October 8, 2024 • 26 mins
Join us as we chat with Nashville Recording Artist Colby Acuff and play some music from his new album! Tune in on KKTC True Country 99.9 in Taos, New Mexico!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, this is recording artist Kolby Acov and you're listening
to the backstage Pass on KKTC True Country ninety nine
point nine.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Welcome inside the backstage pass here again buy of the
sports Guys podcast dot com KKTC True Country ninety nine
point nine, Brandon Morel here, and of course you check
us out on iHeartRadio, and there are other syndicated stations.
Speaker 3 (00:17):
Out there, high Tech Country, dot Net and a whole
lot more.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Well day, but I got to see this gentleman back
over the summer in a big, big concert series over
there with Luke Combs at NRG in Houston, Texas. The
phenomenal job opening for Luke Combs and the rest of
the lineup. The great kolbe A Cuff joined us here
at the new album American Sun is across all those
digital streaming platforms.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
So cobD, how you doing, brother.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
I'm doing well, man, Thanks for having me on.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
Hey man, we appreciate you being here. Well.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
I tell you what, you guys had a busy summer,
no doubt, not just opening for Luke on that tour
which was huge out there, sellouts at the NRG and
in Houston. But you guys have been touring. Catch us
up on that, man, and just how the summer tour
has been going.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Oh, man, summer's been so good. We're gonna probably play
around one hundred and five to one hundred and ten
shows this year, drive about eighty thousand miles and play
almost every state you could possibly think of, besides a
few which we'll get to next year. But I can't
even believe that we're allowed to play that many shows,
or that how many places would have us, and you know,
we're moving tickets, and it's just it's been a great year.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
You know, for you guys as a man putting out
that music if people want to hear. And I think
that music is making a lot of a comeback now,
that nineties country sound and just songs that really, you know,
colled me, they stand the test of time, but they
also tell stories. And I know you got your start
right there too. Kind of explain to people who are
listening out there on KKTC True Country and of course
the high Tech Country dot Net, how you've got your start.
I mean obviously that that that famous that Roy Acuff
(01:35):
name out there too that you're kind of synonymous with too.
But man, you've always had a passion for this thing
and this thing called music, right.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
Oh of course, man.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
Yeah, I mean I started playing piano at five, and
I think, you know, it's it's just kind of always
been in my life. I had my first band when
I was eleven, played my first show at twelve, been
doing it a long time, and you know, it's it's
always a wild thing that you know, I look back
now and you know, now we do it for a living.
We've played a few stadiums even, and just real fortunate
and happy I get to do this.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
You know.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Last September, y'all put out a great album, The Western
White Pines Man, and just what a what a song
like I said, to kind of bring back that originality
and that feel for nineties country and just kind of
telling that story because I believe that's what country music
is all about, its storytelling and make somebody, you know,
feel something talk about that song and just overall the
body of work on that album.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
So, I mean, Western My Pines is is my fourth
studio album, and I knew I was making a move
from Idaho to Nashville, and I really wanted to put
together a body of work that kind of described where
I was from, how I was raised.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
So on and so forth.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
It was supposed to have and feel very much so
like being out West. Perfect camping record, perfect record to
drive around the country to. Just I wanted to make
sure that the people of you know, northern Idaho, Montana,
west or eastern Washington and so on, they had somebody
out there, you know, rapping them.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
It's just such a great a great song. And I
remember even going back to Honky Talk Evin, which was
the title track of that third studio album which came
out to Ian and twenty two. You have people kind
of a recap on the honky Tonk Kevin out there too,
and how will It be for You?
Speaker 1 (03:05):
That was my last independent record. I've always wanted to
have a honky Tonk record. I always wanted to have
a record. We were a bar band for so long,
you know, just do it. We're playing a lot of
those old nineties songs and so on, and I always
wanted to have a record that just had some you know,
kind of some older classic sounding country on it. So
went down to Texas and made that one of Sonic
Cranch and I do love that record.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
I love it too, because we talked a lot about
the Western White Pines, that song but off that same record,
which that deluxe one is across all those DSPs out
there for digital streaming platforms. But I got to talk
about one on their Boy and a Bird Dog.
Speaker 4 (03:40):
Yeah, man, I love that tune.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
I unfortunately lost my dog about four years ago, and
I really wanted to write a song about her, but
I just knew I couldn't write you know, your your
classic sad dog songs. I'd never be able to play
it live, and so I ended up, you know, kind
of reshifting that focus to try and writing the song
in the beginning of the relationship versus the end where
(04:03):
it's just you know, you're a kid, you're hunting and
you got a you know, maybe a year or two
old bird dog. You're both kind of training each other
on how to do it, and it's like when life is,
you know, really good, you don't have any stresses from
the outside, and it's just like the best to get
no doubt.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
Like I said, those two things that go together versus
anonymous for country music in that same time with that
particular team which I love so much. Boy and a
Bird Dog, which is off that Western White Pines album too.
IFO we play some music, I gotta ask about. On
that same album, you guys came up with a great
tune into your key.
Speaker 4 (04:31):
Wrote, yeah, man, that's a sad one.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
I usually don't write love songs, but I think that
song is the definition of a love song. I think
it goes beyond you know, the world that we live in,
and I think that song.
