(PR) QHMG / Stone Country Records' triple-threat singer, songwriter and guitarist, Ben Gallaher has released "Rearview," a road-anthem teaser track from his new, high-octane, heartland-rock album, Time, set for release on Sept. 26.
Penned by hit country songwriters Chris DeStefano, Travis Wood, Casey Brown and Jordan Minton, "Rearview" is a four-on-the-floor, windows-down singalong about makin' memories with the one you love:
In the rearview / Windshield full of that clear blue / Watching you with your hand riding on a window down breeze / Faded white lines like your 3:16 tattoo / Singin' like heaven's gonna hear you / If every you and me mile is a memory / Baby let's make a few / Good ones for the rearview
"'Rearview' is a great representation of the guitar music I make," says Gallaher. "I've always loved songs that are driven by the guitar riff, and I've learned that my fan base engages with songs that are centered around that signature riff. After I tested this riff on socials, fans were asking, 'What song is that?' That's when I knew I had to record it and put it out."
Produced by Neil Thrasher and Patrick Thrasher, Time is an arena-ready album stacked high with Telecaster twang and southern storytelling, delivering a next-level showcase for the melody-driven country-rock hybrid that's become Gallaher's calling card. The modern-day guitar hero plays every lead guitar solo on the album and co-wrote five of its 13 songs, including the standout, melodic title track, on which Gallaher sings the universally relatable, heartbreaking line, I wish I could move on like time.
Unreleased album highlights also include focus track "I'll Take You," a nothing-beats-you love song originally written as a ballad but transformed in the studio by Gallaher and his producers into a radio-friendly tempo track, centered around a driving guitar riff. Another rousing earworm, "Betcha Money," rocks out what Gallaher describes as "a classic story of a girl falling for a country boy." "Where Do You Go" lays down a softer, pulsing groove while Gallaher's smoky vocals ask for direction because his girl is gone.
Previously released album highlights include the summer blockbuster end-credit-worthy ballad "Bullet," whose heart-stopping, high-stakes official music video catapulted into CMT Music's 12 Pack Countdown and reached No. 2 on Taste of Country's "Top 10 Video Countdown." "Cuts Like a Knife" is a ripping, must-hear cover of Bryan Adams' classic No. 1 smash, with Gallaher playing every lead guitar part, including the song's iconic Stratocaster solo. "Stomp" is a swampy, front-porch party song inspired by Gallaher's guitar riff that became a viral sensation, generating more than 36 million organic social views and earning the rising star more than 400,000 social media followers.
Gallaher will perform "Stomp" live in-studio on WGN-TV Chicago's Midday News today (8/29) ahead of his headlining show tonight at Carol's Pub in Chicago as part of the 2025 Bullet Tour. Upcoming tour dates include Decatur, Georgia, on Sept. 11, and Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Sept. 18.
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