1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,800 Speaker 1: What a joy it is to welcome back to the studio, 2 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: old mate, Kaylee Bell. It has been a year, but 3 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: then one of us has been having children, so therefore 4 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: has been a little bit busy. We have a new 5 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:10,119 Speaker 1: single this morning, along with a new album at the 6 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: end of September and a five date New Zealand tour 7 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 1: as well. Kaylee Bell is with us. Good morning, Good morning, Mike. 8 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 2: How are you. 9 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: I'm extremely well, So I have a confession. But before 10 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: I get to the confession, I need to ask you 11 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 1: the woman's weekly question, which is is how's motherhood? 12 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 2: It's amazing. 13 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 3: I had a little six month old baby boy, James, 14 00:00:30,200 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 3: and he's already been to America, Australia, around this country 15 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 3: and yeah, he's definitely just getting chucked in and begging 16 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 3: for the right fantastic. 17 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: Has he cut us first track yet? 18 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 2: Well, his favorite song at the moment is the Wiggles song. 19 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:49,599 Speaker 1: So I still hope you'll go through that. Is it 20 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: all you thought it would be? 21 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 3: I really didn't actually have any idea what to expect, 22 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 3: I don't think, but I feel like we've been pretty 23 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 3: lucky with him. You know, he's an amazing sleeper and 24 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 3: things like that, which obviously life a lot easier, but 25 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 3: it's just so nice. I never thought i'd get the 26 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 3: chance to be a mother, and I love that I 27 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 3: get to go and you know, play a show and 28 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 3: I walk off the stage and he's there now, or 29 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 3: I get to come home to him at the end 30 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 3: of the day. And it's like in an industry that, 31 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 3: as you probably while are we're there's a lot of 32 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,039 Speaker 3: you know, up and downs and bs for what of 33 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 3: a bit of word in this industry. It's so nice 34 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 3: to have something so grounding and just like just real. 35 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: You know, it does change you, doesn't it. The logistics 36 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: of it all, Yes, are they difficult. 37 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,080 Speaker 2: They are very difficult. 38 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 3: I feel like they've always been tricky. I mean, we 39 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 3: travel with about twenty pelicans on the road and nine guys, 40 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:41,880 Speaker 3: and now we're just kind of adding a baby in 41 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 3: the mix with everything that that also entails. So yeah, 42 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 3: I'm lucky my partner he obviously works with me as well, 43 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 3: and we've always been organized, but I just feel like 44 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 3: we're really organized now. 45 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: That's good. Did the music stop for a while while 46 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: so you kept on. 47 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 2: Being I actually worked right up. 48 00:01:58,800 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 3: We're on the Cane Brown Tour through Australia at about 49 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 3: thirty four weeks pregnant and then basically had to stop 50 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 3: for flying reasons. I cut a record here in New Zealand, 51 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,639 Speaker 3: actually cut my record. My producer came out from Nashville 52 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 3: in December, so we did that then, and then I 53 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 3: had James at the end of January and we were 54 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:18,799 Speaker 3: back on stage after six weeks for CMC. 55 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 1: Rocks and I stood on you and I watched that 56 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:22,639 Speaker 1: the other day. The CMC Rocks thing. That's a that's 57 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: a thing. 58 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 2: It's a thing. 59 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 3: It's it's just kind of exploded over the last i'd 60 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 3: say five to ten years, and we had a. 61 00:02:29,040 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 2: Really cool spot this year. 62 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 3: We got to play like the Sunset Spot, and Australian 63 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 3: fans are really amazing, Like when it comes to just 64 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 3: getting in there and having a good time and supporting good, 65 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 3: you know, artists from. 66 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: The SICH time we go back to those sort of things. 