Gone West (band)


Gone West is an American country pop group composed of Colbie Caillat, Justin Young, Jason Reeves, and Nelly Joy. They made their debut as a band on the Grand Ole Opry stage and signed with Triple Tigers. The band released their debut album, Canyons, on June 12, 2020.

Background

Gone West was formed in 2018 and is composed of Colbie Caillat, Justin Kawika Young, Jason Reeves and his wife Nelly Joy, and was formed following the four touring together in support of Caillat's The Malibu Sessions. The band is based out of Nashville, Tennessee and gets its name from the fact that its four members all hail from states west of Tennessee, which was the inspiration for the band's "autobiographical theme song" and titular track "Gone West." All of its members had previous experience in the music industry as recording artists and songwriters: Caillat as a Grammy-winning folk pop artist, Young as an artist in the contemporary Hawaiian music scene, Reeves as a songwriter of some of Caillat's biggest hits and an indie artist, and Nelly Joy as one half of country duo the JaneDear girls.
The EP, Tides, was released on January 18, 2019. It reached No. 7 on Billboards Heatseekers Albums chart, No. 17 on Country Albums Sales, and No. 74 on the Top Current Albums chart.
"What Could've Been" was released to country radio on July 15, 2019, as the band's debut single and the lead-off single to their debut studio album, ‘Canyons,’ which has reached top 30 on country radio. Writing for Nashville Lifestyles Magazine, music critic Luke Levenson praised "What Could've Been," saying it "is a crisp yet plaintive ballad, with vocals which stand out and blend together naturally."
On June 12, 2020, Gone West released their debut album Canyons which includes the band’s current single, “What Could’ve Been.”

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Notes

Singles

Promotional singles

Music videos