Speaker 4 (04:45):
Is It's a lot of words.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
It's kind of a lengthier song, but if you give
it the time, I think everyone loves it when they
give it the time.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
I love this new album, American Son. We're going to
play one for it right now here on KKTC True
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Speaker 6 (05:57):
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Speaker 1 (06:05):
We can change the truth?
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Hot Time Country dot nen. So Kobe, we got to
talk about it too, No doubt. Nightmare, What a song
to lead off on this album of American Son.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
Yeah, so all of American Sons. I wouldn't say it's
a big shift for me, but it's a concept record
in the fact that I want to talk about four
major things. I want to talk about mental health, I
want to talk about state of humanity, I wanted to
talk about hope, and I want to talk about love.
Kind of in general, all those four main pillars, and
some of the songs are a little heavier than stuff
(10:03):
that we've done in the past. Lyric wise, I think it's,
you know, pretty far for the chorus for a co
Acuff record.
Speaker 4 (10:09):
I mean, every song is pretty deep in the well.
Speaker 1 (10:11):
But I will say that I wanted all of them
to hit hard. So our crossover was you know, we
did like you know, I would say it's kind of
more of a Southern rock record or kind of an
alt Southern rock record.
Speaker 3 (10:22):
Yeah, no doubt. It's got a little bit for everybody too.
And I love these tunes.
Speaker 2 (10:25):
You know, you look at Ain't So Bad And of course,
you know the song off of their two off, American
Son Bruised. They got to ask you about those two first,
We'll talk about Ain't So Bad? Then we'll talk about Bruised,
but two that really stood out to me as well.
Speaker 1 (10:35):
Yeah, I mean, Ain't So Bad was a little bit
of light in the record, you know. I mean it's
it's a thing where you say, you know, I don't
really like.
Speaker 4 (10:42):
Where I am right now, and I think everybody has
that moment.
Speaker 1 (10:44):
But if you close your eyes, it ain't so bad,
and you always there's always coming better off than you,
and there's always somebody that you wouldn't want to trade
places with. And I think that's a big takeaway for
the record, considering the majority of the record is kind
of more trying to point out issues for people to
think about. So there's a little bit of a little
bit of hope and a little bit of light and
Ain't so Bad.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
Let's bring up Bruised it a little bit too, because
another one that had the one and listen to but
you know what, it's a country song that really gets
home too.
Speaker 4 (11:11):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
Man, I mean it's like if Pink Floyd were to
make a country song. And it's still one of my
favorite pieces I've ever actually been a part of making
and writing. And that song just kind of came across
a time where I was a little bit I was
being hard on myself and I was just like, man,
I feel bruised. I feel like I've just been beat
up this last two weeks. And so that's kind of
where I got the idea for that. And then I
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just love the way the production came out on it.
I love the message of the whole thing. And it's
just a beautiful song.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
No doubt too. And I love this album.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
And again, American Son, all the tracks we're talking about
the were on that album across all those digital streaming
platforms of sixteen songs out there. Make sure you guys
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course we're playing it right here on KKTC Truth Country
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this title of it. How do I feel A live here?
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Speaker 3 (12:01):
Creaking Up. We're coming back here just a few states.
Speaker 5 (12:05):
We make your heart beat fast cause man, slowly, we
mix your mind sharp because mine's feeling dope.
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What am I just miss it?
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Lost my own consciousness. I'll do it for the hell
of it. I don't mind the consequence, so letting me
know what I'm feeling because.
Speaker 8 (12:32):
I'm having trouble breathing and I can't be fast demos
in my mind?
Speaker 5 (12:40):
Then I'm so nung?
Speaker 8 (12:42):
How do you walk right through flame fire?
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Hell?
Speaker 9 (12:47):
Is my home?
Speaker 8 (12:48):
Lady desired?
Speaker 6 (12:50):
How do you hide?
Speaker 5 (12:52):
How do I feel loved? Nicotine dreams feel my head
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Alcohol feels anxiety, But it's the alcohol that's killing me.
I've been dying for.
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Speaker 8 (13:31):
Have trouble breathing and I can't even find demons in
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riding fire Hell? Let my home lady is higher? How
you lie?
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How do I feel like?
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So?
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Letting me know what I'm feeling because I'm having trouble breathing.
Can I kacky findymons in my mind?
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So letting me know.
Speaker 5 (14:31):
What I'm feeling because I have.
Speaker 8 (14:33):
Trouve breathing and I can't get five demones in my life.
Speaker 6 (14:41):
And I'm don't know.
Speaker 8 (14:42):
I don't walk riding flame fire? Ellis my lady desire?
I'll be life?
Speaker 4 (14:52):
How do I feel?
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Alvee?
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Coming to it in black here with Kobe A Cuff
on the show, talking a lot about American son and
just country music in general. So great collaboration here with
a great, great duo doing their thing out there at
the Costellos and how do I Feel Alive?
Speaker 3 (16:37):
How did this collaboration come about?
Speaker 4 (16:40):
Well, the girls and I had gotten together in the
writing room. It's how we met for the first time.
Speaker 1 (16:45):
And I actually wrote a song with them for them
that has not been released yet, but I enjoyed the
right so much.
Speaker 4 (16:51):
A week later, I wrote the chorus to how Do
I Feel Live?
Speaker 1 (16:54):
And I remember thinking, man, I would love the girls
come over and help me finish this one.
