Ryan Follese Announces Self-Titled EP

Follese, who is best known for his stint as the lead singer in the pop-rock band Hot Chelle Rae, co-wrote all six songs alongside his chart-topping parents.

Written by Lauren Laffer
Ryan Follese Announces Self-Titled EP
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Country newcomer Ryan Follese is gearing up to release his debut, self-titled EP in time for Labor Day. The six-track EP, produced by Dann Huff and Cameron Montgomery, will be released via BMLG Records on Sept. 2. The project will feature Follese’s feel-good debut single, “Float Your Boat.”

“We thought it was an awesome, kind of introduction to the project in a fun, summer song and just something people would enjoy out on the lake,” he told Sounds Like Nashville during a recent interview.

The project came after Follese realized he wanted to return to Nashville from Los Angeles and could only find himself writing country tunes.

Cover art courtesy of BMLG Records

Cover art courtesy of BMLG Records

“Everything that I was writing was just coming out country,” he explained. “Just everything was country and I mean, I told my parents that’s what I wanted to do and they thought I was crazy at first and then they were very supportive. Everybody I told that I wanted to do that wasn’t into it at first and then, as we started to write the songs, it started to make a lot more sense and it feels very natural.”

Follese, who is best known for his stint as the lead singer in the pop-rock band Hot Chelle Rae, co-wrote all six songs alongside his chart-topping parents, Keith (Tim McGraw’s “Something Like That,” Faith Hill’s “The Way You Love Me”) and Adrienne (Lady Antebellum’s “Long Gone,” Martina McBride’s “I Love You”), brother Jamie and friends Cameron and Josh Montgomery.

Ryan Follese Track List:
1. Put A Label On It | Ryan Follese, Adrienne Follese, Jamie Follese, Keith Follese, Cameron Montgomery
2. Wilder | Ryan Follese, Adrienne Follese, Jamie Follese, Keith Follese, Cameron Montgomery
3. One Thing Right | Ryan Follese, Adrienne Follese, Jamie Follese, Keith Follese, Cameron Montgomery
4. Lose A Little Sleep | Ryan Follese, Adrienne Follese, Jamie Follese, Keith Follese, Cameron Montgomery
5. Growing Up | Ryan Follese, Adrienne Follese, Jamie Follese, Keith Follese, Cameron Montgomery, Josh Montgomery
6. Float Your Boat | Ryan Follese, Adrienne Follese, Jamie Follese, Keith Follese, Cameron Montgomery