Jillian Cardarelli releases the very slick and melodic ‘Country Side’ today (February 24th). The song was written by Cardarelli and hitmakers Tina Parol and Simon Dumas (King Calaway) that uniquely talks about the love of country music as a genre and that – no matter where you’re from – everybody has a country side. (Jillian is from New England area, Tina Parol is from Buffalo, NY and Simon Dumas is from the British Territory of Gibraltar) In addition, the lyrics give an incredible nod to the genre with a mention of 15 different country songs through the years!
“I grew up listening to country and I’d often get the same question…’You’re from New England and you sing country music?’ It never occurred to me that there could be a misconception about a genre as it relates to geography. Country music, and its storylines, are so universal no matter where you grew up. That’s why I love it. I wrote this song with Tina Parol, originally from Buffalo, NY and Simon Dumas (King Calaway) who is from the British Territory of Gibraltar. You don’t have to be from the South to love country music. Every summer growing up in Massachusetts, my birthday present would be going to Kenny Chesney’s concert at Gillette stadium, the birthplace of No Shoes Nation. This song is for all country music lovers, no matter where they live on the map.”
Jillian release a terrific self-titled EP last year that we were big fans of. You can read our review of the EP right here.
Small town Massachusetts native and singer-songwriter, Cardarelli has blazed her own path in Nashville with her stunning vocals, captivating songwriting and strong work ethic. Her latest singles ‘What’s It Gonna Take,’ ‘Dropped’ and ‘If You Had a Heart’ from her 2021 EP – all garnered support from Apple Music, Spotify and Pandora. Her inspirational single ‘STRONG‘ featuring Charles Esten was named one of 2020’s Most Powerful Songs by American Songwriter.
