Jerrod Niemann had been part of the Nashville music scene for years when
he found success with his first studio album "Judge Jerrod And The Hung
Jury". The album and track "Lover Lover" reached number one on the
charts.So when he started work on his  new album, he of course thought
about the so called sophomore slump!

"I know there is a lot of
pressure for sophomore albums, but for me it was realizing there are
people kind enough to listen to what we are playing and made us wanna
dig deeper and work harder" says Niemann.

His last album was
infused with comedy between every track. On his new album - "Free The
Music", Niemann says it's still conceptual, just in a different way. "We
stumbled onto new recording technology called clasp. It allows you to
use old reel to reel with digital technology. So you have the efficiency
of digital but the cool old organic sound of reel to reel"
   
 Jerrod
says using this technology made him want to dig into country music
history and mimic some of those styles, "Clear to the 30's, we started
realizing how many horns were in country music" he says.

As a
producer and songwriter, Niemann says his favorite song is  "Honky Tonk
Fever". "I had to write in the direction of some of this
instrumentation, but still somehow meet art verses commerce and hope
people wouldn't wanna turn it off" he laughs.

As an artist, he's fond of "Only God Could Love You More", which will tells Fox 17, will likely be his next single.

But
right now, Niemann is patiently watching his first single "Shinin' On
Me" climb the charts, hoping people love his new music just as much as
he does, "I got to make an album I love and believe in that I wouldn't
want to change. Hopefully the passion we put into project will shine
through"

The album also features a track with Colbie Caillat. It's available now. Jerrod Niemann Discusses Sophomore Album