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Brett Eldredge Announces New Album ‘Sunday Drive’

Brett Eldredge has announced his first new album in three years: Sunday Drive will be released on July 10. Eldredge says, “I think you have to give yourself permission to do…

Brett Eldredge Announces New Album 'Sunday Drive'
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Brett Eldredge has announced his first new album in three years: Sunday Drive will be released on July 10.

Eldredge says, “I think you have to give yourself permission to do anything in life, to be brave a little bit. I got to a certain point where I was doing something in repetition and it was all really good… but I felt like I wasn’t giving enough of myself. It took a lot of self-awareness to finally realize that if I do really have a lot more in me, then I’ve got to step up and I’ve got to take that step off the edge. And I think enough time of doing it the same way made me realize it’s time to do it big.”

The new album features Eldredge's newly announced single "Gabrielle," which came out today.

He posted to Instagram, "WORLD PREMIERE OF "GABRIELLE" NOW! Grab a tomato and sing along with me in my aunt Margo's garden."

To coincide with new music, Brett will be launching his first official fan club, The Locals. Named for his love of traveling “like a local” and wanting to curate a space that feels like home, The Locals will be a go-to place for fans to receive news, music and more before the general public.

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