RANDY HOUSER RECEIVES CRITICAL ACCLAIM ON FIRST EVER UK TOUR

(Photo credit: Anthony D’Angio)

From the first note of his packed full-band headline show in London, to the final acoustic performance at a sold-out St. George’s Hall in Liverpool, Randy Houser was constantly blown away by the passion and energy of UK fans on his highly successful first run of shows in the country. From the reviews, it’s clear they were equally impressed:

“A great showcase for his incredible voice and held the audience completely spellbound.” - Entertainment Focus

"Frankly phenomenal... this will take some beating as my gig of the year. Houser is in possession of one of the, if not the, best voice out there.” - Red Guitar Music

“[Houser has] an incredible soulfulness to his voice, with blues and gospel roots” - Brits in Boots

"Houser’s powerful voice fills the room... his vocal performance seem effortless" - National Rock Review

Back to back shows in London gave British fans the opportunity to see the star in two settings he thrives in - from his raucous, high energy full-band show, to the more stripped-back, soulful storytelling of a writer’s round alongside fellow songwriters  - both highly entertaining.

With an inimitable voice the New York Times describes as “wholly different, thicker and more throbbing, a cauldron bubbling over,” singer/songwriter & guitarist Houser has racked up five consecutive #1 hits and more than five million singles sales to date since shifting labels to BBR Music Group. He topped the US charts with the title track from acclaimed album 'How Country Feels', 'Runnin’ Outta Moonlight' and 'Goodnight Kiss' (also his first #1 as a songwriter) and earned critical acclaim for his powerful delivery of the Top 5 smash and CMA Song of the Year-nominated 'Like A Cowboy'. Houser added a fourth #1 to his catalogue with 'We Went' from his latest album, 'Fired Up', and has performed at several international major country music events in 2017, including Country Music Week in London and the CMA Songwriters Series.

Check out the cinematic video for #1 single ‘We Went’ here.

ABOUT RANDY HOUSER:
“I can’t hold back,” Randy Houser says of the passion and power he delivers with every song, every album, every live show of his momentous career. “I close my eyes and sing like I’m in my bedroom and no one’s watching. I sing it like God is coming out of me.” The man speaks from experience: eight years removed from his debut album, continually adding new achievements to his impressive resume, the mammoth-voiced Houser remains pounding the pavement as hard as ever, forever hitting the stage with venom, kicking up dust, scratching out those vibrant songs and colorful albums that showcase just how far this Mississippi man has come.

“I’m a songwriter. I’ve made my living that way,” Houser explains. And while the country star has started headlining arenas in select markets across the USA, toured alongside some of the biggest acts in country music and unveiled chart-busting new music with seeming ease, Houser’s passion, his drive, all boils down to the singer-songwriter’s innate ability to write and perform those spine-tingling country songs that lodge themselves in your brain. Enter ‘Fired Up’: Houser’s fourth album, released last year via Stoney Creek, and arguably his most fully realised effort yet. “There’s not much edification for me these days to write a song strictly for a paycheck,” Houser explains. “When you listen to the record, you’re not just getting a bunch of hit songs; you get to learn a little bit about me, too.”

If ‘Fired Up’ feels like a meticulously plotted album, born of sweat and hard work, it’s because Houser takes his craft with the utmost seriousness. Never one to release new music until it’s primed and ready, when not on the road Houser spent the past few years in and out of Nashville studios, recording batches of songs at a time, crafting a 17-track LP that details his winding course through music and life. “The songs just kept stacking up,” he says of the recording process. “The only deciding factor for me of when an album is done is when you run out of time.”  Ever since releasing his groundbreaking 2013 album, ‘How Country Feels’, fans have been clamoring for new music from the man Rolling Stone Country says possesses a “monstrous country voice,” but as evidenced on the album – whether in the crisp, pounding rhythm of opening track “Back” or the hard-won wisdom spun throughout the road-warrior anthem of lead single “We Went,” which hit #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart – it’s clear Houser’s patience and persistence paid off.

“The songs that I want to write these days are the ones that are more uniquely my story,” Houser explains. “What comes out comes out. It’s almost a leap of faith every night.” Houser’s desire to connect with his audience is why so many in country music have honored the man Taste of Country dubbed “one of the top vocal talents in Nashville” and who earned a 2015 CMA Song of the Year nomination for “Like A Cowboy.”

“Whenever I walk on that stage, I go into a complete other gear,” says Houser, all hard-charging bravado, fiery energy and arena-shaking voice onstage. “I lose myself in it for awhile. It’s really just the best escape that I can have.

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October 10, 2017 9:00am ET by Lime Tree Music  

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