Acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician Wyatt Flores shares his new song, “Drive All Night“, today via MCA/Island Records. Listen/share HERE.
Of the track, Flores shares, “I always leave for long drives as the sun’s going down. Most of the next album was written on the heels of a breakup, except this one. This was the last song written on the album. If she’s questioning if you’re serious about her, driving all night is the fastest way to prove it.”
Produced by Charlie Handsome (Post Malone, Morgan Wallen), Jacob “JKash“ Hindlin (Dua Lipa) and Gian Stone (Maroon 5), Flores performed the new track during his set at Stagecoach last weekend, where he was also joined by The Fray‘s former frontman Isaac Slade for an “incredible” (Country Chord) performance of “How To Save A Life“.
“Drive All Night” is the second new release from Flores this year, following “Runnin’ On E“, of which Billboard praises, “Those self-aware lyrics are paired with breezy melody and a gently rollicking rhythm, making this feel like a freewheeling summertime favourite,” while All Country News calls Flores “one of the most compelling voices of his generation.” More new music from Flores is imminent.
These releases add to a breakout year for Flores, who released his first live album, Live At Cain’s Ballroom, last spring, following his full-length debut album, Welcome to the Plains. Produced by Beau Bedford (Orville Peck, Shane Smith & The Saints), the album was released to overwhelming critical acclaim and led Flores to be featured on NPR Music‘s “Tiny Desk Concert” series, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CBS Mornings‘ “Saturday Sessions” and NPR‘s “All Things Considered.”
Born and raised in Oklahoma, the Mexican-American artist has established himself as one of country music’s most vital voices. His debut album, Welcome To The Plains, received widespread critical acclaim, with Rolling Stone praising the record as “full of enough musical and lyrical range to be the defining album of the 23-year-old Flores’ career,” while NPR called it “some of the most powerful music I’ve heard in a very long time,” and The Bluegrass Situation naming it “one of the most remarkable records of 2024.”
Flores has also been recognized as one of Rolling Stone‘s 25 “Future of Music” artists, was awarded the PLUS1 Rising Star Award, received a nomination for Emerging Act of the Year at the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards, was selected as Amazon’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year, included in Spotify’s Hot Country Class of 2024 and CMT’s Listen Up class, and made his Grand Ole Opry debut. Additionally, Flores has garnered over 325 million streams to date, saw his breakout single, “Please Don’t Go,” scale the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart and had his song, “Before I Do,” with Jake Kohn featured on the soundtrack for the Twisters movie.
