Singer/songwriter John Baumann's thoughtful “Next Ride Around the Sun,” premiering below, advises the listener to live life with kindness and gratitude since “there’s nothing that you can take with you when your time is done.” After the surprisingly delightful Mellotron opening, “Next Ride Around the Sun” takes on a tone similar to the Lori McKenna-penned “Humble & Kind” both melodically and thematically.
The tune takes on added significance as the COVID-19 pandemic has so many of us sheltered in place, waiting for our lives to resume. “The song was born from an appreciation for the here and now,” Baumann tells Billboard. “I remember talking with my father-in-law one night and him saying, ‘enjoy every second.’ He seemed so earnest and
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