Speaker 4 (16:58):
So they came over.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
We were working on it, and I was like, man,
you know the with three girls and me, the four
parts sounds really really good, and so I figured, hell,
why not, let's let's bring them on and feature him
on the song. So yeah, we featured him on it,
and it just man, it turned out awesome. The song
is you know, once again, it's definitely got some kind
of a rock crossover to it, but I love the
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way it turned out. I think it's super unique right now,
especially in the country music space. And the message, obviously,
I think speaks for itself.
Speaker 2 (17:30):
You know, when it comes to songwriting too, And I
always thought about this. You know, we've we've done shows
in the past, you and I you're a fantastic songwriter.
And I'm not just throwing that out there to say,
but it's a huge compliment too, because a lot of
people say songwriting is that therapy, man, you get those
things off their chest. And I mentioned, you know, kind
of earlier in the show that you know, country music
is that way, because not every song that somebody puts out,
it puts out there, whether it be an artist, a songwriter,
somebody recording it, you know, mixed mastering in the studio.
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Not every song has to be like the number one
hit to make someone feel something, whether it's positive, negative,
or just trying to help them heal heal something in
their life. Talk about just the songwriting process for you
and kind of what goes through your mind when you're
putting together these great songs.
Speaker 1 (18:08):
Yeah, so a lot of the songwriting for me is
just you know, I have my processes and whatnot, but
a lot of it is just me putting my experience
of the year onto a piece of paper for me
to realize it. It's kind of me working through my emotions,
through my experiences, you know.
Speaker 4 (18:22):
Good and bad.
Speaker 1 (18:24):
And you know, what you hear in the songs, especially
in Nicole Bacup song, is definitely what I was feeling
at the time I wrote the song. There's a lot
of that going on, and you know, twenty twenty three
was actually kind of a tough year for me just
with some personal stuff, and so you hear a lot
of that in American Son on that record. So I
think for me too, something I get a lot of
joy out of is you know, you're right, sometimes I
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get down on myself because not every song can be
a hit, But if one person listens to that song
and it greatly affects them, that's worth it.
Speaker 4 (18:54):
For me. That's big time, no doubt.
Speaker 3 (18:56):
There's another on and off the record for American Son.
I love the title.
Speaker 2 (18:58):
At least some great titles coming on this to and
you mentioned it's got just a little feel for everything
on there with the boy this. These songs were arranged
for this particular project, A Man in the paper mask.
Let's talk about that one.
Speaker 1 (19:09):
Yeah, man, I wrote that song actually for my producer,
and I told him, I said, okay, man, here's the song.
I wrote this song for you, and however you want
to produce it, I'm down, you know. And he said,
what if we did something kind of like a Simon
and Garfunkle, you know, like a seventies kind of folk
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thing to it? And I said, man, that sounds great.
That's kind of what we did.
Speaker 7 (19:32):
You know.
Speaker 1 (19:33):
We ended up kind of feeling it out. It's got
a crazy core progression. I love the words in the song.
It means a lot to me, and I just love
the voices we picked for it, and I love the
way it turned out.
Speaker 3 (19:43):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (19:43):
I love a good song too that you said back
to that Western White Pines record too, which anything with
Outlaw in it is going to be just a just
damn good country song too. And I love the fact
that you put one on that record called Outlaw in Me.
Let's dive into this one.
Speaker 4 (19:56):
Yeah, out on Me.
Speaker 1 (19:57):
It came from a point where everyone kept being like,
man like, you're the like whatever you're a part of
it is going to be the next outlaw wave. And
I'm a big willy whaling guy. But you know, they
didn't pick the name outlaw. It was given to them.
And it's one of those things where I was kept
being like, man like, I'm not an outlaw type character.
And so Outlaw on Me is one an explanation to
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people who are close to me for kind of what
my life has become. And two it's an expectation song
for people like you meet me. I'm a I'm a
really goofy guy. I'm not like, I'm not badass in
any way, you know, And so that's kind of the
explanation of It's like, you know, you still think I'm
an outlaw, and but I'm no different. You know, I'm
I'm just a guy out here trying to write songs.
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And truthfully, all I really want to do when I
write songs is just have an impact on somebody, you know.
One person or a million people or ten or a thousand,
it doesn't really matter to me.
Speaker 4 (20:49):
I just it's really cool.
Speaker 1 (20:51):
That we're in a space where you know, these songs
get listened to and they can help people, and they
can you know, bring joy to people, and they can
bring reflection to people.
Speaker 4 (20:59):
And that's really that's all I'm in it for.
Speaker 2 (21:01):
And you want to get your opinion on just man,
the just superb talent in country music now, for both
the male side and the female side. Holbe, it's been
hard to kind of, you know, say, of Purst everybody
turn on the song. You knew the first instrumentation when
it first hit. It's like, man, that's the lyrics, everybody
knew the artists and that kind of thing. We just
kind of would picture them with the song and put
two and two together. But man, so much talent right
now in country music. But I've featured here on my
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show and all these statements that I'm onto and I
can't recall this amount of just great talent in it.
And for me, you got to go allver the back
to mind is the country. What's your take on that?
Speaker 4 (21:32):
Yeah, I mean, you know, it's one of those things
where there's definitely.
Speaker 1 (21:34):
You know, country is so wide right now, and kind
of my take on it is it's definitely the biggest
it's ever been. I think the only other time it
was this big was probably in the nineties. I think
you're you're right about that. But in the nineties there
wasn't as many artists it was massive. But nowadays, man,
there's just so much talent. Everyone's being seen. There's you know,
no one's really being gate kept anymore. There's a lot
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more ways to get into it. So you know, for me,
I like that because that's how I created my career.
