BobbyCast Recap: Bobby Chats With Lauren Alaina About New EP, Lists Artists Who Made It Later In Life
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Episode #232 of Bobby Bones’ podcast the BobbyCast was a multi-part episode. Towards the beginning of the episode, Bobby chatted with Lauren Alaina over the phone about her new six-song EP Getting Good, which was released last Friday, March 6.
The six songs on the project are ones she sang on her recent headlining tour, so fans who saw her on the road may be familiar with them. When Bobby asked which song on the project is her current favorite, she said she specifically loved the fiery breakup song, “Somebody Else’s Problem.”
“It’s a very sassy breakup song,” she says. “I would say that that song represents my personality the best — kind of sarcastic, and you get a sense of who I am when you listen to it I think. I’ve been through a couple of breakups in the past few years, so I think it’s time for me to put out a breakup album.”
Another song that is close to Lauren’s heart is “Country In Me,” which is a love song about “a guy that reminds you of where you came from.”
“I had such a southern raising, and I really wanted to tap into that for the new music,” she says.
Bobby and Lauren went on to talk about the rest of the EP, as well as the ACM Awards, where Lauren will act as the “backstage announcer,” giving fans an inside look into what goes on backstage at the awards show.
From there, Bobby and producer Mike D moved onto the second part of the podcast, which was a conversation about artists who had their big breaks a little bit later in life. They mentioned Chris Stapleton, who, after being a successful songwriter in Nashville, had success with his own music at age 37. Another example is Sheryl Crow, who first got recognition in the music scene when she was 32. Bobby and Mike D also talked about Alan Jackson, who had his first hit, “Don’t Rock The Jukebox,” at age 33. A more recent example includes Old Dominion, who, in their late 30s and 40s, started gaining notoriety with their 2014 self-titled EP.
The duo goes on to talk about many other artists who came into the music scene later in life, including Willie Nelson, Bill Withers and Louie Armstrong. To hear more from their conversation, listen to episode #232 of the BobbyCast.
