Hip to My Heart

The Band Perry - Neil, Kimberly, and Reid

So thinking about a new post for my blog I thought, why not inform others of a new up-and-coming band? A band whose music I'm personally starting to really enjoy. The band is called The Band Perry I'm not joking when I say that their music is quite enjoyable. Right now they have two songs out on the radio that aren't too shabby: "Hip To My Heart" and "If I Die Young" . 

What originally brought my attention to them was the uniqueness of their lyrics. In "Hip To My Heart" the lyrics are upbeat and fun, speaking about the way someone makes you feel when you're falling for them, or already have fallen. Just the overall attitude of the song is lighthearted and enjoyable to listen to, and who really says "brother man" when speaking to someone who is "hip" to their heart? If you don't know what I mean, click on the link and listen to it for yourself.

Their other song "If I Die Young" is on the complete opposite side of the spectrum. Not so fun to listen to, but a beautiful song nonetheless. The first time I heard this song on the radio my friend exclaimed, "It's my song!" Now, if you listen to the lyrics you can imagine that I was more than a little disturbed to hear one of my best friends stating that a song about dying at an early age is "her song." Yet, the song isn't depressing. Maybe it's a morbid fascination but I love it. Kimberly Perry's voice in the song is beautiful and although the song is morbid to the extreme, you can't really help but like it. Or at least, I can't. Not to mention the video is beautifully shot. 

With these two songs on the radio right now, I'm pretty positive that I'm going to be ordering their Debut CD when it comes out on October 12th.

Now for some background information... 

The Band Perry is made up of three siblings: Kimberly, Neil, and Reid. They were born and raised in a small town in Alabama, involved in music from a very early age. During the summer of 2008 after a few years of spending time on the road, working on their sound, The Band Perry met the longtime manager of Garth Brooks, Bob Doyle. After meeting him and partnering up with him and Josh Pegram, The Band Perry spent most of the fall and winter during 2008 writing in Nashville and coming up with songs for their first country recording session. 

"The three of us bring different strengths into the writing room," Neil points out. "Kimberly carries in a bag of melodies and lyrics, Reid always has some really great musical ideas in his back pocket, and I bring in a sense of humor and some thread that ties it all together."

The songs they recorded during their first session caught the ears of Scott Borchetta and Jimmy Harnen, the CEO and President of Republic Nashville. Shortly after they decided to sign The Band Perry to a new label in the summer of 2009. (Information found on The Band Perry website) 

As you can see, The Band Perry seems  to be on the right track for success. I hope this post might get some others to be interested in them like I am cause I'm sure they're going to be great once they're more widely known. 

Well, that's it for tonight. Until next time!