WHAT IT IS: With credits including Luke Combs’ “Forever After All” and Jake Owen’s “Homemade,” Covington, Ga., native and ’90s country disciple Drew Parker has already established a signature sound. His own While You’re Gone EP showcases his lyrical chops through seven energy-filled, twangy tracks that he concluded were too “him” for anyone else to sing. The title cut is a clever power ballad that puts Parker’s powerhouse vocals, stone-country instrumentation and charm on full display. The EP is the first true look at an artist who’s already developed his own unique sound and style, and it surely won’t be the last.
ALBUM: While You’re Gone (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 10/21/20
SINGLE: “While You’re Gone”
LIVE: Touring with Luke Combs on his What You See Is What You Get Tourbeginning in August and Jameson Rodgers on his Cold Beer Calling My Name Tour in fall
INTERNET: 250k+ followers across social platforms; 748.3k likes on TikTok;
RADIO: One of the fastest debut artists to hit the Country Airplay charts this year with “While You’re Gone”; reached #1 on SiriusXM’s The Highway as a Highway Find Artist
PRESS: Rolling Stone, SiriusXM’s Future Five For 2021 list, MusicRow Awards Discovery Artist of the Year nominee
BOOKING: CAA
PUBLISHING: River House Artists
MANAGEMENT: Jarrod Holley & Chris Kappy/MakeWake Artists