But yeah, tons of talent out there. The people have
a lot of choice, and you know, they they can
put and they can change anyone's life overnight, you know.
Speaker 2 (22:12):
And we went to the other the roy Acuff connection
at the top, talk about just when you found out
kind of like there's always that name and just love
a Cuff out there too, but also to its so
synonymous with the Grand Ole Operation, and of course we're
on that station on WSM once a week for a
show here on the backstage fast just talk about just
I guess when you found out too.
Speaker 3 (22:29):
At the same time, the connection there that maybe people
don't know about that. I do as the host of
this show.
Speaker 2 (22:34):
And then the first time you stepped in that center circle,
called me kind of what went through your body, the emotions,
things like that when you've got to step in the
center circle and play the operations for the first time.
Speaker 4 (22:43):
First of all, talk about the circle.
Speaker 1 (22:47):
Such an honor, especially you know, me being somebody from Idaho,
Northern Idaho. I'm a I'm a northern man, you know,
I them, you know, allow me to be a part
of such an amazing tradition down here. I I could
not be more thankful than you know, being able to
step in that circle where so many other great artists
have stepped into, including most of my heroes.
Speaker 4 (23:07):
That night. I basically didn't think.
Speaker 1 (23:09):
I was related to Roy for the longest time because
my family's from Idaho and before that they were Missouri,
and it's just like such a long lineage to get back.
But I was reached out to by people who kind
of run the Acuff genealogy there are here in Tennessee,
and they had told me that, yeah, that I'm six
cousins with Roy Acuff, which you know, I mean isn't close.
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I mean, I think I'm six cousins with a fruitfly.
But I'm just saying, you know, it's it still shocked me.
And I kind of found out that a couple of
days prior to me making the opera debut, and so
they asked me on stage and they said, yeah, you
didn't think you were. And I've said in interviews and
stuff before that I was not. Come to find out
I actually am. And so I actually have the genealogy
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printed out and it's hanging up my parents' house.
Speaker 3 (23:55):
I love it. Got to get the genealogy correct out
there too.
Speaker 2 (23:58):
Can know that, you know what, it doesn't to be
like you said, A distant cousins and one of the
legends of.
Speaker 3 (24:02):
All time in country.
Speaker 2 (24:04):
The fun as we wrap up here national when it
comes to the great restaurants out there in my friend,
I love eating there, love eating this in general, like
most people out there to I'm a hot chicken fan.
Where do you like to kind of go out so
when you're kind of having a night on the town.
Speaker 1 (24:16):
For restaurants, Yeah, there's a there's a little spot over
here in East Nashville where I live called two ten Jack.
It's kind of like an Asian fusion spot. They do
a great job though. That's probably one of my favorite restaurants,
uh here in this area. And then man, if you're
I don't know, if you're a burger fan, I really
like Uh there's a Smashburger a little barn nex my
(24:38):
house called Schulman's. Love their burger there. They also got
a blowney sandwich. I'm a simple guy.
Speaker 4 (24:43):
I mean, I think everybody knows that.
Speaker 1 (24:45):
Once again, I'm not you know, I'm not pulling any
punches when it comes to talking about me. But yeah,
I like simple food that is really good. So I mean,
if you're going to be a fusion spot, I you know,
I just want it to be good in classic.
Speaker 2 (24:56):
I just like the record. Man, a country artist knows
their food out there too. Just like the album American Son.
He's out there, like I said, doing his thing and
of course so just growing every day in his profession
of country music. Out there again, the album is an
American stun and across all those digital streaming platforms, mut
you guys, go check it out wherever you listen to.
Music came out there in late August, and of course
check came out for all the tour dates and everything
out there at Colbyacup dot com to make sure you
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guys here getting at the city near you, my friend.
Appreciate the time. Thanks so much for having us out
on the Luke Combs Tour here on the backstage past
powered by the Enforced Guys the podcast dot com. Looking
forward to doing this againing us the new projects come
out and they continue successful on before.
Speaker 3 (25:32):
We appreciate you being with.
Speaker 4 (25:33):
Us, Thanks you ever for having me on man, I
appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (25:35):
You got it, the one, the only Colby Acuff.
Speaker 2 (25:37):
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KKTC True Country ninety nine point nine and stay tuned
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talk to you guys soon. Take care and good glass.
Speaker 11 (25:51):
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Hey, this is recording artist Kolby Acov and you're listening
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Speaker 2 (00:06):
Welcome inside the backstage pass here again buy of the
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Speaker 3 (00:17):
Out there, high Tech Country, dot Net and a whole
lot more.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Well day, but I got to see this gentleman back
over the summer in a big, big concert series over
there with Luke Combs at NRG in Houston, Texas. The
phenomenal job opening for Luke Combs and the rest of
the lineup. The great kolbe A Cuff joined us here
at the new album American Sun is across all those
digital streaming platforms.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
So cobD, how you doing, brother.
Speaker 4 (00:36):
I'm doing well, man, Thanks for having me on.
Speaker 3 (00:38):
Hey man, we appreciate you being here. Well.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
I tell you what, you guys had a busy summer,
no doubt, not just opening for Luke on that tour
which was huge out there, sellouts at the NRG and
in Houston. But you guys have been touring. Catch us
up on that, man, and just how the summer tour
has been going.
Speaker 1 (00:51):
Oh, man, summer's been so good. We're gonna probably play
around one hundred and five to one hundred and ten
shows this year, drive about eighty thousand miles and play
almost every state you could possibly think of, besides a
few which we'll get to next year. But I can't
even believe that we're allowed to play that many shows,
or that how many places would have us, and you know,
we're moving tickets, and it's just it's been a great year.
Speaker 2 (01:12):
You know, for you guys as a man putting out
that music if people want to hear. And I think
that music is making a lot of a comeback now,
that nineties country sound and just songs that really, you know,
colled me, they stand the test of time, but they
also tell stories. And I know you got your start
right there too. Kind of explain to people who are
listening out there on KKTC True Country and of course
the high Tech Country dot Net, how you've got your start.
I mean obviously that that that famous that Roy Acuff
(01:35):
name out there too that you're kind of synonymous with too.
But man, you've always had a passion for this thing
and this thing called music, right.
Speaker 4 (01:41):
Oh of course, man.
Speaker 1 (01:42):
Yeah, I mean I started playing piano at five, and
I think, you know, it's it's just kind of always
been in my life. I had my first band when
I was eleven, played my first show at twelve, been
doing it a long time, and you know, it's it's
always a wild thing that you know, I look back
now and you know, now we do it for a living.
We've played a few stadiums even, and just real fortunate
and happy I get to do this.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
You know.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Last September, y'all put out a great album, The Western
White Pines Man, and just what a what a song
like I said, to kind of bring back that originality
and that feel for nineties country and just kind of
telling that story because I believe that's what country music
is all about, its storytelling and make somebody, you know,
feel something talk about that song and just overall the
body of work on that album.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:21):
So, I mean, Western My Pines is is my fourth
studio album, and I knew I was making a move
from Idaho to Nashville, and I really wanted to put
together a body of work that kind of described where
I was from, how I was raised.
Speaker 4 (02:33):
So on and so forth.
Speaker 1 (02:34):
It was supposed to have and feel very much so
like being out West. Perfect camping record, perfect record to
drive around the country to. Just I wanted to make
sure that the people of you know, northern Idaho, Montana,
west or eastern Washington and so on, they had somebody
out there, you know, rapping them.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
It's just such a great a great song. And I
remember even going back to Honky Talk Evin, which was
the title track of that third studio album which came
out to Ian and twenty two. You have people kind
of a recap on the honky Tonk Kevin out there too,
and how will It be for You?
Speaker 1 (03:05):
That was my last independent record. I've always wanted to
have a honky Tonk record. I always wanted to have
a record. We were a bar band for so long,
you know, just do it. We're playing a lot of
those old nineties songs and so on, and I always
wanted to have a record that just had some you know,
kind of some older classic sounding country on it. So
went down to Texas and made that one of Sonic
Cranch and I do love that record.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
I love it too, because we talked a lot about
the Western White Pines, that song but off that same record,
which that deluxe one is across all those DSPs out
there for digital streaming platforms. But I got to talk
about one on their Boy and a Bird Dog.
Speaker 4 (03:40):
Yeah, man, I love that tune.
Speaker 1 (03:41):
I unfortunately lost my dog about four years ago, and
I really wanted to write a song about her, but
I just knew I couldn't write you know, your your
classic sad dog songs. I'd never be able to play
it live, and so I ended up, you know, kind
of reshifting that focus to try and writing the song
in the beginning of the relationship versus the end where
(04:03):
it's just you know, you're a kid, you're hunting and
you got a you know, maybe a year or two
old bird dog. You're both kind of training each other
on how to do it, and it's like when life is,
you know, really good, you don't have any stresses from
the outside, and it's just like the best to get
no doubt.
Speaker 2 (04:17):
Like I said, those two things that go together versus
anonymous for country music in that same time with that
particular team which I love so much. Boy and a
Bird Dog, which is off that Western White Pines album too.
IFO we play some music, I gotta ask about. On
that same album, you guys came up with a great
tune into your key.
Speaker 4 (04:31):
Wrote, yeah, man, that's a sad one.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
I usually don't write love songs, but I think that
song is the definition of a love song. I think
it goes beyond you know, the world that we live in,
and I think that song.
Speaker 4 (04:45):
Is It's a lot of words.
Speaker 1 (04:46):
It's kind of a lengthier song, but if you give
it the time, I think everyone loves it when they
give it the time.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
I love this new album, American Son. We're going to
play one for it right now here on KKTC True
Country ninety nine point nine. Here again, Brandon Moreality Backstage
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Sticks and Stones may break my bones. Words killed me
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is mad, pride, elkna, love for the lie. Howur is
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the meaning of us?
Speaker 6 (05:57):
And I'm dying for something and.
Speaker 5 (06:03):
Why can't we change the world?
Speaker 1 (06:05):
We can change the truth?
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Well, this same book, Audrey Man, it's.
Speaker 7 (06:11):
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Speaker 5 (06:35):
That's made up in your head. Work me until you
break me down, retire once I'm in the ground, just
to replace me when I'm gone.
Speaker 4 (06:50):
It's the same old song.
Speaker 5 (06:55):
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And we can change the truth?
