{"id":2391,"date":"2020-01-23T16:22:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T16:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/?p=2391"},"modified":"2020-01-23T16:22:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-23T16:22:14","slug":"whiskey-myers-earn-first-top-20-at-rock-radio-with-hard-hitting-gasoline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/01\/23\/whiskey-myers-earn-first-top-20-at-rock-radio-with-hard-hitting-gasoline\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiskey Myers earn first Top 20 at Rock Radio with hard hitting &#8216;Gasoline&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The genre-bending band\u00a0<em>Esquire<\/em>\u00a0calls &#8220;the real damn deal&#8221; celebrate their first Top 20 at Active Rock Radio this week with independent release &#8220;<strong>Gasoline<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nCelebrated by\u00a0<em>Sounds Like Nashville<\/em>\u00a0as &#8220;gospel inflected country metal&#8230; full of explosive attitude and featuring a mean streak a mile wide,&#8221; the track is featured on\u00a0<strong>Whiskey Myers<\/strong>&#8216; self-titled and self-produced September 2019 album. Released independently on the band&#8217;s own Wiggy Thump Records in partnership with 888 and Thirty Tigers,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ebmediapr.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=8c2b6ee37a9e18082133cda47&amp;id=1c081089cd&amp;e=408a6e8495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong><em>WHISKEY MYERS<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0earned a No. 1 debut spot on both the Country and Americana\/Folk charts, also landing as the No. 2 Rock album, No. 6 on the all-genre\u00a0<em>Billboard<\/em>\u00a0200 and No. 4 among new releases.<\/p>\n<iframe  id=\"_ytid_35503\"  width=\"676\" height=\"380\"  data-origwidth=\"676\" data-origheight=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_0qsO_fVSwY?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=1&autohide=2&hl=en_US&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&#8220;Self-producing was especially fun on this song,&#8221; shares lead singer Cody Cannon, who penned the track. &#8220;We\u00a0got to really push the limits to find a sound that matches the song&#8217;s message of working hard\u00a0even when things don&#8217;t go your way and not letting anyone or anything bring you down. Hopefully people can relate to that and really feel something when they hear it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2393\" src=\"http:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SwWTBToY-788x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"SwWTBToY\" width=\"676\" height=\"878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SwWTBToY-788x1024.jpeg 788w, https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SwWTBToY-231x300.jpeg 231w, https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SwWTBToY-768x997.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/SwWTBToY-676x878.jpeg 676w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The road-tested band \u2013 whose 2019 touring schedule featured 130 shows (including a 15-date\/8-country European run), an at-capacity Stagecoach Festival set and a massive stadium show with The Rolling Stones \u2013 also kick off 2020 with 100% sell-outs at all headlining shows thus far.<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to purchase tickets, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ebmediapr.us10.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=8c2b6ee37a9e18082133cda47&amp;id=bb83316947&amp;e=408a6e8495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">www.whiskeymyers.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow on social media @WhiskeyMyers.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>About Whiskey Myers<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nGenre-bending band Whiskey Myers have played nearly 2,500 live shows since their emergence in 2007 and have sold out 95% of their headlining shows over the past two years to ever-increasing crowds. Their self-produced fifth studio album,\u00a0<em>WHISKEY MYERS<\/em>, out now on the band&#8217;s own Wiggy Thump Records, debuted atop the Country and American\/Folk sales charts, at No. 2 on the Rock chart and No. 6 on the all-genre\u00a0<em>Billboard\u00a0<\/em>200 chart. 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