Parker McCollum | Superstar Power Hour

With only one week until the release of his second studio album, Never Enough, Parker McCollum is ready for fans to hear the new music which he says is straight down the middle, Country music. “What I set out to doing [with this album] was to not change anything about what I do,” Parker told Audacy’s Katie Neal during his time on the Superstar Power Hour. “I really wanted to make this record how I’ve always made records and that’s just sittin’ around trying to write Country songs and then go record them and put the record out and get on the road.” He continued, “Trying to stay true to my roots, what I believe in, Country music and my brand of songwriting and trying to do that, but at the same time, elevate it. It’s hard to walk that line — you don’t want to come out doing something totally different, but you want it to be something fresh and be intriguing to your fans to give ‘em something to hang on while they’re still getting what they ultimately want, which is the good ol’ stuff.” While Parker has strived to keep each track new, fresh and true to his sound on his own album, it doesn’t mean he isn’t willing to step outside the box with other projects. He went on to share details about his collaboration on Diplo’s brand new album, Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley: Chapter 2 — Swamp Savant. “I don’t even know how it happened,” Parker said of “Lonely Long,” which appears on the new project. “He reached out — maybe got my number from the label or something — and said ‘Wanna do a song?’ I can’t even remember how it happened. At some point, the song ended up in my files and it was really good! I didn’t know what to expect, and I really liked the song.” Hear more about Parker’s collab with Diplo plus, more behind the scenes on his forthcoming album, Never Enough, by checking out his full interview with Katie Neal above. Words by Monica Rivera Interview by Katie Neal