THE BART CROW BAND

THE BART CROW BAND READIES FOR THE FLIGHT OF THEIR BRAND NEW SOPHMORE RELEASE! SMITH MUSIC GROUP JOINS THE NEST WITH THE FIRST SINGLE LAUNCH ON FEBRUARY 4TH! For Immediate Release: Contact: Brandy Reed (615) 673-0150 NASHVILLE-January 12-2008-“Since New Year’s I have been doing nothing but talking to radio programmers about 2008, and they are very excited about DESPERATE HEARTS. There is as much anticipation about this new record as anything on the horizon. I have the same feeling about the Bart Crow Band as I did right before the Randy Rogers Band and Stoney LaRue broke. The stage is set for a huge success.” Bob Mitchell is Vice President of Promotions at Smith Music Group, a company that for over a decade has helped usher in the new age of independent artists and has provided a clear cut avenue for these artists to take their music to the world. On March 4th The BART CROW BAND touches down with their much anticipated sophomore effort DESPERATE HEARTS on Smith Entertainment Records. The first single “Understand” will fly into the open arms of radio on February 4th! FINALLY, the band’s debut record release in 2005, made a profound impression on the industry generating a firm expectation that the Bart Crow Band is destined to be one of the greats in Texas music. Selling thousands of copies and taking rank as the best selling record on LonestarMusic.com for 5 straight months, FINALLY laid a long steady road towards stardom and it was “Wear My Ring” that put BCB on the map. The single rested in the Texas Music Chart’s Top 15 for over 20 straight weeks and is still known today in current rotation as “the song that just won’t go away.” The second single “Driftin’ In The Wind” ended up in the top 10 of the most played songs on Texas Music Radio in 2007. The song became such a fan favorite that the band decided to offer a new rearranged version of the song on their brand new record release. The title DESPERATE HEARTS gives the impression of a ballad soaked anthology, but do not be fooled. This record gets down right country with songs like “Back Down,” a pile driver of a tune that pushes hard against the green-eyed monster, and “Once A Day,” an old school country regimen of daily heartbreak complete with pace the room rhythm and weary fiddle cries. The first single “Understand” is a drive down that famous Texas music highway with country plains on one side and rocky terrain on the other. Around the bend is a host of upward climbs with tunes like “Change” that pounds your head against a wall when the world around you becomes alien and your “sick and tired” has reached its limit. “Sweet Imitations” is Crow’s version of the “cheaters blues” that enters with a slow and silky confession and moves steadily into breaks of angsty repent. Coming full circle the title track is a rock song in country clothing, hot on the trail of loneliness mistaken for love. “Sometimes it’s hard to tell when you’re being lied to, but you always know the truth when you hear it. Bart is genuine and passionate in his approach to music which he trumpets from his pedestal of albums and live music.” -Jason Boland/Jason Boland and The stragglers "The Bart Crow Band is great! Bottom line. He continues to impress me with one great song after another. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone who works as hard at pleasing his fans not only through recorded music, but also on stage and definitely in person!" -Justin Frazell/KPLX “The Wolf” Dallas “The Bart Crow Band is what this scene has been needing for quite some time. A fan favorite with rockin' tunes. I am Looking forward to a long, successful career from these guys.” -Shayne Hollinger/PD Mandatory FM Stephenville DESPERATE HEARTS will be available on March 4th at national retailers everywhere and online at your favorite web and download sites. For tour date information, photos and the BCB diary updates check out http://www.bartcrowband.com/. Also, Check out BCB on YouTube… and make sure to catch they guy in the front row pantomiming the lyrics to “Wear My Ring.” Priceless.