Forbes’s “rising music powerhouse” Koe Wetzel has surprised fans by adding a bonus track to the critically acclaimed album, 9 Lives, with brand new song ‘Good Times’ (Bonus Track) out now. Meanwhile, the album’s lead single ‘High Road‘ feat. Jessie Murph is cresting the top 20 on both the US (#16) & UK (#14) country radio charts while also impacting at Top 40 and Hot AC in the states.
The track is also accompanied by an official music video, which recaps the “good times” from Wetzel’s highlight-filled 2024.
“One of the coolest parts of being on the road all summer has been celebrating this new album with the fans every night,” reflects Wetzel of the recently-wrapped U.S. leg of his Damn Near Normal World Tour, which heads to Europe next week (see dates below). “Going overseas for our first real headlining run in some of these cities, it felt like the perfect time to give the fans one more new song to sing every night. We’re not giving up the good times just yet!”
The introspective track penned by Wetzel alongside Steph Jones, Charlie Handsome, Josh Serrato and producer Gabe Simon after a long night out sees the renegade rocker reckoning with leaving the party behind and doubling down on the “new emotional depths” the Los Angeles Times celebrates on “his stirring new album, 9 Lives, reveal[ing] an older, slightly wiser hell-raiser.”
“Every record’s almost turning a new leaf, always a left turn because of how honest I am. I want fans to know that there’s a different side of me, not just the sex, drugs, and rock & roll Koe that they may have heard about online,” Wetzel shared upon the album’s release. “I’ve grown up a little bit. I’m no longer the 20-year-old kid that’s partying down and getting thrown in jail all the time. 9 Lives reveals a vulnerable side that people may not be used to hearing.”
Damn Near Normal World Tour UK and EU Dates:
Oct. 26 – Manchester – Academy 3
Oct. 27 – London – The Garage
Oct. 30 – Glasgow – Oran Mor
Oct. 31 – Birmingham – Academy 2
Nov. 1 – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club
Nov.3 – Amsterdam – Melkweg (Oude Zaal)
Nov. 5 – Hamburg, Germany – Bahnhof Pauli
Nov. 6 – Berlin, Germany – Frannz Club
Nov. 7 – Cologne – Club Volta
To purchase tickets to all upcoming dates, visit KoeWetzelMusic.com.
The new release joins fan-favourite track ‘Casamigos‘, which was recently released along with an official music video, in rounding out the final 9 Lives tracklist. To date, the critically acclaimed album has accumulated over half a billion audio/video streams globally after debuting at #15 on the all-genre Billboard 200 and No. 5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart (#2 among new releases behind only the “Twisters” soundtrack).
