Kip Moore mixes tight country narratives with a touch of heartland rock. One reviewer referred to him as a "a hillbilly Springsteen." Moore started playing his brother's guitar while in high school, but his focus was more on sports. Eventually, music became his passion, and he started to tackle the guitar in earnest, eventually joining a band that toured. After graduating from college, he finally relocated to Music City on the first day of the New Year in 2004. He watched and learned from Nashville's young songwriters, and he performed wherever he could for four years, eventually catching the ear of Creative Artist Agency's Marc Dennis, who in turn notified Universal Music Group Nashville's Joe Fisher about Moore. A deal was put in place with MCA Nashville, and Moore recorded his debut album, Up All Night (produced by fellow songwriter Brett James), which was released in the spring of 2012 and quickly attracted positive attention. Wild Ones arrived in 2015. He's expecting to release Slowheart in September 2017. Kip Moore continues to tour the country.