Daughtry

Chris Daughtry and Brian Craddock show us what’s rocking their worlds in this exclusive playlist feature

A Taste:

Kings of Leon, Sick Puppies, Phil Collins

Chris Daughtry is a real rock n’ roll cowboy. He rolls into towns, takes over their largest venue and then rides off into the sunset.

Instead of a six-gun and a horse, he’s got a huge voice and a knack for riffs. On his forthcoming record, Leave This Town, Daughtry takes everything to a new plateau. His band is tighter than ever, busting out massive melodies like there’s no tomorrow. Daughtry has created one of the most epic rock records of the year, and he and the boys are ready to bring that sound to the masses.

Sitting on the set of his video for first single “No Surprise.” Daughtry delves into one stand out track, “September.”

He says, “I was out on the road away from my family. A lot of times, when you’re rundown and isolated, you’re forced to think about things you haven’t thought about since you were nine or ten years old. For me, that’s the only way that I could’ve written ‘September.’ With everything going on your brain, there are things you forget about in your life. Then you finally calm down and get in a place where your thoughts go somewhere else.”

He continues, “I started thinking about my childhood—how simple growing up was, how playing in the rain was something special and how you actually remembered summers back then. Then you grow up, and every day is the same. Birthdays aren’t any different. You barely remember the summers. You’re always working, and there’s no separation and nothing to look forward to. That song captures my entire childhood, and I wouldn’t have been able to write that five or six years ago. Being on the road for so long, you’re forced to live outside of what you’ve been used to for so long. You almost have a different worldly view of life in general. All of that goes into lyrics.”

It’s pretty heartfelt and heavy, to say the least. Daughtry and guitar player Brian Craddock shared their playlists with us in this exclusive feature.

Daughtry’s Playlist:

1. Kings of Leon — Only By the Night
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MIMS

MIMS tells us why he digs rock n’ roll and shares his playlist in this exclusive feature

A Taste:

Michael Jackson, T.I., Jay-Z

“There’s something exciting about rock n’ roll,” says MIMS with a smile. “Maybe I’ll pick up a guitar one day and learn that craft.”

MIMS’ latest LP, Guilt, has a bit of a personal homage to rock music, in addition to a slew of club banging tracks that proudly stand alongside any of the “This Why I’m Hot” MCs’ catchiest material.

MIMS decided to share his playlist with us in this exclusive feature. Check it out below and grab Guilt in stores now.

MIMS’ Playlist:

1. Michael Jackson — Thriller

My favorite album of all-time is Michael Jackson’s Thriller. That’s on repeat every single day. I love how it’s put together. It’s not a long record. Everything is straight-to-the-point. I don’t want to compare it to my Guilt album, because Thriller is one of the most successful albums of all time. However, I design my music so when you pop it in you can go from song one all the way until the end and say, “Man, I didn’t hear one record that sounds the same.” That’s what Thriller represents for me.
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