NEW ALBUM COUNTRY! COUNTRY! COMING SEPTEMBER 26
TICKETS ON SALE FOR RELEASE DAY ALBUM SIGNING EVENT, HOSTED AT ROUGH TRADE BELOW
JIM BOB WORLD TOUR UNDERWAY, INCLUDING FIRST-EVER HEADLINE SHOW AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Country rock superstar HARDY unveils the official music video for album track “Bottomland,” directed by Jay Miller and Caleb Donato—watch it here. COUNTRY! COUNTRY! is set for release September 26 via Big Loud and is available for pre-save and pre-order digitally and across physical formats now. Get it here.
In anticipation of a big release day, Rough Trade Below will host HARDY and fans for an album signing event in New York City on September 26. Find details and purchase tickets here.
COUNTRY! COUNTRY! takes its name literally, ranging from celebrations of his youth in the Mississippi mud—“Bottomland” being named for a specific camo pattern HARDY favors for hunting—to commentary on the state of country music at large. In sum, it’s a celebration of what makes HARDY HARDY.
The forthcoming albumand its singles have garnered enthusiastic early acclaim from Billboard, Forbes, Holler, Entertainment Tonight and more. “Favorite Country Song”—initially shared via recent EP COUNTRY! and performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!—is surging at country radio, and “Bro Country,” the latest album offering created with ERNEST, debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Top Songs chart last Friday.
HARDY is back on the JIM BOB World Tour for a slew of festivals and headline dates, culminating with his first-ever headline show at Madison Square Garden the week of COUNTRY! COUNTRY! release. Koe Wetzel, Stephen Wilson Jr. and Sikarus join as support on select dates. See below for full tour routing and visit hardyofficial.com/tour for more information.
The new album continues a monumental run for HARDY. He made his first ever appearance at the Grand Ole Opry earlier this year with Metallica’s James Hetfield in the audience and smashed through the first leg of his JIM BOB World Tour. In 2024, he released his No. 1 LP Quit!!; toured North America—including his first stadium show, a headline set at CMA Fest and many more; collaborated with heroes Fred Durst and Chad Smith; appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live!; hit 16 No. 1 songs; blew past six billion career streams and so much more.
The pride of Philadelphia, Mississippi has earned his reputation as “a promising purveyor of keeping the spirit of classic heavy Southern rock alive” (American Songwriter), “capable of writing the big hits for radio, obstinate enough to do something completely unexpected, and savvy enough to find the throughline for it all” (Rolling Stone). A five-time ACM award winner and two-time CMA award winner, HARDY has also won three CMA Triple Play awards, was named the 2022 BMI Country Songwriter of the Year and is a three-time AIMP Songwriter of the Year. He’s collaborated and shared stages with Thomas Rhett, Morgan Wallen, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell and more.
HARDY—COUNTRY! COUNTRY!
1. Country Country
2. Favorite Country Song
3. Bro Country (with ERNEST)
4. Luckiest Man Alive
5. Car That Drove You Away
6. Girl With A Gun
7. Buck On The Wall
8. I’d Go Crazy Too
9. Take The Country And Run
10. Goodbye
11. Bedroom In The Sky (with Stephen Wilson Jr.)
12. Bottomland
13. Who Don’t
14. Country In Me
15. Gun To My Head
16. Keep It Country
17. Y’all Need Jesus
18. Dog Years
19. We’re All Gonna Die
20. Everybody Does
HARDY LIVE
September 4—Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview—Syracuse, NY*
September 5—The Pavilion at Star Lake—Burgettstown, PA*
September 6—Hersheypark Stadium—Hershey, PA*
September 11—Brandon Amphitheater—Brandon, MS†
September 12—Coca-Cola Amphitheater—Birmingham, AL†
September 13—CCNB Amphitheatre—Simpsonville, SC†
September 18—Lakewood Amphitheatre—Atlanta, GA*
September 19—MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre—Tampa, FL*
September 20—iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre—West Palm Beach, FL*
September 24—Madison Square Garden—New York City, NY*
*with Koe Wetzel, Stephen Wilson Jr. and Sikarus
†with Stephen Wilson Jr. and Sikarus