Brett Eldredge gave a live debut of his new song “Gabrielle” from his backyard in Nashville on Tuesday night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
In this beautiful stripped-down performance, Eldredge reflects on a past relationship and wonders what could’ve been.
The Colbert performance came hot on the heels of the release of the studio version on April 17th, when Eldredge tweeted out a link to the song along with a video of him singing in his aunt’s backyard.
WORLD PREMIERE OF "GABRIELLE" NOW! Grab a tomato and sing along with me in my aunt Margo's garden
— Brett Eldredge (@bretteldredge) April 17, 2020
Listen now: https://t.co/ikD3fXSZHG pic.twitter.com/lVRywUk3kT
“Gabrielle” is the first single off Eldredge’s upcoming album Sunday Drive, which is set for release on July 10th and will be his first album in nearly three years.
Fans can expect a more mature sound from Eldredge, who went on a bit of a social media detox last year when he traded in his smartphone for a flip phone and spent time travelling London, Dublin and Australia before settling into a house on the beach in California.
“It changed me in a profound way,” said Eldredge in an interview with Rolling Stone. “I needed it for myself, but it really affected my music in a way that I was getting all these ideas of things that I wanted to say.”
For his new sound, Eldredge enlisted the help of Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian, who produced Kacey Musgraves’ Grammy Award-winning album Golden Hour. The talented duo not only produced his album, but also co-wrote “Gabrielle”.
“Gabrielle” is this week’s Sure Shot song on the JR Weekly Top 10, so make sure you listen for it Friday at 10pm, Saturday at 6pm and Sunday at 12pm.
Check out the studio version of the song below:
