Few artists have had the enduring impact on country music Chase Rice can claim–and fewer still possess the courage to leave it in the past, and blaze a new trail. A true singer-songwriter with success in both disciplines, Rice’s 15-year career has taken the Florida-born North Carolina native to chartpeaks and global stages ... but with his eighth studio album,ELDORA, his only destination is theAmerican West. A 10x Platinumartist who burst onto the country scene as a Diamondcertifiedsongwriter (“Cruise”),whilehits like “Drinkin’ Beer. Talkin’ God. Amen.”and “Eyes OnYou” helped Rice post twoNo. 1’sat Country Radio, igniting a movement through chest-thumping euphoria and bold romantic passion. He sold outinternationaltours andshared stadium billing withGarth Brooks and Kenny Chesney, before leaving the major label system for good. Now, with fullindependence andover 3billion streams to his credit,ELDORAsignals Rice’s dedication to the storytelling craft. Written in Colorado and inspired by a hidden mountainside town, the 12-song set is easily the most raw, unguarded expression of Rice’s talent to date–born in the afterglow of an epic show at the Red RocksAmphitheatre.Working hand-in-hand with co-writer/producer Oscar Charles,Rice adopts the unfiltered, rough-hewn approach of an off-the-grid maverick, both embodying the Western mystique, and boldly going where few of his stature would dare