Grammy-nominated singer-songwriterĀ Eric PaslayĀ has announced that heĀ will release a new EP on Friday, July 3rd,Ā HEARTBEAT HIGHER.
The EP will include theĀ previously released title-trackĀ as well as three additional songs. Among them, āOn This Side of Heaven,āĀ written by Eric, Jordan Reynolds and Jordan Minton, which will drop for fans ahead of the EP on June 5th following a world exclusive first play from Bob Harris on BBC Radio 2 this evening (4/6).
āThe outpouring of love, support and excitement with āHeartbeat Higherā was so amazing that Iām super pumped to drop the EP!ā said Eric. āI think Iāve got the fans covered with four songs in every direction. Iāve got one for my āBarefootā crew, my āShe Donāt Love Youā fans and something new for me… a cover!ā
The video forĀ HEARTBEAT HIGHERāsĀ title track, written by Eric, Zach Crowell and Sarah Buxton, and also featuring Sarah, was released earlier this month and the video exclusively premiered onĀ People.com. The video was directed by Timothy Hiele and was filmed during the recording process and in Stockholm, Sweden during Ericās headlining āNice Guy Tourā late last year, which also stopped in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Germany, as well as main stage festival dates across Australia.
HEARTBEAT HIGHER EP Track listing:
āHeartbeat Higherā (feat. Sarah Buxton) -Written by Eric Paslay, Sarah Buxton, Zach Crowell
Produced by F. Reid Shippen, Eric Paslay
āOn This Side of Heavenā -Written by Eric Paslay, Jordan Reynolds, Jordan Minton
Produced by F. Reid Shippen, Eric Paslay
āI Took A Pill In Ibizaā -Written by Mike Posner
Produced by F. Reid Shippen, Eric Paslay
āBoat In A Bottleā -Written by Eric Paslay, Sarah Buxton, Tofer Brown
Produced by Tofer Brown

Platinum-selling singer/songwriter Eric Paslay has experienced major success in his young career. With the celebration of five No. 1 hit singles with four of those ranked among the āTop 100 Songs of the Decadeā byĀ Country AircheckĀ including the #1 spot on their decade chart with āBarefoot Blue Jean Night,ā as recorded by Jake Owen. The Temple, Texas native has earned numerous songwriter award nominations including GRAMMYās Best Country Song, ACMās Song of the Year twice and the CMA Song of The Year as well as an artist GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for āThe Driverā- a collaboration with friends Charles Kelley and Dierks Bentley. A true artistās artistĀ USA TodayĀ calls Paslay āflat out-brilliantā andĀ American SongwriterĀ names him an influencer of country music.Ā