COUNTRY singer Jonny Taylor is back with new music and is forging a new sub-genre, gruntry.
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His new single, Break Free, was produced by Matt Fell and is a high-energy track with a blues-flavoured intro and a rocky finish.
It is a song about abandoning self doubt and living life to the full.
“There’s nothing better than the feeling of freedom, and this is something that I have tried to capture in this single,” the singer-songwriter said.
The former Toyota Star Maker grand finalist said this style was his “true colours starting to creep through”.
“Having the time away from releasing music has allowed me to forget about the mould and think about what I should be doing,” he said.
“I turned 30 in December and I want the stuff that I release to be exactly what I want to release. I grew up on rock and grunge and then found country when I got older, so I want to do gruntry – it’s my own genre.”
Taylor said it was a long-time coming and was now halfway through an album, without even realising that was happening.
“I’ve already got six tracks recorded with Matt Fell,” he said.
“It’s just a case of fine-tuning this last batch of songs and writing a couple more.”
The West Australian artist will perform at the Broadbeach Country Festival this month and then be in his home state for the rest of the year before hitting the road in January and February for Tamworth and a big tour.
“I want to pump this album out,” he said.
“Once I get home from Broadbeach, I’ve got residency gigs every weekend which has meant my creative time is during the week.
“In September and October, I’ll head back to Sydney and finish the recording but, as I’m getting a bit older, I’m not too worried about the deadlines, it’s all about coming up with the right material.”
Taylor said he wanted to make a mark with his music.
“There are still messages I’m keen to spread and conversations I want to spread, but I want to do it in a way that’s uplifting and rocky,” she said.
“I’m really making sure the lyrics aren’t too deep and dark.”