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We had the pleasure of interviewing Andy Velo over Zoom video!\xa0

Nashville-based country artist\xa0Andy Velo\xa0recently released his new album\xa0Way Out. Produced by\xa0Jimmy Ritchey\xa0(Jake Owen, Clay Walker, Robert Counts),\xa0Way Out\xa0evokes traditional country of the '70s, '80s, and '90s as Velo charts his own path while simultaneously carrying the classic country torch. Today he shared his new single\xa0"Drinkin' Friends,"\xa0a blue collar punch that recalls timeless churning honky tonk from the likes of George Strait and Mark Chestnutt.
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Of the new track,\xa0Sounds Like Nashville\xa0raved "Filled with glass-in-one-hundred-percent-full positivity and featuring a jiving honky-tonk sound, its a rowdy new standout with an old-school approach, ready to order up a night on the town."
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Velo began teasing songs from\xa0Way Out\xa0last fall when he released\xa0"Whiskysippi,"\xa0an intoxicating track that suggests the free-spirited love child of Jason Aldean and Little Big Town.\xa0American Songwriter\xa0raved it "straddles that line of sounding fresh and new yet still carrying that traditional torch." It was followed by\xa0"Shade Tree"\xa0last month, a summer fun anthem that\xa0The Boot\xa0called, "country-with-a-capital-C...The upbeat, traditional-leaning love song is unpretentious and full of fiddle and steel guitar."
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Since his debut, Velo has accumulated over\xa04.2 million streams\xa0across Spotify and Apple Music alone and played shows with artists such as Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Kip Moore, Ashley McBryde, Jason Aldean, and many others. His breakthrough 2019 single "Half-Truths & Other Lies" spent three weeks at\xa0#1 on CMT's fan-voted 12 Pack Countdown.\xa0Country Living\xa0named him "The answer to those looking for a traditional country sound," while\xa0Country Music Pride\xa0exclaimed "He's the next big thing!"
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A native of North Georgia, Velo began his\xa0country music path at just 11 years old. He started going out on the road full\xa0time right after high school with\xa0then rising country artist Corey Smith. In\xa02012, he made his official move to Nashville and released his self-titled debut\xa0EP. It was followed by his second\xa0EP\xa0Blue Collar Cruise\xa0and\xa0the\xa0North Georgia Pines\xa0LP shortly after, all of which\xa0continued to provide the backdrop to his high-energy live shows as he\xa0spent\xa0time playing festivals, headlining clubs, and opening for several of country's\xa0top artists. Velo is also honored to be one of few artists that are brand\xa0ambassadors for Jim Beam and Maker's Mark bourbon. He is also partnered with\xa0Monster Energy, playing some of their marquee events such as PBR and\xa0NASCAR\xa0races. On the side, Andy has been cast in stunt roles for movies such as\xa0We\xa0Are Marshall\xa0and\xa0The Blind Side.

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