Since making her debut in the Country music scene as a part of Dierks Bentley’s “Different for Girls” in 2016, Elle King has found a home in the Country genre, which she wasn’t necessarily expecting.
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While she’s never been one to really categorize her music to a certain genre, King says she thought she’d feel most at-home with the Rock crowd, but all it took was Dierks offering her one shot to realize Country was where it was at for her.
“Dierks opened up this glittery, shiny, rhinestone world! First thing, he was like, ‘You want a shot??’ I’m like, ‘YES! I do want a shot. Thank you, I’ll have another,’” she laughed, comparing the welcoming gesture to her dull, anti-climactic experience in the Rock genre.
“Ever since I’ve kind of tripped and fell into Country, it has been so joyful and so fun, but also so loving and so wonderful. People are happy in Country music!”
King, who’s always promised herself she’ll only put her energy into things that bring her joy has continued to bring smiles to her own face and others as she’s continued to explore success in the Country with songs like “Drunk (And I Son’t Wanna Go Home),” a duet with Miranda Lambert.
Elle is having so much fun, she’s even signed with Sony Nashville, a Country label which ensures more Country projects are coming. Of those being a Country album which will feature her newest songs, “Out Yonder” and “Worth A Shot” featuring Dierks Bentley.
“I have this Southern, soulful bluesy kind of thing which kind of lends great to what I’m doing and the Country music that I’m making right now,” she said. “And I’ve never felt like I’ve been as genuine or that I’ve made music that is more me than the stuff that I am making right now. It gets me really excited.”
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