Mitchell Tenpenny‘s 8-track EP, Midtown Diaries is available now for fans to check out…
Mitchell shares that the title of the project was inspired by a part of Nashville that had a big influence on his life, “Midtown Diaries comes from, that’s where I hang out all the time. I mean, when we’re done writing songs, I go to Midtown…It’s just right off Music Row. Music Row is where a lot of the writing happens where a lot of the publishing companies and record labels are. So at the end of the day, it’s a really easy walk to get down to Midtown in Nashville. And a lot of these songs have derived from there. I’ve been broken up there, met my girlfriend there. I’ve got a lot of titles from songs there. So it just made sense. When I was putting together this project, this EP to name it after Midtown, because these songs wouldn’t exist honestly, without it.”
When it comes to the tracks on the EP, Mitchell says that the songs vary enough that he think there’s something for everyone, “I did so many different songs, so many different, you know, feels and vibes because I wanted people to be able to find their song. We have love songs. We have breakup songs. We have life songs. We have just weird songs, songs that I don’t know, I just want people to find their story. And to have their song on that record like I had growing up on different records and different songs.”
The one common thread through the entire project – which he had a hand in writing all of the tracks – is how the songs are all a part of Mitchell’s story, “It’s very important to me that we’re authentic and all these songs I’ve put together, you know. I’ve lived this life so I’m hoping people enjoyed it as much as I did writing it, and that they found their song in it.”
Midtown Diaries EP track listing:
1. “To Us It Did” – Mitchell Tenpenny/Michael Hardy/Jordan Schmidt
2. “Good Thing” – Mitchell Tenpenny/Thomas Archer/Kyle Fishman
3. “I Can’t Love You Any More” – Mitchell Tenpenny/Michael Hardy/Jordan Schmidt
4. “Bucket List” – Mitchell Tenpenny/Chris DeStefano/Laura Veltz
5. “Truth About You” – Mitchell Tenpenny/Matt Alderman/Thomas Archer
6. “A Girl’s Love” – Mitchell Tenpenny/Jordan Schmidt/Brad Tursi
7. “Don’t Let Me Let You” – Mitchell Tenpenny/Daniel Ross/Michael Whitworth
8. “She Hates Me Too” – Mitchell Tenpenny/Kyle Fishman/Justin Wilson
On September 23, Mitchell will launch a 12-city tour, To Us It Did tour, including the stop in his hometown of Nashville, Tenn. on October 10 for the Ryman show. The tour will route alongside Mitchell’s special guest dates on Chris Young’s Famous Friends 2021 tour and two dates on Dierks Bentley’s Beers On Me tour.
To Us It Did tour dates:
September 23 Wantagh, NY Mulcahy’s
September 24 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
September 30 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Ponte Vedra Concert Hall
October 2 Charlotte, NC AvidXchange Music Factory
October 7 Orlando, FL The Plaza Live
October 8 Atlanta, GA The Eastern
October 10 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
October 14 Florence, AZ Country Thunder Arizona 2021
October 15 Indianapolis, IN Ruoff Music Center**
October 16 Pittsburgh, PA The Pavilion at Star Lake**
October 21 Little Rock, AR First Security Amphitheater*
October 22 New Braunfels, TX Whitewater Amphitheater*
October 23 Grand Prairie, TX Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie*
November 4 Rapid City, SD Summit Arena at The Monument*
November 5 Rochester, MN Mayo Civic Center Arena
November 6 Bemidji, MN Sanford Center*
November 11 Sugar Land, TX Smart Financial Centre*
November 12 Baton Rouge, LA Raising Cane’s River Center*
November 13 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheater*
November 18 Green Bay, WI Resch Center*
November 19 Coralville, IA Xtream Arena*
November 20 Dekalb, IL Northern Illinois Univ.– Convocation Ctr*
December 11 Chicago, IL Joe’s Sports Bar
December 15 New York, NY Webster Hall
December 16 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
December 17 Columbus, OH ExpressLive! Indoor Pavilion
December 18 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
* Chris Young’s Famous Friends 2021 Tour
**Dierks Bentley’s Beers On Me Tour
+ Festival date
Go to www.mitchell10penny.com for ticket details.
Along with his EP, Midtown Diaries, Mitchell Tenpenny is on Chris Young’s current single at country radio, “At The End Of A Bar”…
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