Restless Road

Restless Road
Background information
OriginNashville, Tennessee
Genres
Years active2013–present
LabelsRCA Nashville
Members
  • Zach Beeken
  • Colton Pack
  • Garrett Nichols
Past members
  • Andrew Scholz
  • Jared Keim
Websitewww.restlessroad.com

Restless Road is an American country music band based in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] The band is made up of Zach Beeken, Garrett Nichols, and Colton Pack who originally auditioned solo for the third season of the American singing competition series The X Factor before performing as a group on the show. The band signed a record deal with Sony Music Nashville and released their debut, self-titled EP in 2020.[2] Their debut album was released in 2023. They have also written songs for Rascal Flatts, Granger Smith, David James,[3][4][5] and Kane Brown.[6]

History

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2013–2018: Formation and The X Factor

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Beeken, a Pennsylvania native, and Pack, a West Virginia native,[7] met in 2013 while auditioning as solo contestants on season 3 of The X Factor. It was there that they met future collaborator Kane Brown, who was also auditioning for the show.

Beeken and Pack were eliminated before making it to the Top 40, but producer Simon Cowell invited them back to audition as a group with singer Andrew Scholz.[8][9] The new trio, called Restless Road, ultimately finished fourth on the season semi-final, which aired on December 12, 2013.[10][11] Subsequently, the band moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue success as a country trio.

In February 2014, Pack announced his decision to amicably depart from the band and was replaced by Jared Keim, whom the other members discovered through a Dan + Shay cover he had posted to Facebook.[12] In May 2015, Scholz left the band to pursue a career as a solo artist and was replaced by Garrett Nichols, a former contestant on season 13 of American Idol.[13] In 2018, Keim left the group and was replaced by a returning Pack.[14]

2019–present: Last Rodeo

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Restless Road performing in 2020

After the dissolution of a record deal, Beeken and Nichols began working as bartenders in Nashville.[15] While Pack was working construction and releasing music in West Virginia, Kane Brown contacted him after seeing his cover of "Good as You", a song by Brown.[16] Brown, an RCA Nashville/Zone 4 artist, was beginning to develop new acts under his own label imprint, and he offered Restless Road a record deal.[17][18] This led to Pack rejoining the band, and in November 2019, they went into the studio with Dann Huff to begin recording a debut project.[15][19]

On January 6, 2020, Brown invited Restless Road onstage during his sold-out Staples Center concert to premiere their collaboration, "Take Me Home" a track inspired by John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads".[20] Brown and Restless Road released the song and its music video in February 2020. It later peaked at No. 7 on Billboard's Digital Song Sales chart.[21] Later that month, the band released Restless Road, a four-song EP including "Take Me Home". That same day, they performed "Take Me Home" together with Brown on the Today show.[22] The same year, Restless Road signed a worldwide publishing deal with Sony/ATV.[23] In CMT's program Off The Road With Restless Road, which aired October 16, the band revealed they were working with Huff on their debut album.[24]

In 2022, Restless Road performed on The Bachelor.[25] In 2023, they released their debut studio album Last Rodeo, which included new songs as well as already released tracks such as "Growing Old with You". The group was also recognized by Spotify as Hot Country Artists to Watch, as well as an Opry Artist to Watch in 2022.[26] They also released the singles "On My Way", "I Don't Wanna Be That Guy", and "Last Rodeo". They began the year on tour in Europe and the UK as well as playing Stagecoach[27] and CMA Music Festival.[28]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Country
[29]
Last Rodeo
  • Release date: October 20, 2023
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Format: CD, digital download
 42

Extended plays

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  • Restless Road (Sony Music Nashville, 2020)

Singles

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List of singles, with selected peak chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US Country
[30] 		US Country Airplay
[30][31]
"Growing Old with You" 2022 43 40 Last Rodeo
"Last Rodeo"[32] 2024 — 53

References

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  1. ^ Hassahn (27 July 2020). "Kane Brown Kicks Off Pandora's New Concert Series | Digital and Radio Facts". Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  2. ^ Restless Road - EP, 27 February 2020, retrieved 2020-09-10
  3. ^ "How They Remember You – Rascal Flatts | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  4. ^ Country Things, Vol. 1 - Granger Smith | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2020-11-05
  5. ^ "If I Were You – David James | Songs, Reviews, Credits", AllMusic, retrieved 2020-11-05
  6. ^ Jo Black, Lauren. "Restless Road Signs with Kane Brown's Record Label, Releases Official Debut Single, 'Took One Look At Her Momma'". Country Now. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  7. ^ Nugent-Caruso, Allison. "Summerville 'X Factor' contestant's group Restless Road makes the cut". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  8. ^ "Kane Brown Talks His Relationship With Restless Road: "I Feel Like A Dad Just To See Everything They Are Doing"". Music Mayhem Magazine. 2020-05-10. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  9. ^ Rindge, Brenda. "Lowcountry connection on 'X Factor' 2013 Summerville graduate in Top 16 on TV competition". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  10. ^ Live Season Finale, Part 2 (Music, Reality-TV), Mario Lopez, Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, Kelly Rowland, 2013-12-19, retrieved 2020-09-10{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  11. ^ Kroll, Katy (2013-12-13). "Carlito Slips Into 'The X Factor' Finale". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  12. ^ Deukes, Billy (2014-12-17). "'X Factor' Favorite Restless Road a Big Happy Family, Again". Taste of Country. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  13. ^ Scholz, Andrew (May 14, 2015). "twitter.com/Andrew_Scholz/status/598943646218657792?s=20".
  14. ^ Keim, Jared (February 27, 2020). "twitter.com/JaredKeim/status/1233039119250534401?s=20".
  15. ^ a b "Episode #119: Restless Road by Off the Record • A podcast on Anchor". Anchor. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  16. ^ Tingle, Lauren (2020-02-26). "Kane Brown Announces Label Deal with Restless Road". Country Now. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  17. ^ "July 28: His record label signee and Nashville-based trio Restless Road will also make an appearance". Billboard.
  18. ^ "Restless Road Talk About Their Journey To Working With Kane Brown, New Music". Sounds Like Nashville. 2020-04-08. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  19. ^ "Restless Road on Kane Brown & Debut Album". YouTube.
  20. ^ "Kane Brown Celebrates Sold-Out Staples Center Show". Sony Music Nashville. 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  21. ^ "Restless Road & Kane Brown". Billboard.com.
  22. ^ "Restless Road performs 'Take Me Home' with Kane Brown". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2020-11-01.
  23. ^ "Sony/ATV Nashville Signs Restless Road". 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  24. ^ "CMT | Restless Road on Kane Brown & Debut Album 🎵 Off the Road". YouTube.
  25. ^ "Restless Road Performs "Growing Old With You" on 'The Bachelor' 2022". ABC.
  26. ^ Hollabaugh, Lorie. "Restless Road Named Opry NextStage Artist For August". Music Row.
  27. ^ "Stagecoach Rides Again". Rolling Stone.
  28. ^ Nicholson, Jessica. "Brad Paisley, Brothers Osborne, Lady A & More to Perform at Spotify House at CMA Fest". Billboard.
  29. ^ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  30. ^ a b "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. June 27, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  31. ^ "Billboard Country Update" (PDF). Billboard. March 22, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  32. ^ "Single/Track Releases". Music Row. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
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