Canadian singer-songwriter Tenille Townes, who performed at CMC Rocks QLD in 2019, released her debut full studio EP on Friday.
The six-song bundle is titled Road To The Lemonade Stand.
It’s a preview of what’s the come on her debut album, The Lemonade Stand, which will be released in “the coming months.”
The new EP produced by Jay Joyce, features five songs written by Townes, including her current single, ‘Jersey On The Wall (I’m Just Asking),’ as well as a rendition of ‘Stupid Boy,’ originally recorded by Keith Urban and written by Sarah Buxton, Dave Berg and Deanna Bryant.
Urban’s version was released on his 2006 album, Love, Pain & The Whole Crazy Thing.
It was the album’s second single and it peaked at #3 on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.
A year after its release, Urban won a Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance of the song.
Buxton also recorded her own compelling own version of the song.
Along with the studio version, which appears on the EP, Townes also released a stunning acoustic version of ‘Stupid Boy’ on Youtube this morning.
Check out Tenille Townes performing ‘Stupid Boy.’
Townes is nominated for Breakthrough Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year at the 2020 Juno Awards.
She recently won four awards at the 2019 Canadian Country Music Awards.
She won Female Artist of the Year, Single of the Year (‘Somebody’s Daughter’), Anthem Entertainment Songwriter of the Year and Video of the Year (‘Somebody’s Daughter’).
Watch Keith Urban performing ‘Stupid Boy’
“I wanted to put out this EP to continue to tell the story of these songs,” said Townes.
“This EP is for everyone that has been on this road with me so far…the ones who have shared their stories at the shows and in messages and who have given these songs a home.”
“You have shaped me and shaped the meaning of The Lemonade Stand.”
“I’m so excited to walk on this Road to the Lemonade Stand with you.”
