“You know, that song, when I heard it…I knew I loved the song, but really what made it so special to me is, you know, it’s like, that song’s about a bunch of different characters and one of those characters in that song, in the second verse talks about a guy that passes away in a truck wreck. Despite not being a writer on the track, the words still hit close to home for Stell, which is what led him to recording it and making it the center of his EP. The title track to One Of Usis an outside cut penned by Gavin Slate, James Barker, Jim McCormick and Travis Wood. Yeah, we made it the star of a music video here recently.” Matt Stell Photo by Anna Clary Connecting With Outside Cuts “It was a labor of love and it’s something I was proud to get to do and it’s something that she’s proud of. Bought that truck from the guy and had it completely restored, just frame off restored to basically factory new,” he said with great pride. Actually, my brother helped me track it down. So I got it, I sold it, and then when I moved to Nashville and we finally had some success on the radio, I bought that truck back from the guy. “She sold that truck to me when I had like $5. It’s probably one of my favorites on the whole project.”Įven the music video holds a special meaning to Stell as it features a truck that his grandma bought new back in 1991 and later landed back in his possession. ![]() “I also like taking some things in country music that can kind of be thought as a little cliche, like, you know, whiskey and trucks and beer and mama and prison and all that stuff and finding an interesting way to talk about some kind of traditional subject matter. It’s like, the title makes you think it’s gonna be one thing, but it turns into something else,” he shared as the puppies distracted themselves with his boots. ![]() “’Shut The Truck Up’ is one of my favorite things that country songs do. That, and hanging out with these puppies.” Matt Stell Photo by Anna Clary “Shut The Truck Up”Īmong the six-track collection is the vulnerable heartbreak anthem, “Shut The Truck Up.” Written by Stell with Chase McGill and Jessie Jo Dillon, this catchy tune emphasizes the power that one truck can hold because of all the experiences and memories it’s seen. “So having this new music out in the world and watching how people respond to it is just about my favorite thing. That’s really living the dream for me,” he told Country Now. You know, I moved to town to be a songwriter, and I get to do that, and then I also get to release music of my own. “Making new music and releasing new music is my favorite part of all this. ![]() The Arkansas native dropped his highly-anticipated One Of Us EP on February 10, in an effort to capture the essence of what he was searching for when he took a leap and moved to Nashville back in 2014. Matt Stell Photo by Anna Clary One Of Us EP In addition to falling in love with these four-legged friends during his visit to the Country Now studio in Nashville, TN, Stell also took the time to chat about his latest collection of songs, and all the various sentiments it holds for him and the current stage of his career. So, yeah, I mean, I love all animals, although I might love these two puppies the best right now,” Stell said. ![]() “We had dogs and cats and cows and horses and pigs and goats and all that kind of thing. The puppies of Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue immediately melted into Matt Stell’s touch as he revealed that his love for animals that stems from being raised on a farm. The Country Now Pupdate is back with Matt Stell!
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