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Seven days a week, six to seven Mountain time out
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Hot Time Country dot nen. So Kobe, we got to
talk about it too, No doubt. Nightmare, What a song
to lead off on this album of American Son.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
Yeah, so all of American Sons. I wouldn't say it's
a big shift for me, but it's a concept record
in the fact that I want to talk about four
major things. I want to talk about mental health, I
want to talk about state of humanity, I wanted to
talk about hope, and I want to talk about love.
Kind of in general, all those four main pillars, and
some of the songs are a little heavier than stuff
(10:03):
that we've done in the past. Lyric wise, I think it's,
you know, pretty far for the chorus for a co
Acuff record.
Speaker 4 (10:09):
I mean, every song is pretty deep in the well.
Speaker 1 (10:11):
But I will say that I wanted all of them
to hit hard. So our crossover was you know, we
did like you know, I would say it's kind of
more of a Southern rock record or kind of an
alt Southern rock record.
Speaker 3 (10:22):
Yeah, no doubt. It's got a little bit for everybody too.
And I love these tunes.
Speaker 2 (10:25):
You know, you look at Ain't So Bad And of course,
you know the song off of their two off, American
Son Bruised. They got to ask you about those two first,
We'll talk about Ain't So Bad? Then we'll talk about Bruised,
but two that really stood out to me as well.
Speaker 1 (10:35):
Yeah, I mean, Ain't So Bad was a little bit
of light in the record, you know. I mean it's
it's a thing where you say, you know, I don't
really like.
Speaker 4 (10:42):
Where I am right now, and I think everybody has
that moment.
Speaker 1 (10:44):
But if you close your eyes, it ain't so bad,
and you always there's always coming better off than you,
and there's always somebody that you wouldn't want to trade
places with. And I think that's a big takeaway for
the record, considering the majority of the record is kind
of more trying to point out issues for people to
think about. So there's a little bit of a little
bit of hope and a little bit of light and
Ain't so Bad.
Speaker 2 (11:03):
Let's bring up Bruised it a little bit too, because
another one that had the one and listen to but
you know what, it's a country song that really gets
home too.
Speaker 4 (11:11):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
Man, I mean it's like if Pink Floyd were to
make a country song. And it's still one of my
favorite pieces I've ever actually been a part of making
and writing. And that song just kind of came across
a time where I was a little bit I was
being hard on myself and I was just like, man,
I feel bruised. I feel like I've just been beat
up this last two weeks. And so that's kind of
where I got the idea for that. And then I
(11:34):
just love the way the production came out on it.
I love the message of the whole thing. And it's
just a beautiful song.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
No doubt too. And I love this album.
Speaker 2 (11:40):
And again, American Son, all the tracks we're talking about
the were on that album across all those digital streaming
platforms of sixteen songs out there. Make sure you guys
go check it out across all those platforms. And of
course we're playing it right here on KKTC Truth Country
ninety nine point nine. Time for another one. I love
this title of it. How do I feel A live here?
It is w a cuff on KKTC Truth ninety nine
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Speaker 3 (12:01):
Creaking Up. We're coming back here just a few states.
Speaker 5 (12:05):
We make your heart beat fast cause man, slowly, we
mix your mind sharp because mine's feeling dope.
Speaker 4 (12:16):
What am I just miss it?
Speaker 5 (12:20):
Lost my own consciousness. I'll do it for the hell
of it. I don't mind the consequence, so letting me
know what I'm feeling because.
Speaker 8 (12:32):
I'm having trouble breathing and I can't be fast demos
in my mind?
Speaker 5 (12:40):
Then I'm so nung?
Speaker 8 (12:42):
How do you walk right through flame fire?
Speaker 10 (12:47):
Hell?
Speaker 9 (12:47):
Is my home?
Speaker 8 (12:48):
Lady desired?
Speaker 6 (12:50):
How do you hide?
Speaker 5 (12:52):
How do I feel loved? Nicotine dreams feel my head
and all I can think of as one last cigarette?
Speaker 8 (13:17):
Alcohol feels anxiety, But it's the alcohol that's killing me.
I've been dying for.
Speaker 5 (13:27):
So letting me know what I'm feeling because I.
Speaker 8 (13:31):
Have trouble breathing and I can't even find demons in
my mind? Ben, I'm oh, no, I'm feel long right
riding fire Hell? Let my home lady is higher? How
you lie?
Speaker 5 (13:51):
How do I feel like?
Speaker 9 (14:14):
So?
Speaker 5 (14:15):
Letting me know what I'm feeling because I'm having trouble breathing.
Can I kacky findymons in my mind?
Speaker 8 (14:29):
So letting me know.
Speaker 5 (14:31):
What I'm feeling because I have.
Speaker 8 (14:33):
Trouve breathing and I can't get five demones in my life.
Speaker 6 (14:41):
And I'm don't know.
Speaker 8 (14:42):
I don't walk riding flame fire? Ellis my lady desire?
I'll be life?
Speaker 4 (14:52):
How do I feel?
Speaker 5 (14:53):
Alvee?
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Coming to it in black here with Kobe A Cuff
on the show, talking a lot about American son and
just country music in general. So great collaboration here with
a great, great duo doing their thing out there at
the Costellos and how do I Feel Alive?
Speaker 3 (16:37):
How did this collaboration come about?
Speaker 4 (16:40):
Well, the girls and I had gotten together in the
writing room. It's how we met for the first time.
Speaker 1 (16:45):
And I actually wrote a song with them for them
that has not been released yet, but I enjoyed the
right so much.
Speaker 4 (16:51):
A week later, I wrote the chorus to how Do
I Feel Live?
Speaker 1 (16:54):
And I remember thinking, man, I would love the girls
come over and help me finish this one.
Speaker 4 (16:58):
So they came over.
Speaker 1 (17:00):
We were working on it, and I was like, man,
you know the with three girls and me, the four
parts sounds really really good, and so I figured, hell,
why not, let's let's bring them on and feature him
on the song. So yeah, we featured him on it,
and it just man, it turned out awesome. The song
is you know, once again, it's definitely got some kind
of a rock crossover to it, but I love the
(17:22):
way it turned out. I think it's super unique right now,
especially in the country music space. And the message, obviously,
I think speaks for itself.
Speaker 2 (17:30):
You know, when it comes to songwriting too, And I
always thought about this. You know, we've we've done shows
in the past, you and I you're a fantastic songwriter.
And I'm not just throwing that out there to say,
but it's a huge compliment too, because a lot of
people say songwriting is that therapy, man, you get those
things off their chest. And I mentioned, you know, kind
of earlier in the show that you know, country music
is that way, because not every song that somebody puts out,
it puts out there, whether it be an artist, a songwriter,
somebody recording it, you know, mixed mastering in the studio.
(17:53):
Not every song has to be like the number one
hit to make someone feel something, whether it's positive, negative,
or just trying to help them heal heal something in
their life. Talk about just the songwriting process for you
and kind of what goes through your mind when you're
putting together these great songs.
Speaker 1 (18:08):
Yeah, so a lot of the songwriting for me is
just you know, I have my processes and whatnot, but
a lot of it is just me putting my experience
of the year onto a piece of paper for me
to realize it. It's kind of me working through my emotions,
through my experiences, you know.
Speaker 4 (18:22):
Good and bad.
Speaker 1 (18:24):
And you know, what you hear in the songs, especially
in Nicole Bacup song, is definitely what I was feeling
at the time I wrote the song. There's a lot
of that going on, and you know, twenty twenty three
was actually kind of a tough year for me just
with some personal stuff, and so you hear a lot
of that in American Son on that record. So I
think for me too, something I get a lot of
joy out of is you know, you're right, sometimes I
(18:46):
get down on myself because not every song can be
a hit, But if one person listens to that song
and it greatly affects them, that's worth it.
Speaker 4 (18:54):
For me. That's big time, no doubt.
Speaker 3 (18:56):
There's another on and off the record for American Son.
I love the title.
Speaker 2 (18:58):
At least some great titles coming on this to and
you mentioned it's got just a little feel for everything
on there with the boy this. These songs were arranged
for this particular project, A Man in the paper mask.
Let's talk about that one.
Speaker 1 (19:09):
Yeah, man, I wrote that song actually for my producer,
and I told him, I said, okay, man, here's the song.
I wrote this song for you, and however you want
to produce it, I'm down, you know. And he said,
what if we did something kind of like a Simon
and Garfunkle, you know, like a seventies kind of folk
(19:30):
thing to it? And I said, man, that sounds great.
That's kind of what we did.
Speaker 7 (19:32):
You know.
Speaker 1 (19:33):
We ended up kind of feeling it out. It's got
a crazy core progression. I love the words in the song.
It means a lot to me, and I just love
the voices we picked for it, and I love the
way it turned out.
Speaker 3 (19:43):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (19:43):
I love a good song too that you said back
to that Western White Pines record too, which anything with
Outlaw in it is going to be just a just
damn good country song too. And I love the fact
that you put one on that record called Outlaw in Me.
Let's dive into this one.
Speaker 4 (19:56):
Yeah, out on Me.
Speaker 1 (19:57):
It came from a point where everyone kept being like,
man like, you're the like whatever you're a part of
it is going to be the next outlaw wave. And
I'm a big willy whaling guy. But you know, they
didn't pick the name outlaw. It was given to them.
And it's one of those things where I was kept
being like, man like, I'm not an outlaw type character.
And so Outlaw on Me is one an explanation to
(20:20):
people who are close to me for kind of what
my life has become. And two it's an expectation song
for people like you meet me. I'm a I'm a
really goofy guy. I'm not like, I'm not badass in
any way, you know, And so that's kind of the
explanation of It's like, you know, you still think I'm
an outlaw, and but I'm no different. You know, I'm
I'm just a guy out here trying to write songs.
(20:41):
And truthfully, all I really want to do when I
write songs is just have an impact on somebody, you know.
One person or a million people or ten or a thousand,
it doesn't really matter to me.
Speaker 4 (20:49):
I just it's really cool.
Speaker 1 (20:51):
That we're in a space where you know, these songs
get listened to and they can help people, and they
can you know, bring joy to people, and they can
bring reflection to people.
Speaker 4 (20:59):
And that's really that's all I'm in it for.
Speaker 2 (21:01):
And you want to get your opinion on just man,
the just superb talent in country music now, for both
the male side and the female side. Holbe, it's been
hard to kind of, you know, say, of Purst everybody
turn on the song. You knew the first instrumentation when
it first hit. It's like, man, that's the lyrics, everybody
knew the artists and that kind of thing. We just
kind of would picture them with the song and put
two and two together. But man, so much talent right
now in country music. But I've featured here on my
(21:23):
show and all these statements that I'm onto and I
can't recall this amount of just great talent in it.
