Celebrated Third Album With Sold-Out Hometown Headline Debut At Ryman Auditorium
Returning To The UK And Europe Next Week
Warner Music Nashville singer-songwriter Chase Matthew has quickly emerged as one of Country music’s most in-demand artists. On Friday (21/2), he put his bold creative vision on full display with the delivery of his most accomplished project yet: the thrilling and highly personal third studio album, CHASE. Listen here.
As Matthew sees it, when an artist releases a self-titled LP, it’s the purest distillation of who they are. “This album is a perfect representation of me, which is why I named it CHASE,” he explains. “My life is a chase. My goals are a chase. It’s a full-circle moment.”
With a no-holds-barred approach over a nuanced, undeniable 13-track collection, the charismatic hitmaker further adds, “I wanted to have a hand in this project like I’ve never done in the past.” To that end, he co-wrote nine of the songs including the poignant, solo-written and co-produced ‘WAITING ON YOU TO CALL’. In addition to a heavy dose of driving songs to party-starters, the musician dug deep this go-round during the writing process to also pen some of his vulnerable material to date. From the revved-up power ballad ‘YOU TURN’ – which he just dropped a Natalie Simmons-directed adjoining music video (watch here) – to ‘HEART HALF EMPTY’, a stunning duet with Lauren Alaina, which Matthew says he’s more “fired up” about than anything he’s released in recent memory.
Marking early releases with ‘DRIVES MY TRUCK’, ‘MISSIN’ ME MISSIN’ YOU’, and ‘BACKROADS OF MY MIND’, another album standout is ‘I DON’T WANNA KNOW’. Keeping his heart in the dark on the hard-hitting anthem, Matthew blacks out the truth of an ex moving on. Written by Victor Williams, Fraser Churchill, Danny Majić, and Willie Morrison, the tormented Trap-Country banger pushes Matthew to the limits of Country’s cutting edge. Also produced by Majić, the sleek slap track showcases Matthew’s rumbling vocal flow over thick, thumping digital beats and atmospheric, effects-laden guitars, for a fearless mix of timeless heartbreak and Hip-Hop swagger. But while the Tennessee native projects sonic self-assurance, lyrically, he begs to be spared from the romantic pain that no Jack or Copenhagen buzz can numb.
Chase Matthew’s CHASE Tracklist:
1. ‘DRIVES MY TRUCK’ (Chase Matthew, Brock Berryhill, Taylor Phillips)*
2. ‘MISSIN’ ME MISSIN’ YOU’ (Chase Matthew, Brock Berryhill, Taylor Phillips, Lydia Vaughan)**
3. ‘HEART HALF EMPTY (FEAT. LAUREN ALAINA)’ (Chase Matthew, Austin Shawn, Matt McVaney, Bailey Manns, Noah West, Shaylen Carroll)*
4. ‘NO NAME ROADS’ (Chase Matthew, Casey Brown, Taylor Phillips, Ashley Gorley, Travis Wood)*
5. ‘I DON’T WANNA KNOW’ (Victor Williams, Fraser Churchill, Danny Majić, Willie Morrison)#
6. ‘FIRE IN HER EYES’ (Chase Matthew, Gabe Foust, Graham Barham, Beau Bailey, Jacob Hackworth)##
7. ‘DRIVING THROUGH MY HOMETOWN’ (Jacob Hackworth, Chris Tompkins, Michael Tyler, Blake Bollinger)+
8. ‘IF I HAD WINGS’ (Chase Matthew, Alexander Palmer)*
9. ‘YOU TURN’ (Chase Matthew, Rotundo, Rose Falcon, Brian Bunn)++
10. ‘WAITING ON YOU TO CALL’ (Chase Matthew)^
11. ‘BACKROADS OF MY MIND’ (Parker Welling, Casey Brown, Garrett Nichols, Colton Pack, Zach Beeken)*
12. ‘SUNDAY CLOTHES’ (Chase Matthew, Taylor Phillips, Josh Phillips, Brock Berryhill, Kim Penz, Rotundo)*
13. ‘NO WAY AROUND IT’ (Jacob Hackworth, Will Bundy, Michael Tyler)^^
* Produced by Austin Shawn
** Co-produced by Austin Shawn and Brock Berryhill
# Produced by Danny Majić
## Co-produced by Austin Shawn and Gabe Foust
+ Co-produced by Austin Shawn and Blake Bollinger++ Co-produced by Austin Shawn and Brian Bunn
^ Co-produced by Austin Shawn and Chase Matthew
^^ Co-produced by Will Bundy and Austin Shawn
In the “mother” of all album release parties, Matthew celebrated a massive milestone on Friday (21/2), setting the “Mother Church of Country Music” – Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium – for his SOLD-OUT hometown headline debut at the historic venue.
Notching 1.4 BILLION+ global career streams, while performing more than 145 electrifying shows last year alone, tickets for Matthew’s 2025 WORLD TOUR are on sale and going fast. His headline run spans the U.S., U.K., and Europe, before he joins Keith Urban’s HIGH AND ALIVE WORLD TOUR this summer, with stops in the U.S. and Australia. Find a complete list of tour dates and ticketing information here.
Chase Matthew’s UK/EU Tour Dates:
Mon., 3rd March – Belfast, United Kingdom – Limelight 2
Tues., 4th March – Glasgow, United Kingdom – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut
Wed., 5th March – Manchester, United Kingdom – The Deaf Institute
Fri., 7th March – London, United Kingdom – Oslo
Sat., 8th March – Berlin, Germany – Uber Eats Music Hall (C2C: Country to Country)Sun.,
9th March – Rotterdam, Netherlands – RTM Stage, Rotterdam Ahoy (C2C: Country to Country)
ABOUT CHASE MATTHEW:
Delivering his third album CHASE, while current GOLD-certified single “Darlin'” charges Country radio, Warner Music Nashville’s Chase Matthew continues to make his case as one of the genre’s boldest emerging voices. A Music City native, the rising star began his career by blazing an independent trail, leveraging an infectious country-or-nothing personality, rowdy live performances, and authentic music built around his low-slung vocal twang.
Amassing 1.4 BILLION+ global career streams (with more than 400 MILLION global streams on his first RIAA PLATINUM-certified smash, “County Line”), Matthew has garnered over 1.5 MILLION followers across social media; named “One to Watch” by HITS; a member of the Class of 2024 for both Opry NextStage and MusicRow‘s Next Big Thing; in addition to being nominated at the 2024 People’s Choice Country Awards. The in-demand emerging talent hit Top 5 with GOLD-certified debut single “Love You Again,” after releasing back-to-back collaborations with Flo Rida (“Floats Your Boat”) and Fernando & Sorocaba (“Cold Blooded”).
Selling out venues across the nation on his U.S. headline COME GET YOUR MEMORY TOUR and EXTENDED trek, tickets are on sale for his 2025 WORLD TOUR plus a trek with Keith Urban on deck, after last supporting Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean.
