DIERKS BENTLEY GRIPS ‘FAITH, LOVE AND FREEDOM’ IN NEW SINGLE “I HOLD ON”
FROM THE UPCOMING ALBUM RISER
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Nashville,
TN – August 12, 2013 – Award-winning singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley
released the driving new single “I Hold On” to country radio today in
advance of his upcoming seventh studio album RISER. Written by
Bentley and Brett James, the song deftly pins spiritual questions to
material symbols and is delivered with a building vocal intensity that
reassures the listener that each lyric is more personal than the last.
“If
you asked me to sum myself up in three minutes, I’d play ‘I Hold On’
for you. At first listen, you might think it’s about my truck or my
guitar, but it’s really about why I do some of the things I do and the
kind of guy I am,” explains Bentley. “The chorus is really
universal…it’s about faith, love and freedom…I don’t think there’s a
country fan out there who doesn’t live with those as big priorities. I
hope through this song I’m able to let the fans into my heart and my
mind a little more, and that they can also relate it back to themselves
and their own lives.”
Seven
albums into one of country music’s most respected and most
unpredictable careers, award-winning singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley
continues to grow. His latest evolution comes in the form of RISER,
a project that stands as his most personal to date. Written and
recorded in the year following his father’s death, the album draws its
title from “I’m A Riser,” a song about resilience and determination. The
tone of the album demonstrates a new artistic depth and an extra level
of intensity for Bentley. It evolves from track to track, exuding a
range of emotions, all the while impressing upon the listener that
Bentley’s instinct for a hit is stronger than ever.
Before
the release of the anticipated new project, Bentley will finish out the
Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley: Locked & Reloaded Tour through
October. For ongoing updates on new music and tour dates, visit
www.dierks.com.
