman, Matt Jenkins)
11. “Like You Ain’t Even Gone” (Chris Tompkins, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Rodney Clawson)
12. “Every Night” (Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley, Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley)

[ant]

This comes out tomorrow! Any predictions for first week sales?

[onebuffalo]

Oct 13, 2014 12:12:18 GMT -5 ant said:

This comes out tomorrow! Any predictions for first week sales?

No predictions here: 197,000 to land at #1 country and #1 top 200.