Courtesy of Blue Highway Records
Born out of exasperated frustration about the current state of the world tearing friends and families apart, singer-songwriter Chase McDaniel delivers a deeply thought-provoking, stream-of-consciousness-driven track with “Pick Mine,” out today via Blue Highway Records. Understanding the depth of experiences that can drive people to their belief systems, McDaniel captures how it feels to be caught between competing sides while refusing to let those differences dictate who he loves. While some allow the blazing heat of the current climate to burn bridges that may never be rebuilt, McDaniel questions a culture where politicians benefit from keeping people angry, while the people absorbing that outrage bear the cost in their own relationships.
Listen to the new track HERE.
“I’ve got people I love who see the world very differently, and it’s hard to watch relationships get torn apart knowing there are people who make money to keep them angry,” shares McDaniel. “This song is my best effort to communicate the frustration so many of us are feeling.”
The simplistic production and instrumentation allow the incredibly poignant lyrics to make their impact, opting not to sugarcoat the stark truths addressed throughout the song. Written by McDaniel with Jon Nite and Lindsay Rimes and co-produced by McDaniel alongside Jerry Jacobs, “Pick Mine” is an unfiltered expression of how the singer-songwriter sees the division around him and what can be lost in a tug-of-war between two worlds of thought.
Listen to “Pick Mine” HERE
Watch the lyric video HERE
“Pick Mine” follows the release of his debut album Lost Ones last year. The autobiographical project was born from his mission of bringing strength to anyone who feels hopeless or adrift and consists of 12 carefully crafted songs that share his life story in the hopes of providing solace to others. More new music from McDaniel is expected soon.
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ABOUT CHASE MCDANIEL:
Raised by his grandparents in the small Kentucky town of Greensburg, Chase McDaniel is one of Nashville’s most tenacious singer-songwriters and a shining example of how kindness, persistence and curiosity can pay off. McDaniel has spent his career pouring his heart and soul into his music, sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly, and steadily winning over a growing community of fans who’ve connected with his honesty and strength through vulnerability.
Over the last few years, he’s scored the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales and iTunes Country single charts with the self-aware “Project” and reached No. 3 (all-genre) for “Your Daughter” (a heartbreaking track written about his sister). The Blue Highway Records talent released his debut EP Blame It All On Country Music in early 2024 and his debut album Lost Ones in September of 2025. His new track “Pick Mine” is out now.