Coming SOON.
Today, Kip Moore announced his sixth studio album, Solitary Tracks, will be out everywhere on February 28th, and it will feature a whopping 23 songs on the tracklist.
Kip released several new songs towards the end of 2024, including “Learning As I Go,” “Live Here To Work,” “Flowers in December,” “Wildfire,” and today, he put out another new one called “Bad Spot,” which is easily my favorite so far as he reflects on love lost and being in unable to fully embrace a relationship for reasons with nothing to do with the girl.
The last time we heard from Kip in an official capacity in terms of an album was when he put out his fifth studio album Damn Love in early 2023, though he’s turned the page to a new chapter, now signed with Virgin Music Group, after leaving his longtime label MCA Nashville last year.
It’s also the most ambitious album he’s ever released in terms of the length and scope coming in at 23 songs, which were co-produced by Moore with Jaren Johnston and additional production by Oscar Charles and Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Lainey Wilson).
Kip says his goal is to always be authentic and true to himself, and this project has been a journey in terms of looking inward and taking a gamble on himself:
“I’m never going to cheat by just trying to write what I think people want to hear, or hold onto a sound that worked for me. I’m going to always be authentic with myself, with every record, and all I ever hope is that people find a little solace.
This project is a journey in itself, so I hope it helps people navigate their own life. There’s no pattern you have to follow, and sometimes you gotta gamble on yourself. You gotta be bold enough to trust your gut, and willing to roll those dice if you believe in something.”
Kip has been at it for years now, and truly puts on an incredible live show, so it’s exciting to see he’s doing it a little differently this time and putting out a lot of new music at once (which is also a risk, but I digress…).
I’ll be honest, Damn Love was kind of a miss for me in terms of how mediocre it was compared to his other records, so I’m eexcited by the prospect of a fresh start with his new label and inspirations, as well as the sound of the new songs we’ve already heard.
It already feels more authentic and genuine to who he is as an artist than some of the other more recent music he’s put out prior to this record, so I have high hopes for KM6.
Solitary Tracks is due out everywhere next month on February 28th, and you can listen to “Bad Spot” below.
“Bad Spot”
“Live Here To Work”
Solitary Tracks Tracklisting:
01) High Hopes
(Writers: Kip Moore/Dave Nassie/Zach Ziemer)
02) Solitary Tracks
(Writers: Kip Moore/Dan Couch/Brett James)
03) Pretty Horses
(Writers: Kip Moore/Nathan Chapman/Blair Daily)
04) Livin’ Side
(Writers: Kip Moore/Dan Couch/Kristian Bush)
05) Around You
(Writers: Kip Moore/Jaren Johnston/Casey Beathard)
06) Half Full Cup
(Writers: Kip Moore/Jaren Johnston/Casey Beathard)
07) Bad Spot
(Writers: Casey Beathard)
08) Straight Line Boots
(Writers: Kip Moore/Jaren Johnston/Casey Beathard)
09) Rivers Don’t Run
(Writers: Kip Moore/Jaren Johnston/Casey Beathard)
10) Burn
(Writers: Kip Moore/Jaren Johnston/Casey Beathard)
11) Like Ya Stole It
(Writers: Kip Moore/Jaren Johnston/Casey Beathard)
12) Southern Son
(Writers: Kip Moore/Dan Couch/Will Lynde/Morgan Evans)
13) Learning As I Go
(Writers: Kip Moore/Dan Couch/Luke Preston/Oscar Charles)
14) Alley Cat
(Writers: Kip Moore/Dan Couch)
15) Live Here to Work
(Writers: Kip Moore)
16) Love And War
(Writers: Kip Moore/Erich Wigdahl/Manny Medina/Dave Nassie)
17) Flowers In December
(Writers: Kip Moore/Erich Wigdahl)
18) Forever is a Lie
(Writers: Kip Moore/Will Lynde/Erich Wigdahl)
19) Wildfire
(Writers: Kip Moore/Dan Couch/Oscar Charles/Hank Born)
20) Tough Enough
(Writers: Kip Moore/Brett James)
21) Good Things Never Last
(Writers: Kip Moore/Casey Beathard)
22) Take What You Can Get
(Writers: Kip Moore/Dan Couch/Luke Preston/Oscar Charles)
23) Only Me
(Writers: Kip Moore/Oscar Charles/Luke Preston/Dan Couch)
Kip will head overseas for his Solitary Tracks World Tour in May, and hopefully, he has some more U.S. dates coming soon too.
Solitary Tracks World Tour:
05/17 – Stockholm, SW @ Nalen
05/18 – Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller Music Hall
05/21 – Hamburg, DE @ Docks
05/23 – Cologne, DE @ E-Werk
05/24 – Stuttgart, DE @ Im Wizemann – Halle
05/25 – Zurich, CH @ Kaufleuten
05/28 – Tilburg, NL @ 13
05/30 – Birmingham, UK @ Academy
05/31 – Leeds, UK @ Academy
06/01 – Belfast, UK @ SSE Arena
06/04 – Newcastle, UK @ City Hall
06/05 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro Arena
06/07 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy
06/08 – Manchester, UK @ Apollo
