A follow-up to his 2024 album Go Down Singin, Eldora is set for release on September 19.
Rice said he wrote the dozen tracks of the record in a cabin in Eldora, Colorado, following his recent performance at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
"This is the kind of music I've always loved and the kind of stories I've always wanted to tell," says the diamond-certified songwriter. "I hope the past few years have helped fans see that this is the real me, not the person who was chasing trends or afraid to do something different. Eldora isn't about proving anything - it's about making something that's real and letting it speak for itself."
Rice co-wrote "Circa 1943" with Wyatt McCubbin and Oscar Charles. It tells a bittersweet love story set in the background of World War II.
"Harold and Berniece were my mom's parents," says Rice. "They didn't meet around 1943, he never took a bullet to the leg to my knowledge, she had brown eyes, not blue, he was not a Marine (he was very proudly Air Force), and she was not a nurse in our military. However, he did make her laugh and loved her with every ounce of his being. Their names are the only true parts about this story - nevertheless, I hope it honors them and anybody from the Greatest Generation who fought and/or died for our amazing country."
Rice previously shared "Two Tone Trippin" from the upcoming album.
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