Ian Munsick Declares 'Love Is Blind' With New Single
(EBM) As Ian Munsick readies his next studio album - his first full-length project under WEST TO THE REST RECORDS/Triple Tigers Records - the Wyoming native is bracing for a run at Country radio. His new single "Love Is Blind" is available on streaming platforms now, and will impact radio on April 20.
Written by Munsick, Ryan Tyndell and Jeremy Spillman, the love-gone-wrong anthem was born from a moment of boredom, a guitar and an old familiar motif. "'Good things happen when you pick up a guitar...'
"I had just finished making my last album, Eagle Feather, and was in the midst of enjoying Christmas break at home with my family, away from playing, writing and recording music," reflects Munsick. "My old faithful friend was hanging up on the wall, collecting dust, when those words popped into my head, 'Good things happen when you pick up a guitar.' The signature riff spilled out of my fingers and gave me immediate lyrical inspiration to write the lines 'Now I'm right in the middle of a bow and a fiddle, tell me, how long have I been getting played.' 'Love Is Blind' wrote itself.
"Almost a year later, I played a simple guitar/vocal recording for a then potential label partner, Triple Tigers Records and as soon as the last note faded, the label presidents looked at me and said the words that every artist wants to hear, 'there's your hit record,'" he adds. "Good things happen when I pick up a guitar."
"Love Is Blind" is Munsick's latest release following his WEST TO THE REST RECORDS/Triple Tigers Records debut, "Geronimo." Directed by Ben Christensen, the accompanying music video was shot in Wyoming by Isaac Spotts and produced by Caroline Munsick.
Munsick also recently announced he'll be partnering with The Landmark Hotel & Casino to open the Ian Munsick Cowboy Bar & Western Grill in August in Deadwood, S.D. Built between 1894-1920, The Landmark is Deadwood's largest historic structure at approximately 35,000 square feet. The Ian Munsick Cowboy Bar & Western Grill will reside within over 2,600 square feet of the footprint. The venue will promote and celebrate country and western music with old school country bar decor, along with two performance stages, one indoors and one outdoors.
The Eagle Flies Free Tour, which kicked off on February 13 in Charlotte, N.C., is currently underway. With upcoming stops in Helotes, Texas; Durant, Okla. and more, Munsick is joined by a rotating lineup of guests including Ben Haggard and Kenny Whitmire. The run will include Munsick's second headlining show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 25, with special guests ERNEST and Ned LeDoux.
The Eagle Flies Free Tour Dates:
Friday, March 27 || Helotes, TX || Floores Country Store (w/ local support)
Saturday, March 28 || Durant, OK || Choctaw Grand Theater ^
Thursday, April 16 || Jim Thorpe, Penn. || Penn's Peak +
Friday, April 17 || Warren, Ohio || Packard Music Hall +
Saturday, April 18 || Mount Vernon, Ky. || Renfro Valley - The New Barn Theater +
Friday, April 24 || Wilmington, Ohio || Bowstring Brewyard +
Saturday, April 25 || Marietta, Ohio || Peoples Bank Arena +
Friday, May 22 || Isle of Palms, S.C. || The Wind Jammer +
Saturday, May 23 || Pelham, Tenn. || The Caverns +
Saturday, May 30 || Cocoa, Fla. || Cocoa Riverfront Park Amphitheater +
Friday, June 5 || Louisville, Ky. || Fourth Street Live
Saturday, June 27 || Libby, Mont. || Happys Inn
Tuesday, Aug. 25 || Red Rocks Amphitheatre || Morrison, Colo. &
^ w/ Ben Haggard
& w/ ERNEST and Ned LeDoux
+ w/ Kenny Whitmire
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