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Dierks Bentley is kicking off the weekend with the release of his latest single, “Gold.” The song serves as a nod to finding gratitude in the moment, setting the stage for Bentley’s forthcoming 10th LP (a project that’s set to debut early next year, following “an especially careful production process, one helmed by the artist himself for the first time,” reads a press release announcing Bentley’s new single).
Bentley explained in a statement that the year the global pandemic began made him “rest” from his guitar and touring, spending time with family, friends and himself instead. During that time, the country music hitmaker explained that he revived his appreciation for the genre — which will be evident throughout the entire project.
“2020 was a chance for me to give my guitar and the road a little rest. It gave me the chance to spend a lot more time adventuring outdoors with family and friends, but also alone. It also gave me time to reset and rekindle my love of Country music and a lot of the types of songs and sounds that I fell in love with when I first got to Nashville,” Bentley said in a statement. “I think you’ll hear that in this first track, but it carries across the whole album.”
Bentley started the countdown to his new song last Friday (July 22). Earlier this week, he shared a snippet of the then-unreleased track. He hinted early this year that he was working on new music, when he debuted a new mustache to kick off the new year, Bentley captioned at that time that he was “using the unexpected time off to dig deep into this album I’ve been working on for over a year now. Cant wait to get it out in 2022.”
Listen to “Gold” here: