Cole Swindell Remembers The Day He Moved To Nashville In Heartfelt Post

Today, country hitmaker Cole Swindell releases the new track “Down To Earth,” from his upcoming Down Home Sessions V EP.

Swindell celebrated the release of the song with a heartfelt social media post revealing that today marks his 12th anniversary of living in Nashville and that it’s also his late father’s birthday.

“On this day, 12 years ago, I moved to Nashville,” he began. “It was my Dad’s birthday, record-breaking heat wave, and my 3 favorite artists (Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, & Eric Church) were all playing a pub crawl on Demonbreun St. I was so nervous because I had NO clue if I’d ever be good enough at writing songs or singing them to make a living. I was also excited because I knew no matter what happened I absolutely HAD to be AROUND the music business…around the songs. I just wanted a shot to make other people feel the way I did when I heard music that I loved.” 

He continued, “Everyone has their own path and ALL of you have certainly made a huge impact on mine. 3 albums & (in the middle of) 5 EPs later… here we are. August 23rd. I’d say it’s a pretty special day to put out a new song.. it was honestly supposed to be out last Friday but I was told that plans had changed and when I heard the new release date…I just smiled. Things like that don’t just happen. Happy Birthday, Pops! Gonna be a good night here in California. Love y’all!”

Comments poured in on the post, with many fans wishing Swindell’s father a happy birthday in heaven.

Swindell announced the release of Down Home Sessions V earlier this year, revealing plans to release one song a month until the release of the full EP. The Georgia native has released one Down Home Sessions EP a year in the five years since signing his record deal with Warner Music Nashville. He uses the EPs to offer fans new music in between albums.

Currently, Swindell is on tour with his longtime friend and fellow country superstar, Luke Bryan, on the Sunset Repeat Tour.