new albums on November 12: Mercy, a solo country record, and None The Wiser, a metal
record created with his band Caned By Nod. Both albums will be released via his own
independent label, Late August Records, and are now available for pre-order: pre-order
Mercy HERE and None The Wiser HERE. Ahead of the releases, Jinks is debuting a new
track from each album today: “All It Cost Me Was Everything” from Mercy and “Middle
Finger” from None The Wiser.
Rival Sons) and recorded simultaneously at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, the two
records represent Jinks’ uniqueness as an artist, demonstrating his rare ability to
successfully create across genres. Although varying sonically and thematically, Mercy
and None The Wiser are tied together through Jinks’ signature songwriting, which takes
yet another step forward with even more perception and grit displayed on both albums.
traditional elements with soul, rock and blues. Written entirely during quarantine, Jinks
used his time at home to further develop his already accomplished songwriting skills.
Working with both longtime friends and heroes, Mercy features collaborations with
artists such as Chris Shiflett, Kendell Marvel, Adam Hood, TN Jet, Josh Morningstar, Greg
C. Jones and Ward Davis, as well as Jinks’ wife, Rebecca.
photo credit: Jason Deramo
With the new albums, Jinks solidifies his reputation as an artist who does things on his own terms. Constantly at work, he was recently named MusicRow’s 2020 “Independent Artist of the Year” after receiving the most radio spins for an independent artist and was awarded Entertainer of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Single of the Year by Texas Radio in 2020. Known for his tenacious grassroots approach and constantly at work, Jinks has continued to receive widespread attention in recent years with Rolling Stone declaring, “one of outlaw country’s most popular new stars,” while Paste praised, “His roughhewn, homegrown country sound borrows from the usual forebears—Waylon, Willie, Kris, Merle and Johnny among them—while sounding perfectly in sync with today’s current breed of Americana insurgent.”
Since the release of his 2015 breakthrough record, Adobe Sessions, which features his Platinum-certified and fan-favorite song, “Loud and Heavy,” Jinks has gone on to release four more studio albums: 2016’s I’m Not the Devil, 2018’s Lifersand a pair of self-released 2019 albums, The Wanting and After the Fire, which reached #2 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. Moreover, Jinks has sold over 1.5 million equivalent units throughout his career, garnered over 2 billion streams across platforms and has 2.18 million monthly Spotify listeners.
CODY JINKS CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
September 3—New Orleans, LA—Saenger Theatre* (SOLD OUT)
September 4—New Orleans, LA—Saenger Theatre* (SOLD OUT)
September 5—New Orleans, LA—Saenger Theatre+
September 9—Richmond, VA—Virginia Credit Union Live!
September 17—Pryor, OK—Born & Raised Music Festival
September 25—Austin, TX—Nutty Brown Amphitheater# (SOLD OUT)
October 9—Asheville, NC—Harrah’s Cherokee Center
December 2—Las Vegas, NV—The Chelsea+ (SOLD OUT)
December 3—Las Vegas, NV—The Chelsea+ (SOLD OUT)
December 5—Las Vegas, NV—The Chelsea+ (SOLD OUT)
April 29-May 1, 2022—Indio, CA—Stagecoach Festival 2022
+with special guest Randy Rogers Band
#with special guest Travis Tritt
†with special guest Whitey Morgan
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