We hope you’ll be able to join us in the record shop on Thursday, May 21st at 4:00 PM for an intimate instore performance & album signing by Ben Chapman! We’ll be hanging with Ben and celebrating the release of his album Feet On Fire a little early. Though not due out until Friday, May 22nd, we’ll have copies of Feet On Fire on vinyl and CD available at our event with Ben on the 21st. You can read more about the album and preorder your copy in the record store and on our webstore now. All who preorder the album for local, event pickup will receive a wristband for Ben’s post-performance signing. Wristbands are required to participate in our signing for all 13+ and they also guarantee entrance to our event. (Kids 12 & under do not need a wristband if attending with a wristband-holding adult.)
Ben Chapman is a road warrior who has spent the previous three years in a whirlwind of activity — writing songs for friends like Hayes Carll, Brent Cobb, and Marcus King; making his Grand Ole Opry debut; and releasing three acclaimed albums of country-fried funky-tonk, but nothing could have prepared him for what 2025 would bring him. His brand new record Feet on Fire captures that period of wild transition, with songs inspired by Chapman's marriage to fellow songwriter Meg McRee and the arrival of the couple's first child. On songs such as the guitar-driven title track, Chapman mixes Pink Floyd atmosphere with Crazy Horse crunch, showcasing the full spread of his musical influences. Elsewhere on the album, he tips his hat to his Southern roots with the laidback, loping "Out in the Country" and the Stax-sized soul ballad "Missing You." Produced by Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer Anderson East, Feet on Fire captures Ben Chapman as we've never heard him before: his back against the wall and his heart full, determined not only to meet the challenges up ahead, but to write about the process, too.
We can’t wait to celebrate Feet On Fire with Ben, his team at Soundly / Thirty Tigers and all of you! See you soon, Music City!