And for me, you got to go allver the back
to mind is the country. What's your take on that?
Speaker 4 (21:32):
Yeah, I mean, you know, it's one of those things
where there's definitely.
Speaker 1 (21:34):
You know, country is so wide right now, and kind
of my take on it is it's definitely the biggest
it's ever been. I think the only other time it
was this big was probably in the nineties. I think
you're you're right about that. But in the nineties there
wasn't as many artists it was massive. But nowadays, man,
there's just so much talent. Everyone's being seen. There's you know,
no one's really being gate kept anymore. There's a lot
(21:57):
more ways to get into it. So you know, for me,
I like that because that's how I created my career.
But yeah, tons of talent out there. The people have
a lot of choice, and you know, they they can
put and they can change anyone's life overnight, you know.
Speaker 2 (22:12):
And we went to the other the roy Acuff connection
at the top, talk about just when you found out
kind of like there's always that name and just love
a Cuff out there too, but also to its so
synonymous with the Grand Ole Operation, and of course we're
on that station on WSM once a week for a
show here on the backstage fast just talk about just
I guess when you found out too.
Speaker 3 (22:29):
At the same time, the connection there that maybe people
don't know about that. I do as the host of
this show.
Speaker 2 (22:34):
And then the first time you stepped in that center circle,
called me kind of what went through your body, the emotions,
things like that when you've got to step in the
center circle and play the operations for the first time.
Speaker 4 (22:43):
First of all, talk about the circle.
Speaker 1 (22:47):
Such an honor, especially you know, me being somebody from Idaho,
Northern Idaho. I'm a I'm a northern man, you know,
I them, you know, allow me to be a part
of such an amazing tradition down here. I I could
not be more thankful than you know, being able to
step in that circle where so many other great artists
have stepped into, including most of my heroes.
Speaker 4 (23:07):
That night. I basically didn't think.
Speaker 1 (23:09):
I was related to Roy for the longest time because
my family's from Idaho and before that they were Missouri,
and it's just like such a long lineage to get back.
But I was reached out to by people who kind
of run the Acuff genealogy there are here in Tennessee,
and they had told me that, yeah, that I'm six
cousins with Roy Acuff, which you know, I mean isn't close.
(23:31):
I mean, I think I'm six cousins with a fruitfly.
But I'm just saying, you know, it's it still shocked me.
And I kind of found out that a couple of
days prior to me making the opera debut, and so
they asked me on stage and they said, yeah, you
didn't think you were. And I've said in interviews and
stuff before that I was not. Come to find out
I actually am. And so I actually have the genealogy
(23:53):
printed out and it's hanging up my parents' house.
Speaker 3 (23:55):
I love it. Got to get the genealogy correct out
there too.
Speaker 2 (23:58):
Can know that, you know what, it doesn't to be
like you said, A distant cousins and one of the
legends of.
Speaker 3 (24:02):
All time in country.
Speaker 2 (24:04):
The fun as we wrap up here national when it
comes to the great restaurants out there in my friend,
I love eating there, love eating this in general, like
most people out there to I'm a hot chicken fan.
Where do you like to kind of go out so
when you're kind of having a night on the town.
Speaker 1 (24:16):
For restaurants, Yeah, there's a there's a little spot over
here in East Nashville where I live called two ten Jack.
It's kind of like an Asian fusion spot. They do
a great job though. That's probably one of my favorite restaurants,
uh here in this area. And then man, if you're
I don't know, if you're a burger fan, I really
like Uh there's a Smashburger a little barn nex my
(24:38):
house called Schulman's. Love their burger there. They also got
a blowney sandwich. I'm a simple guy.
Speaker 4 (24:43):
I mean, I think everybody knows that.
Speaker 1 (24:45):
Once again, I'm not you know, I'm not pulling any
punches when it comes to talking about me. But yeah,
I like simple food that is really good. So I mean,
if you're going to be a fusion spot, I you know,
I just want it to be good in classic.
Speaker 2 (24:56):
I just like the record. Man, a country artist knows
their food out there too. Just like the album American Son.
He's out there, like I said, doing his thing and
of course so just growing every day in his profession
of country music. Out there again, the album is an
American stun and across all those digital streaming platforms, mut
you guys, go check it out wherever you listen to.
Music came out there in late August, and of course
check came out for all the tour dates and everything
out there at Colbyacup dot com to make sure you
(25:18):
guys here getting at the city near you, my friend.
Appreciate the time. Thanks so much for having us out
on the Luke Combs Tour here on the backstage past
powered by the Enforced Guys the podcast dot com. Looking
forward to doing this againing us the new projects come
out and they continue successful on before.
Speaker 3 (25:32):
We appreciate you being with.
Speaker 4 (25:33):
Us, Thanks you ever for having me on man, I
appreciate it.
Speaker 3 (25:35):
You got it, the one, the only Colby Acuff.
Speaker 2 (25:37):
We're back for more shows coming up this week on
KKTC True Country ninety nine point nine and stay tuned
for a lot more is it's coming your way here
on just one of the best stations right there in
Ski Toown and Taston, Mexico and up into Colorado. We'll
talk to you guys soon. Take care and good glass.
Speaker 11 (25:51):
Hello everybody, This is Nashville recording artists Shelly Fairchild and
you are listening to a grand Slam of sports and
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