Amid A Milestone 2024, Riley Green Teases New Album
“We’ve got a lot of new music,” the chart-topping country star says.
Riley Green; Photo by Andrew Wendowski
2024 has already been a monumental year for Riley Green, and it sounds like it’s only just the beginning for the Alabama-born country star.
On the heels of the fall 2023 release of his Ain’t My Last Rodeo album, Green hit the ground running in early 2024 with the launch of his headlining Ain’t My Last Rodeo Tour. The 35-year-old has played to record-breaking crowds on the trek and is showing no signs of slowing down with a slew of dates on the books for the remainder of the year.
In addition to his headlining run, Green has shared the stage with the likes of artists such as Morgan Wallen and even performed at the U.K.’s biggest country concert ever earlier this month.
While touring non-stop, Green earned his third country radio chart-topper with “Different ‘Round Here” featuring Luke Combs and released a new EP, Way Out Here, this spring.
As his latest single, “Damn Good Day To Leave,” climbs the charts at country radio, Green is also making noise with his buzzed-about collaboration with Ella Langley: “You Look Like You Love Me.”
And if that’s not enough for one year, Green recently teased plans to release another new album as soon as this fall.
During an interview with Cigar & Spirits, he shared, “We’ve got a lot of new music. We’re in the studio as we speak, cutting through the next album that we’re looking to put out in the fall. We’ll probably release some of those songs a little early to give fans a taste of the album before it comes out.”
While Riley Green was somewhat reserved about what fans can expect from the new project, he mentioned that he’s open to collaborations if the right song comes along.
“No collabs on the Way Out Here EP. On my last album, we did a song with Jelly Roll. It’s just tough to find the time. Especially, with me writing from a very personal place. There are some songs like I Wish Grandpas Never Died that are so personal to me,” he explained. “It’s hard to find a song that’s right for a collaboration when it’s something that personal. Definitely. There will be some more collabs in the future. This EP was just a lot of self-penned songs that were really personal.”
As fans look forward to Green’s next project, they’ll have plenty of chances to catch him on tour and might even get a preview of new music at his upcoming shows.
“We’ll be touring through Thanksgiving. Even when this tour ends, we’ll be on the road and catch you somewhere,” Green teased.
When he’s not on the road or working on new music in Nashville, Green finds solace in the slower pace of his farm in Alabama. There, he can decompress while spending time outside and working on various projects on the property.
“It’s a good disconnect because even just being back in Nashville, but off the road, feels like work to me. That’s where we do a lot of writing. We have a lot of recording sessions and meetings. There’s nothing like that on my farm. The world moves a lot slower there,” he said. “There’s one flashing light and one convenience store out there. My grandmother still lives a few miles from my farm. My entire family lives right there. It’s a really great place for me, not only to decompress, but it’s also where I get all the inspiration to write songs.”
It’s there that he feels most at home.
“I don’t have a lot in common with the big city. I grew up in a small town in Alabama. The more often I can get out there, the more I’m able to write,” he added.
A release date for Riley Green’s new album has yet to be revealed. For a complete list of his upcoming tour dates, visit his official website.
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