Hardy Announces Debut Album ‘A Rock’

Fresh from the release of his breakout sophomore single ‘One Beer’ featuring Lauren Alaina, and Devin Dawson last month, fast-rising country music sensation Hardy has formally announced details of his much-anticipated debut album ‘A Rock’. The upcoming record will be officially released on September 4th via Big Loud Records.

The hit single is currently in the top-25 on the US Country Radio Chart and is continuing to rise as momentum grows. Listeners have fallen in love with the song and it is earning new fans on a daily basis meaning all three artists are also quickly growing their fanbases.

And as the track continues to rise up the ranks, now seems like the perfect time for Hardy to announce the release of his debut album. The 12-track offering has been entirely co-written by the ACM and CMA award-nominated singer/songwriter making it an outstanding and honest body of work.

The forthcoming project also sees Hardy experimenting with his sound like never before and will see him incorporating rock and roll sounds throughout allowing for the sonic stylistic to develop and grow throughout the stellar tracklist. The genre fusion also allows for the songs to reach a much wider audience.

‘A Rock’ has been produced by Joey Moi and co-produced by Derek Wells, with additional production on a select few tracks by David Garcia and Jake Mitchell. Hardy has also teamed up with a selection of Nashville’s finest songwriter including the likes of Hillary Lindsey, Jessie Jo Dillon, David Garcia, Ashley Gorley, Hunter Phelps, Jake Mitchell, and Zach Abend.

The full LP tracklist is as follows:

1. “Truck” (Michael Hardy, Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps)^
2. “Boyfriend” (Michael Hardy, Zach Abend, Andy Albert)^
3. “Give Heaven Some Hell” (Michael Hardy, Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps)^
4. “Boots” (Michael Hardy, David Garcia, Hillary Lindsey)^
5. “Where Ya At” (Michael Hardy, Jessie Jo Dillon, David Garcia)*
6. “Ain’t A Bad Day” (Michael Hardy, Jake Mitchell, Hunter Phelps)^
7. “One Beer” feat. Lauren Alaina & Devin Dawson (Michael Hardy, Hillary Lindsey, Jake Mitchell)^
8. “So Close” feat. Ashland Craft (Michael Hardy, Mark Holman, Hillary Lindsey)^
9. “Broke Boy” (Michael Hardy, David Garcia, Brett Tyler)^
10. “Hate Your Hometown” (Michael Hardy, David Garcia, Hillary Lindsey)^
11. “Unapologetically Country As Hell” (Michael Hardy, Smith Ahnquist, Nick Donley, Jake Mitchell)•
12. “A Rock” (Michael Hardy, Smith Ahnquist, Jake Mitchell

The upcoming LP looks set to be one of the major standout releases of the 2020 musical calendar and it is sure to put Hardy on the map “as the next big thing” in country music. He is a multi-talented artist and the creative fusion of genres will further see his stock rise as he continues on the path to global stardom.

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