Jelly Roll, the giant underground genre-bending singer/songwriter/rapper today releases his new track, ‘Sober‘.
In conjunction with the release, Jelly Roll will share the emotional music video for the song with a YouTube Premiere (he has amassed a staggering billion plus views on the platform to date) at 11am CT / 5pm BST on Friday following a live-streamed hotline chat with fans at 10:30am CT / 4:30PM BST.
‘Sober’ is an honest and raw confession of a flawed man owning up to his demons. Drawing from his own personal experiences, Jelly Roll touches on pain, the path to redemption and the vices that hurt and heal at the same time. Listen HERE.
‘Sober’ is the first taste of new music since Jelly Roll’s 2020 successful confessional, vulnerable expression of self-doubt, ‘Save Me‘ which was a turning point for Jelly Roll and laid the foundation for his next chapter of his musical journey. While remaining the therapeutic outlet fans have come to know from the former addict and drug dealer, ‘Save Me’ marked the first time he sang (and didn’t rap) on his songs, ushering a new wave musical growth for the multi-talent. Now certified Gold, with the video garnering more than 65 million YouTube views, ‘Save Me’ is Jelly Roll’s biggest song to date.
"I have so much new music to share with y’all but after sharing a snippet of 'Sober' on socials and seeing the response, I decided I had to listen to the people and drop this track first," said Jelly Roll. "The day this song was written, I got goosebumps from my feet to the back of my head. It was so cathartic to create— I feel like there is something truly special about this song and hope other people feel it too."
Hailing from the Antioch neighbourhood of Nashville, on September 17th, Jelly Roll will play the city’s iconic Ryman Auditorium, which he sold out in minutes. The hometown show is one of more than a dozen shows on his Work In Progress 2021 tour that have sold out. The unique talent, has been flying under the radar, building a rabid legion of fans with his raw, rough-edge lyrics and “man of the people” charisma. Averaging more than 200 shows a year and having released more than two dozen albums, Jelly Roll shares his hard truths and struggles directly and intimately with his dedicated fans, who hang on his every word, leading to millions of views with each video he posts.
Work In Progress Tour Dates:
AUG 12 – THE ORANGE PEEL – ASHEVILLE, NC (SOLD OUT)
AUG 13 – GREAT AMERICAN TRUCK SHOW – DANVILLE, VA
AUG 14 – HANAHAN AMPHITHEATER – HANAHAN, SC
AUG 20 – THE PAVILION AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY – DALLAS, TX
AUG 21 – WAVE – WICHITA, KS
AUG 27 – AVONDALE BREWING COMPANY – BIRMINGHAM, AL (SOLD OUT)
AUG 28 – MARS MUSIC HALL – HUNTSVILLE, AL (SOLD OUT)
SEP 03 – SEP 5 – ROCKLAHOMA – PRYOR, OK
SEP 10 – EXPRESS LIVE! PAVILION – COLUMBUS, OH
SEP 17 – RYMAN AUDITORIUM (SOLD OUT)
SEP 18 – ADADO RIVERFRONT PARK (THREE STACKS MUSIC FESTIVAL) – LANSING, MI
SEP 22 – THE PLANT – DOTHAN, AL
SEP 23 – THE SIGNAL – CHATTANOOGA, TN (SOLD OUT)
SEP 24 – CHARLOTTE METRO CREDIT UNION AMPHITHEATRE – CHARLOTTE, NC
SEP 25 – PROMOWEST PAVILION AT OVATION – NEWPORT, KY
SEP 30 – PIERE’S ENTERTAINMENT CENTER – FORT WAYNE, IN
OCT 01 – TEMPLE LIVE @ CLEVELAND MASONIC – CLEVELAND, OH
OCT 02 – ROYAL OAK MUSIC THEATRE – DETROIT, MI (SOLD OUT)
OCT 07 – SOUNDSTAGE AT GRACELAND – MEMPHIS, TN (SOLD OUT)
OCT 08 – ARVEST BANK THEATRE AT THE MIDLAND – KANSAS CITY, MO (SOLD OUT)
OCT 09 – THE FILLMORE AUDITORIUM – DENVER, CO (SOLD OUT)
OCT 10 – THE ROYAL GROVE – LINCOLN, NE (SOLD OUT)
NOV 11 – SOUL KITCHEN MUSIC HALL – MOBILE, AL (SOLD OUT)
NOV 12 – ORPHEUM THEATER – NEW ORLEANS, LA (SOLD OUT)
NOV 13 – COCA-COLA ROXY – ATLANTA, GA
NOV 17 – THE RITZ -RALEIGH, NC
NOV 18 – THE FILLMORE SILVER SPRING – SILVER SPRING, MD
NOV 19 – IRVING PLAZA – NEW YORK, NY (SOLD OUT)
NOV 20 – THE WEBSTER THEATER – HARTFORD, CT
NOV 21 – THE PALLADIUM – WORCESTER, MA
NOV 23 – TOWN BALLROOM – BUFFALO, NY
NOV 24 – STAGE AE – PITTSBURGH, PA
DEC 01 – OLD FORESTER’S PARISTOWN HALL – LOUISVILLE, KY
DEC 02 – EAGLES BALLROOM – MILWAUKEE, WI
DEC 03 – THE PAVILION – INDIANAPOLIS, IN
DEC 04 – THE FACTORY AT THE DISTRICT – CHESTERFIELD, MO