On the heels of a brand new record deal, Grand Ole Opry debut (Sept. 30), dates opening for Tim McGraw and Dwight Yoakam, and with her radio tour well underway, California-native singer/songwriter Annie Bosko brings some neo-traditional twang with 90s throwback flare to the format with her first new music for Benny Brown’s Stone Country Records: “Boots On” and “Neon Baby” are available today. Listen HERE.
Working with producers Derek George and Mickey Jack Cones, “Boots On” was written by Bosko and George while “Neon Baby” was penned by Bosko with Jeffrey Steele (Rascal Flatts’ “What Hurts The Most,” Tim McGraw’s “The Cowboy In Me”) and Bridgette Tatum (Jason Aldean’s “She’s Country”).
“I’m so excited to release my two-steppin two-pack, ‘Neon Baby’ and ‘Boots On,’” shared Bosko. “When I fell in love with country music as a kid, it went beyond lyrics and melody. It was a sound and a feeling that drew me in. I wanted to try to make music that could give people that feeling. I felt so compelled by this feeling, I drove myself to Nashville at 19 years old to pursue the dream.”
Bosko adds, “These songs are fun, flirty, soulful, romantic and retro with a new age spin. I hope folks give it a spin and maybe it will inspire them to take a spin around the dancefloor or their kitchen.”
I’ll be your neon baby
I’ll drive you midnight crazy
I’ll hit your lips like whiskey
When you lean in to kiss me
Put that whiskey down and kiss me again and again
Turn me on
I’ll be your neon, baby
With “Boots On,” Bosko re-ignites line-dancing, offering a wild ride of guitar riffs, soaring melodies and let-your-hair-down lyrics, dedicated to women who truly do it all (with their boots on).
Country girls do it with their boots on
Painted on jeans too tight
Scootin to a Brooks & Dunn song
Up for getting down all night
Love their man like crazy
While rockin em babies
Breaking hearts til the break of dawn
Double shot shootin
Like there ain't nothin to it
Country girls do it with their boots on
With a “fearless” pure-country sound and edge-of-your-seat songwriting, Bosko captures the full range of this American art form at its best – working with co-writers like Steele, Tatum, Danny Myrick and more to uplift, inspire or just sing along with women everywhere. These tracks are just the first taste of new music from Bosko with more to be released soon.
Among recent visits to radio stations across the country, Michelle Buckles from KZSN-Wichita shared, “Annie is such a breath of fresh air! Everyone from every age group just fell in love with her during her station visit,” and of today’s releases she declared, “Your new girls night out anthems have arrived!”
Fans can tune in for an in-depth interview and performances from Bosko tonight on RFD TV’s “Live in America!” at 8 pm ET / 7 pm CT with re-airs set for Oct. 6 (same night repeat) at 12 am ET / 11 am CT and Oct. 8 (repeat 2) at 8.30 pm ET / 7:30 pm CT.
For more information, visit AnnieBosko.com or follow @AnnieBosko on social media platforms.
Photo Credit: Ford Fairchild
About Annie Bosko
With a voice that beams like a ray of California sunshine, Stone Country Records singer-songwriter Annie Bosko pairs a sound anchored deep in the organic twang of ‘90s country with simple songs told from the heart, preaching equal parts healing and honky-tonk hope. A student of legendary crooners like Patsy Cline with added inspiration from Shania Twain, George Strait, Dwight Yoakam, The Beatles and more, the Golden State native broke out in 2014 with the SiriusXM/CMT hit “Crooked Halo,” bucking the bro-country trend for a traditionally flavored anthem that has now amassed more than 3 million streams. She went on to write songs recorded by Willie Nelson and Jessica Simpson, tour alongside Tim McGraw, Dierks Bentley and Blake Shelton sell out the famed Troubadour and perform on the Grand Ole Opry and at Ryman Auditorium – the fabled Mother Church of Country Music – while also becoming an in-demand studio musician and earning the title Artist to Watch from Rolling Stone Country. After a series of standout collaborations with country icons Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam and Raul Malo, she is now embracing her true nature for a creative rejuvenation. Working with producers Derek George and Mickey Jack Cones, a new batch of music pairs unapologetic twang, clever wordplay, and deep compassion with her longstanding downhome-diva vocal, capturing the full range of a timeless American art in its purest form. In 2023, Bosko released the powerful-yet-tender ballad “Dandelions” in memory of the victims of Nashville’s Covenant School shooting – a track written alongside Danny Myrick which has now become a beacon of community remembrance and faith. Lost in grief and capturing the reverberating shock of that day’s unfathomable loss, the track has been embraced by the Covenant School families themselves, with all proceeds from being donated for their benefit through ACM Lifting Lives. Looking ahead, Bosko will continue to release sharp-yet-simple, pure-country songs co-written with hit makers like Jeffrey Steele, Bridgette Tatum and more, all aimed at uplifting, inspiring or just singing along with women and country-music lovers everywhere.