Being the big Jason Aldean fan that I am, I couldn't help but notice that Kip also has a connection to the man himself. Well, kinda. Kip has a publishing deal with Stage 3 Publishing and Brett James Corman Music. Brett James is a talented songwriter himself, co-writing Aldean's four week number one song "The Truth". I got really excited when I found out that Kip and Brett worked together, because Brett is probably one of my favorite songwriters. I knew that Kip was going to be an incredible artist that I was going to fall in love with.
And that's exactly what happened! I listened to pretty much nothing but Kip's music on my computer for about a week straight, getting a feel for his style and his songs. I fell in love with his song, "Faith When I Fall". It's probably one of my top five favorite songs at the moment. His voice sounds so pure on the song, and I think it's flawlessly written. After listening to Kip's music and getting to know more about him, I realized just why it is that I like him so much.
He's different.
I probably say that a lot about artists, but I REALLY mean that about Kip. His voice sounds nothing like any other male country singer currently out at radio. It's not a traditional country sounding voice, but it has an almost raspy feel to it. It makes you want to stop and listen, and it literally brings you to your knees. There's a sincere honesty in his voice, which helps tremendously when it comes to his songwriting, because it makes listeners believe every word that he is singing. His voice is so good that I just never want to stop listening to him. In fact, I'm listening to him as I type this blog.
If you've read my blog posts before, you probably know how much I love a good songwriter. Kip is just that! As great as his voice is, songwriting is where he shines. He writes all of his songs, and he writes about topics that you don't hear a lot about in country songs. Sure, he has your love songs and your breakup songs, but he also has a song about going for a ride on his motorcycle, and one about staying true to his roots and not changing who he is to please those around him. Kip's first single, which hits radio this month, is an adorable song by the name of "Mary was the Marrying Kind". It's a song about all of the girls that he has known in his lifetime and how each one impacted him in some way, but Mary was the girl he wanted to spend the rest of his life was. According to Kip, it's a song he wrote after coming back into contact with a girl he knew in high school who wasn't the prettiest girl in the world, causing him to overlook her. When they meet again, she has grown up and is beautiful, smart and, you guessed it, the marrying kind. He kicks himself for ever ignoring her in the first place. It's a great song with a lot of honesty behind it, just like the rest of his songs.
I got the opportunity to see Kip in concert about a week ago when my local radio station, WQMX, had him out for a Rising Star Showcase. He sounded just as great live as he does on his recorded songs, and he is such a down-to-earth guy. He has a heart of gold and was so nice to all of his fans, really taking the time to get to know everybody in the room.
I expect that we'll be hearing a lot more from Kip this year. He'll be going into the studio to finish up his album this month, and the album should be out late this year. Be sure to call your local radio stations and request "Mary was the Marrying Kind".
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