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Carly Pearce Seeks To ‘Fly’ With Next Album

Carly Pearce has been hard at work on her sophomore album, which will be available later this year.  A lot has happened in her life since her debut and that…

Carly Pearce Has a 'Foundation' Now, Seeks To 'Fly' With Next Album
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Carly Pearce has been hard at work on her sophomore album, which will be available later this year.

 A lot has happened in her life since her debut and that will be reflected in the new music. “Even seeing the girl on the Every Little Thing album cover, I see her and there’s so much that she doesn’t know yet,” says Carly. “And I think that’s how I’ve approached this next album is, ‘What doesn’t she know?’"

Pearce continues, “There’s a lot of songs on there and a lot of just moments … and even the images that we’re using for this new record. I think there’s a lot that you’re going to see and feel that wouldn’t have worked on the first record. And there was a reason for that – because I hadn’t lived it yet or hadn’t faced it yet or I hadn’t become exactly who I’m meant to be. And I think because I was so welcomed with open arms into the country music family, I feel like I have my foundation so now I can kind of fly a little.”

“Closer to You” is in the top 30 and continuing to climb as Carly prepares to hit the road next month with Jason Aldean on the 'Ride All Night Tour.'

-Nancy Brooks

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.