Braden Bales | Biografie

 

 

[Santa Monica, CA – June 2, 2023]—Today, 21-year-old singer-songwriter, Braden Bales, releases his brand-new single entitled “PICK ME UP”. The track comes fresh off the heels of the Ontario native’s viral hit “CHRONICALLY CAUTIOUS” (Click HERE), which has amassed more than 25 million streams on Spotify alone, over 370M total views, and 33M likes across the “CHRONICALLY CAUTIOUS” sounds on TikTok. Braden sings about stress, anxiety, and the push to overcome it, a throughline that is continued in “PICK ME UP”, his debut single for Geffen Records, which is available now.

 

Braden says about the track, “My new single, ‘PICK ME UP’, is about the evolution of my mental state and how I dealt with it while adjusting to a new environment to pursue my dream. It describes my thoughts and feelings as they progressed from questioning if my career will ever work out to suddenly having things go right after I released ‘CHRONICALLY CAUTIOUS’, and wondering who I am through all of it. I wrote this track incredibly hungover with some friends (Dom Martinez, Spencer Jordan & Vwillz) after a night out in Nashville, and it was the first time I where I felt extremely anxious about my career and started to self-doubt. Maybe it was a little bit of ‘hangxiety’ from the night before, but this song was my way of embracing the emotional rollercoaster of this life I chose for myself and coming to terms with the fact that this is not something my mom can simply come ‘pick me up’ from.”

 

Click HERE to listen to “PICK ME UP”.

 

Braden Bales writes thoughtful songs that deftly reflect the emotional twists and turns already he’s taken in his young life. From sleeping in his car in Los Angeles to finding community in Nashville, every experience is captured in songs like “PICK ME UP,” his new single for Geffen Records, which showcases a hard-won maturity and thoughtful vulnerability beyond his years. He infuses his songs with detailed emotion and witty observations, writing for him is a kind of therapy, a way of processing and understanding what he’s experienced so far. Braden’s most recent track, “CHRONICALLY CAUTIOUS,” has accrued more than 25 million streams on Spotify, connecting with fans through his emotional honesty. The track has also won him fans from the likes of Dermot Kennedy, Chelsea Cutler, Russ, and more. He sings about stress and anxiety, and the push to overcome it. Growing up in Oakville, Ontario, songwriting very quickly became an outlet for Bales. Now, he’s obsessed with the craft and he’s aware the highs of his career aren’t the big viral moments like “CHRONICALLY CAUTIOUS,” but the daily act of getting better, little by little. At the end of the day, Bales has found joy and fulfillment in sharing his songs, and therefore himself, with the world. “It’s all real. None of it’s just made up,” he explains. “Everything I write about is exactly how I feel.” With his incredible knack for songwriting, charismatic persona, drive to succeed, and his ability to relate to his listeners, Braden Bales has found his role as one of pop’s most exciting newcomers.

 

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