Listen To “Want It Back” HERE
NASHVILLE, TN (April 18, 2025) – Texas singer/songwriter Braedon Barnhill is getting personal, holding on to a fading relationship with his autobiographical track, “Want It Back,” available today via The Valory Music Co. The track captures the raw, universal ache of clinging to dwindling hope at a pivotal crossroads, where the choice is between salvaging what’s left or walking away for good.
Co-written by Braedon alongside Kelly Archer (Jason Aldean, Brett Young, Reba McEntire) and Ben Goldsmith (Tim McGraw, Jake Owen, Russell Dickerson), the lyrics evoke the heart’s desperate desire to return to a time when everything felt right, even knowing that such a return may never be possible. With its wistful lyrics and Braedon’s earnest, honeyed vocals, complemented by the aching cry of the fiddle, the song creates an emotional landscape that pulls you back to a place you long for, yet can never fully reclaim.
“I wrote ‘Want It Back’ during a time when the relationship I was in wasn’t over yet, but it was hanging by a thread,” Braedon reflects. “We kept trying to make it work, but it was getting harder and harder. I remember walking into the writers’ room that day, opening up about what I was going through, and thinking, ‘I just wish I could go back to when everything felt fresh and exciting, before all these problems started weighing us down.’”
Listen to “Want It Back” HERE
The newest track follows the release of “irresistible country rocker” “Dashboard Dreaming” (MusicRow) introspective coming-of-age anthem “Dancing By Myself” and heartfelt apology “Front Porch Lights.” With “Want It Back,” Braedon delves further into honest songwriting and his authentic vocal tone, continuing to deliver a sound described as “a time machine back to the early 2000s when country music thrived on rich melodies and earnest emotion” (All Country News). With every release, Braedon continues to explore the complex emotional gray areas of relationships, making his mark on the Country Music scene and resonating with anyone who’s navigated the highs and lows of young adulthood.
ABOUT BRAEDON BARNHILL: These days Country music can be a lot of things, but to The Valory Music Co.’s emerging singer-songwriter Braedon Barnhill, there’s one thing it’s not – and that’s “black-and-white.” Tapping the emotional gray space of his own coming-of-age, the 23-year-old breakout talent writes songs filled with romantic realism, where love isn’t perfect, and neither are people. Boasting a smooth, Texas Hill Country tenor and a youthful, organic sound, his tunes embrace the messy complexities and contradictions of the heart – offering both sage lyrical insight and intriguing modern energy. A fourth generation native of Marble Falls, Texas, the rising star grew up a lifelong fan of Texas Country music … just without realizing what “Texas Country” was. Baptized in the Lone Star lifestyle and inspired by everything from George Strait and Billy Joe Shaver to Randy Rogers Band, Reckless Kelly and more, Barnhill’s own style is something different – a forward looking fusion of the Texas-Country edge and borderless pop rock. Starting out as a songwriter, he played his first show at 19 and has now gone from valeting cars to the verge of stardom, personally signed to Big Machine Label Group by CEO and founder Scott Borchetta. Since then, Barnhill has shared stages with personal heroes like Randy Rogers, Josh Abbott and beyond, while honing his craft with Nashville’s songwriting elite. That work culminated in early 2025 with his Big Machine debut, “Dashboard Dreaming” – an easy-rolling highway rocker, lost in a haze of romantic what-ifs – and there are more lyrically-layered, self-penned tunes to come, as a year of firsts takes Barnhill far beyond the Texas state line.
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