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Warren Zeiders has quickly risen from a college athlete to one of Nashville’s newest headliners at just 24 years old, and on August 25, he’ll release his debut LP Pretty Little Poison via Warner Records. Comprised of 14 tracks, four of which were produced by Bart Butler and Ryan Gore and the other 10 produced by Ross Copperman, the record is part road-warrior, part old-fashioned grit, and a multitude of genre influences that have catapulted him to one of country’s most interesting newcomers. Album track “Tell Me Like It Is” is available now — listen HERE and watch the lyric video HERE. Click HERE to pre-order the album.

Zeiders built his audience quickly, yet the old-school way — by taking his music directly to the people, armed with nothing more than his acoustic guitar and gravelly voice. This album Pretty Little Poison shows what he can do with an amplified band, two chart-topping producers and the best music of his songwriting career. The past two years have been a whirlwind period filled with milestones: his first national television appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show; his first national tour, which sold out in 72 hours; his debut performance on the Grand Ole Opry stage; and even his first Top 40 hit on the Billboard charts, all before he began recording his debut album. Maybe that's why Pretty Little Poison brims with such excitement and self-assurance.

"A lot of this album is about a girl, and a lot of it is about me," says Zeiders, who fills the album with honest lyrics about life, love, and lessons learned. "I'm paying tribute to that classic country sound, but I'm keeping things modern, too. At the end of the day, I'm just putting my heart on my sleeve and putting myself onstage."

Zeiders' muscular brand of country music is as broad as his shoulders, which still bear the evidence of a longtime sports career. "God Only Knows"and "Comin' Down High" are southern rock anthems built for summertime parties and backwoods joyrides. Songs like "Painkiller" and "Love's A Leaving" explore the darkness of outlaw country. The bright choruses of "West Texas Weather" and "Some Whiskey" are showcases for his powerhouse vocals, while "Pretty Little Poison" — the album's title track and lead single — is country music at its most cinematic, pairing dusty western textures with a radio-ready refrain. "Inside Your Head," written by eight-time Grammy winner Chris Stapleton, makes room for the lap steel guitars and timeless twang of classic country. For Zeiders, whose viral cover of "Tennessee Whiskey" played such a crucial role in his own rise to success, featuring a Stapleton cut on Pretty Little Poison feels a whole lot like fate. He worked with a number of other songwriters, too, co-writing songs with Eric Paslay, Randy Montana, Ryan Beaver, Lee Thomas Miller, Benjy Davis, Austin Taylor Smith, Jarred Keim, and others.

"Faith, family, and athletics were the three pillars of my life, long before I started playing music," he says. "I haven't forgotten that. I'm always learning new things — if you stop doing that, you stop growing — but I'm staying true to who I am, too. This album is my story. It's who I am. It's who I've always been. I may not be playing lacrosse anymore, but I haven't lost the discipline or focus that I learned as an athlete. I still put in the work. I still push myself. I go onstage and treat it like it's a game day."

Zeiders’ Pretty Little Poison Tour “game days” are selling out across the country, and he just performed to a sold-out Ohio Stadium alongside George Strait, Chris Stapleton and Little Big Town. Next week, Zeiders will play the Chevy Riverfront Stage and the Spotify House at CMA Fest, plus he’ll play in the Folds of Honor Rock ‘n Jock Celebrity Softball game. For tickets, tour dates and more information, visit warrenzeiders.com.

WARREN ZEIDERS UPCOMING TOUR DATES:

Bold denotes newly Pretty Little Poison dates with A Thousand Horses as tour support

+denotes sold-out show

June 2 - Panama City Beach, FL - Gulf Coast Jam 

June 3 - East Gadsden, AL - Bash! In The Bend 

June 8 - Nashville, TN - CMA Fest 

June 10 - Clinton, IA - Tailgate N’ Tallboys 2023 

June 15 - Valparaiso, IN - Central Park Plaza

June 16 - North Lawrence, OH - Country Fest 

June 17 - Bloomington, IL - Tailgate N’ Tallboys 

June 22 - Wichita, KS - The Cotillion Ballroom 

June 23 - Sioux Falls, SD - The District 

June 24 - Clearwater, NE - Clearwater Rodeo 

July 6 - Fort Loramie, OH - Country Concert 2023

July 7 - Independence, IA - Buchanan County Fairgrounds andamp; Campgrounds 

July 8 - Arthur, IL - Moultrie-Douglas County Fair 

July 13 - Arnold’s Park, IA - Captain’s Getaway 

July 14 - West Salem, WI - Country Boom 2023

July 15 - Brooklyn, MI - Faster Horses Festival 2023 

July 27 - Three Forks, MT - Headwaters Country Jam 2023

July 28 - Casper, WY - The Gaslight Social

July 29 - Wahoo, NE - Saunders County Fairgrounds 

Aug. 2 - Elma, WA - Grays Harbour County Fairgrounds 

Aug. 3 - Klamath Falls, OR - Klamath County Fairgrounds 

Aug. 4 - Sweet Home, OR - Oregon Jamboree Music Festival 2023

Aug. 5 - Quincy, WA - Watershed Festival 2023

Aug. 9 - Hermiston, OR - Umatilla County Fair 

Aug. 10 - Great Falls, MT - The Newberry +

Aug. 11 - Jerome, ID - Jerome County Fairgrounds 

Aug. 12 - Grand Junction, CO - Warehouse25sSixty-Five Kitchen andamp; Bar 

Aug. 18 - Jordan, NY - Kegs Canalside 

Aug. 19 - Montreal, CA - Lasso 2023

Aug. 26 - Louisville, KY - Kentucky State Fair

Aug. 31 - Dewey Beach, DE - Bottle andamp; Cork +

Sept. 1 - Philippi, WV - Barbour County Fair 

Sept. 2 - Meshoppen, PA - Wyoming County Community Fair 

Sept. 15 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom

Sept. 16 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE

Sept. 21 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom

Sept. 22 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live!

Sept. 23 - Harrisburg, PA - Southside Stage

Sept. 28 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Jones Assembly

Sept. 29 - Little Rock, AR - The Hall

Sept. 30 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues New Orleans

Oct. 4 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium

Oct. 5 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater

Oct. 12 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues Orlando

Oct. 13 - North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues Myrtle Beach

Oct. 14 - Charlotte, NC - The Fillmore Charlotte

Oct. 19 - Silver Spring, MD - The Fillmore Silver Spring

Oct. 20 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz

Oct. 21 - Greenville, SC - Greenville Country Music Fest

Oct. 26 - Louisville, KY - Paristown

Oct. 27 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre

Oct. 28 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit

Nov. 2 - Saint Louis, MO - The Pageant

Nov. 4 - Minneapolis, MN - The Fillmore Minneapolis

Nov. 9 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount

Nov. 10 - Boston, MA - House of Blues Boston

Nov. 11 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore Philadelphia