The Zach John King Interview: From Indie Rock to Coming Home to Country Music

Today on the AmericanaMusic.com Podcast we welcome Zach John King. He’s recently signed with Sony Music Nashville, and has already performed at the Country to Country which is a huge three-day Country Music Festival in London, Glasgow, and Belfast. Country poet meets his Americana leaning sound that’s hard driving his new EP Slow Down drops today. Currently playing on The Highway XM and high-profile playlists we are excited to have Zach John King. 

Chapters

• 0:15 Zach John King Introduction
• 0:45 Fayetteville, Georgia
• 1:40 Indie Rock Background
• 3:07 Poetry and Storytelling
• 4:30 Athens, Georgia
• 6:26 Indie Rock vs Country Music
• 8:14 "Slow Down", the First Single
• 10:47 Country Love Songs and "Lose You"
• 12:33 Authenticity and Truth in Writing Country Music
• 14:25 "Hole in the Wall" and Dive Bars
• 15:57 Story Behind "She Didn't Have To"
• 17:49 Writing a Memory Like a Movie Scene on "Cold Shoulder"
• 20:13 What Do You Think Makes a Great Song?
• 21:14 What Do You Hope the Audience Takes Away?
• 22:21 Outro