Warren Zeiders Pretty Little Poison (CD)

(Warner Records) 15 tracks, digisleeve

Today (8/18) Warren Zeiders presents his debut album "Pretty Little Poison", released by Warner Records. Following his 717 Tapes releases and compilation album - a collection of singles and EP songs that showcased his powerful voice and sharp songwriting - "Pretty Little Poison" positions him as Nashville's newest headliner at just 24 years old.  

With an all-star roster of collaborators that includes producers like GRAMMY Award winner Ross Copperman (Dierks Bentley, Old Dominion), Bart Butler (Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi) and Ryan Gore (Kelsea Ballerini, Midland), as well as co-writers like Chris Stapleton, Eric Paslay, Randy Montana and others, the album is part road warrior, part old-fashioned heaviness and a variety of genre influences. These influences are evident in the album's 14 tracks - "God Only Knows" and "Coming Down High" are Southern rock anthems made for summer parties and backwoods joy rides, while songs like "Pain Killer" and "Love's A Leaving" explore the darkness of outlaw country. The bright choruses of "West Texas Weather" and "Some Whiskey" showcase his powerful voice, while "Inside Your Head" - written by eight-time Grammy winner Stapleton - makes way for lap steel guitars and the timeless twang of classic country. For Zeiders, whose viral cover of "Tennessee Whiskey" played a pivotal role in his own rise, having a Stapleton song on "Pretty Little Poison" feels like fate.

The album's lead single and title track - the cinematic "Pretty Little Poison" - was rated "most added" at country radio and recently made the Top 40 on the Mediabase Country Airplay Chart and the Top 25 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart. The song, named one of the best country songs of 2023 by Rolling Stone, has already garnered more than 75 million streams worldwide since its spring release - watch the official music video here.