Newly added to Radio Disney Country’s playlist, the track has been a big hit for the band since it’s release on July 3 and timely performance on NBC’s Today Show with Hoda and Jenna. Exclusively premiered by Taste of Country as well, who called it a “silky, pop-friendly love song that captures the spirit of the open road,” CMT also premiered the music video, which made the network’s 12-pack countdown. More coverage from Sounds Like Nashville, The Boot, WSM’s Coffee, Country and Cody, Today In Nashville, Country Note and more soon followed. The track has held real estate on top country DSP playlists as well including New Boots, Wild Country, Next From Nashville and Breakout Country on Spotify, while Apple Music has playlisted “American Avenue” on Country Risers, SoundCheck and Back Porch Country.
Audiences were able to get to know the band a bit more when they recorded an episode of Circle Sessions: At Home and found the band discovering what it’s like to move to Nashville during a pandemic, fun with fireworks on the 4th of July, back yard BBQs and more.
Leaving Austin wrote “American Avenue” with Parker Welling and Jordan Sapp, saying it was one of those days where they pulled out a title they had from years ago and explained its story.
“In the early days we would rehearse on Austin’s family’s raisin farm in their barn. Back then he had this single cab, cherry red Chevy Silverado that we used to pull our trailer full of gear to the farm. We all have memories of those days, driving down that country road, between the vines, where there was rarely another person on the road. There was just something so peaceful and free out there. When we wrote the song we asked Parker to sing the second verse and we knew right then that we had to get a female artist on this song. We brought up Cassadee’s name multiple times, thinking she’d be amazing, and then we ran into her at our BMG Nashville Christmas party in 2019. We chatted about the shows we had played together over the years and then out of pure chance, or maybe the free drinks, we told her we had the perfect song if she’d ever want to sing with us. She listened to it and said yes!”
About what made her say “yes,” Pope commented that “As a 90’s kid I was automatically in love with this song. Not only that, but it’s a complete ear worm. I couldn’t get it out of my head and that’s always a good sign. So the decision to say “yes” was an easy one to make!”
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