Exclusive Streams of Songs from Dierks Bentley's Upcoming EP

Dierks Bentley's 4-pack Country & Cold Cans EP can't get here soon enough (available 8/21 on iTunes), so our DB Congress president announced each of the new songs as a sneak preview from three separate sites last week!

You can hear Back Porch from Entertainment Weekly; Grab A Beer from Yahoo Music and Summer on Fire from ESPN's Playbook. Dierks had this to say about "Grab A Beer."

 "It's kind of a no-brainer...It's probably my favorite [off the EP]. I love the groove, and I love that it's really simple what it's about. There's plenty of beer-drinking songs in country music, but I like how it has a little bit of soulfulness to it. It ended up being kind of dirty and fun, and I think my fans will really enjoy it."

ESPN Playbook also asked Dierks a few questions.  Here's one:

Why did you pick the three SEC schools as the places to perform this coming week?

The SEC lives and dies football. I've played those schools over and over again and I know what the kids are like. My brother also went to the University of Georgia. So I picked three schools that will party really hard and I know they will dig the record. It's going to make it fun for them and make it fun for us. You might as well park my tour bus at the Cumberland Heights Recovery Center in Nashville, I'm telling you right now. It's going be 72 hours of non-stop craziness and fun."

For tickets to the Back to College tour shows, click HERE.


Post a comment below and let us know what you think!  Which of the three songs do you like best?

Dierks Gives Us a Sneak Peek of Upcoming EP and Tour

You'll see his dog Jake and daughter Evie in this sneak peek of Dierks Bentley's upcoming 4-track EP, and you'll hear a taste of all four songs.

"The EP is called Country & Cold Cans.  It's not rocket science, it's country music.  It's about country music and its about beer. And most of the songs on this EP are about those two subjects," Dierks tells us in the video below.

"What makes music fun for me is trying different things and just going down some new roads and definitely this EP is some new ground sonically for us...I really dig a little bit of the dirt and the grit on these recordings...I love trying different things, I am so appreciative of my fans letting me go different places..."

Country & Cold Cans EP track list:
"Country & Cold Cans"
"Grab a Beer"
"Back Porch"
"Summer on Fire"
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whoa oh oh oh
chillin' on the back porch
little hottie swinging up in the swing
them good ole boys picking 6-strings
whoa oh oh oh
leave your trouble at the door
no cover charge, get in for free
no last call let's party on the back porch

Get the EP on iTunes August 21!

Tickets for the Country & Cold Cans: Back To College Tour are now on sale on Dierks.com. Grab your seats for UGA, USC and the free show at Ole Miss on Aug 20, 21 and 22 now. More details here.

Dierks Bentley To Release a Country & Cold Cans EP!

For those who can't get enough "Country & Cold Cans" from the Target  bonus track of the "Home" CD, Dierks is offering a 4-pack EP on iTunes August 21, and supporting it with a 3-day tour in 3 University towns.  Dierks tweeted last night to give us a hint:

From the Huffingtonpost.com:

 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A few years ago Dierks Bentley went hard against country music convention by releasing a rockin' bluegrass-roots album. He's decided to break the rules again. This time around, Bentley is releasing a new four-song EP called "Country & Cold Cans" even while his last album continues to chart hit singles.

Turns out Bentley just wanted to have a little fun with his friends. "Sometimes that should be the driving force in your decisions, you know?" Bentley said. "It doesn't always have to be a business decision or well-thought-out plan. Just go out there, have fun, do it with some friends and put out some new tunes." "Country & Cold Cans" is out Aug. 21. The EP will be a digital-only release available on iTunes initially.

Bentley will support the EP with a quick three-date tour Aug. 20-22 at the University of South Carolina, the University of Georgia and the University of Mississippi. Tickets go on sale Friday.

 Bentley released his last album "Home" earlier this year and "5-1-5-0," his 10th No. 1 country single as both artist and songwriter, reached the top of the charts this week. It's the third No. 1 from "Home."

Normally, competing music would be considered a hindrance to the success of that album. But in this case, Bentley welcomes the interruption in business as usual. The music was written on the road, then recorded over a two-day period with his touring band and produced with Jaren Johnston, a member of The Cadillac Black – Bentley's opening band on tour this year.

The music is meant to be loose and off the cuff. With songs like the title track, "Grab a Beer" and "Back Porch," the aim is clear. Bentley said he's targeting the same kind of kids curious about country music like he was as a teenager growing up in Arizona. "It's called `Country & Cold Cans,'" Bentley said with a laugh. "It's not called Beethoven."