Inside the Music

Have you ever wondered how famous singer song writers come up with all those tracks on their albums?  Well I have, so looking into this further I was able to discover a detailed interview with Eric Church from April 2016.  Church reveals that most albums are scripted and have due dates and releases dates.  However, in the interview, Church says that he and his band were able to create all the tracks on his new album including new single Mr. Misunderstood.  Church wasn't done with his quick work of his newest music before he came up with an unorthodox way to release his newest work.  During the CMA awards (Country Music Awards) the following week, Eric preformed Mr. Misunderstood live for the very first time to his fans and any fans viewing the program.

Church is asked why he took this approach, letting the fans hear the music first, before the critics or other in the industry.  He responds saying
"It's kind of flying by the seat of your pants a little bit.  The way we did it, a surprise release, we didn't do a lot of things we normally do: whether it be with retail, press, distributors.  We took a shot and did it adjust trusted it would go to the fans first; we'd let the other stuff fall into place."

Reporter follows up asking "Why the surprise release?"
Church responds saying
"I really went back to the fact that this was the way the record arrived to me.  It was almost like a portal.  It just happened.  And it happened so fast.  It just felt wrong to sit on it for the next six to eight months.  That would have been the plan if we went by the script."

The interview goes on to talk about other songs on this new record and how they were created.  Perhaps some of Church's deepest tracks including Record Year and Mistress Named Music.  I encourage fans to go and check out some of this new music released this year if you haven't already and vote for your favorite below.