Corey Kent has teamed up with Koe Wetzel for a raw, heart-on-your-sleeve country track titled “Rocky Mountain Low” that blends rock and country influences into a sound all its own.
Written by Kent along with Thomas Archer, Austin Goodloe, and Michael Tyler, the fresh release opens with the Oklahoma native setting the emotional tone before Wetzel joins for the second verse. Lyrically, the track explores heartbreak and betrayal as it chronicles the moment a man realizes he has to watch someone he cares about run into the arms of another man.
The country acts wrestle with frustration, anger, and emotional exhaustion through their gritty, musty tones that blend together perfectly. They go on to sing about reaching “Rocky Mountain low,” a metaphor that paints a vivid picture of the isolation and emotional coldness he’s feeling in his heart from the loss.
“A good man/ Can only take so much man/ Until he’s had enough/ And damn I’ve had enough/ It’s up in smoke/ But I ain’t high/ There she goes/ No goodbye/ Yeah, she’s running right back to his arms again/ I’m sitting all alone in the cold/ Rocky Mountain low,” the sing on the devastatingly painful chorus.
Kent expressed great pride for the song and the opportunity to include the vocals of his fellow rising country act. He praised Wetzel for taking it to the next level just like he envisioned in the writing session and calls “Rocky Mountain Low” one of his “favorite” songs he’s “ever recorded.”
“It has all the rock and roll elements I grew up on and all the country influences I love, and we managed to blend them together perfectly. I got my buddy Koe Wetzel to jump on the second verse, and he was the person I pictured when writing that part so having him on the track just makes it feel even more authentic.”
“Corey and I have talked about working together for a while now, and this song finally gave us the chance,” Wetzel adds. “I heard it once and knew it was the one. I’m really proud of how it came together.”
The best part of the mid-tempo track in Kent’s eyes is its unique sound. It offers an electric-guitar-driven arrangement that gives the song a simmering intensity to match the raw lyrics. Melodically, it moves like a slow burn and also features a heavy emotional undertone that keeps things mellow and undeniably powerful at the same time.
“What I love most is that it doesn’t sound like anything else and that we were able to create something that really has its own fingerprint in the country music landscape. I believe that this song is going to be one of the biggest in my career and I’m really excited to share it with the world,” he added.
“Rocky Mountain Low” (feat. Koe Wetzel) marks the first taste of new music from Kent since the release of his Poster Child EP earlier this year. It’s set to impact Country Radio on Monday, December 8.
Also this week, his second No. 1 single “This Heart” was certified GOLD by the RIAA while “Something’s Gonna Kill Me” is on it’s way to achieving PLATINUM status. Both join Kent’s TRIPLE-PLATINUM No. 1 breakout “Wild As Her.”
Corey Kent is finishing out the year strong with this release. He will get a few more chances to showcase it live on stage before wrapping up his tour for 2025. The Oklahoma native will pick his touring schedule back up in January and join Jason Aldean’s Full Throttle World Tour the following month for a run of dates across Australia and New Zealand.
Plus, he has several major festival appearances ahead including Stagecoach in Indio, California (4/25), the Highways Festival in London, U.K. (5/16), as well as a handful of headline dates in Germany and The Netherlands.
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