Best known as “the gay kid from School of Rock,” country artist and LGBTQ life coach Brian Falduto’s “Same Old Country Love Song,” the first single off an upcoming EP titled Gay Country, mines Falduto’s life experiences to make the pitch-perfect country love song. Falduto’s stint working at NASH FM in New York City has certainly prepped him to write a lighthearted, witty queer country song.
“People always seem shocked that I love country music so much and yet I always have,” said Falduto, “One of the first albums I owned was FAITH by Faith Hill. When Carrie Underwood won American Idol, I started watching country music awards shows and from there it was a deep dive. In college, I started interning for NYC’s first country music radio station in 20 years – NASH FM – where I would end up working for three years post-graduation. I got to meet so many of my favorite artists and see them perform live or watch them give interviews. I went through a really tough break-up at the time and though I was finding comfort in a lot of the songs I was listening to, I couldn’t find one that quite fit my experience. So I decided to try writing my own, originally as a therapeutic experiment. But then I shared it with a friend. And then another. And then a small room full of them. Soon, I was hooked. There was an undeniable fulfillment I was getting from telling my stories through song.”
“I’m really proud of what I’ve done here. Don’t get me wrong – I am loving all the new and exciting sounds that are out there these days, particularly much of what’s coming from emerging queer artists who are pushing the envelope. But with
this project, I wanted to return to the classic 90’s / early 2000’s vibe that ‘little me’ used to bop around to but could never quite find himself in. I’ve always wondered what it would have been like if smack dab in the middle of the latest Rascal Flatts and Jo Dee Messina hits, a song came on the radio that I didn’t have to search for myself in but that normalized who I was,” says Brian, “My new single does just that. I hope it provides some joy, some laughter, and some sense of belonging to those who need it most. If nothing else, it’s certainly done so for the little kid inside of me.”
“Same Old Country Love Song” was co-written by Tom McGovern, produced by Erik Halbig, and recorded in Nashville, TN. The accompanying Official Lyric Video was created by Alex Ortiz.