67 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: Are you feeling momentum like you're getting bigger and better 68 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: and all that? 69 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 3: Absolutely, I think yeah, we've just really just been continuing 70 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:49,240 Speaker 3: to grow this thing. And we put a lot of 71 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 3: emphasis on the live show I think is really important 72 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 3: for us. And so we just want to keep getting better, 73 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 3: and we keep getting these amazing opportunities, like we've got 74 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 3: a festival coming up both Shaboozi and Jail, and the 75 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 3: spots are getting better that we get to play, which 76 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 3: I think is a really good. 77 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: Because they're the real deal. 78 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 2: They are the real deal. 79 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,639 Speaker 1: Well, Caane Brown's the real deal. Time do you hang 80 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: out with him? 81 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:12,480 Speaker 3: We had the best time on tour with him. It 82 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 3: was to me he's like one of those country artists 83 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 3: that can really cross over and he's got a lot 84 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 3: of pop sensibilities that it was amazing just to actually 85 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 3: like stand side stage and watch how they take his 86 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 3: songs from like what we hear and you know, on 87 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,640 Speaker 3: his records, and actually how they interpret that live. 88 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 2: And I think we took away a. 89 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 3: Lot from his live show and his band and stuff, 90 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 3: like we still on group chats. 91 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: And still he is a slick act. Which, speaking of 92 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: which brings me to my confession. Cowboy Up. Yes, I 93 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,280 Speaker 1: had heard it and I didn't think it was you. 94 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,240 Speaker 1: I didn't Yes, I didn't know it was you. I 95 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: just thought it was a really good song. And Katie 96 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: said one day and she was playing at home and 97 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: she goes and Kylie Bell, and I said, is that 98 00:03:58,080 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: And I just joined the dots at that point. And 99 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: the reason I didn't think it was you is I 100 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: thought it was such a slick, professional Nashville international type song. 101 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 2: Oh thank you match. 102 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: It was a phenomenal song. 103 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 2: That song had a journey. 104 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 3: I actually wrote that in New Zealand and the epprasong 105 00:04:12,400 --> 00:04:16,479 Speaker 3: cubs just over at Aroundhead Studios, obviously one of the 106 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 3: most beautiful studios probably in the world. 107 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 1: Actually Neil put his head around the corner. 108 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 3: Like, actually, here's a line of like, thanks Neil, see later, 109 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 3: I wish. But I wrote that song in like March, 110 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 3: and I teased that song on TikTok and it kind 111 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 3: of exploded. But then I was like, like, I actually 112 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 3: need to have the song produced, and it took me 113 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 3: about nine months to find the person. And I actually 114 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 3: land with Travis Heidelman and Nashville who's been doing all 115 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,599 Speaker 3: the Dasher stuff. So it's very nice that you say that, 116 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 3: because I feel like I love the Dasher stuff. 117 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: It doesn't it for you, but you know what I'm saying, 118 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: it is very international. Do you think about Kane Brown 119 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: and what he does? You know, plays a male it's 120 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: got the same yeah about it, doesn't it? 121 00:04:58,279 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 4: Yeah? 122 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 3: And that's I guess that's why we kind of basing 123 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 3: a whole tour around it now. It's one of those 124 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 3: songs that, like I think people have just really quickly resonated, 125 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:07,479 Speaker 3: and as soon as we started playing it live in 126 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 3: the set, it was like it felt like one of 127 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 3: those songs that will be in the set for a 128 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 3: long time. So it's always lovely when you get those 129 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 3: songs because they're few and far between. 130 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: It's going to go for miles that song. By the way, 131 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: what are you going to play for us? 132 00:05:17,800 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 2: I've got a brand new single out at the moment 133 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 2: called The Thing About Us? 134 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: Okay? Is it any good? 135 00:05:21,960 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 2: No? 136 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: Because I'm just enjoying talking to you, that's all. 137 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 2: I'm just trying to bou so we know'd much rather 138 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 2: to chat, all right. 139 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: So we've got the new single this morning. 140 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:30,919 Speaker 2: Correct. 141 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: You've got how many singles out from the forthcoming album? 142 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 3: We've got four singles out and there's four more to 143 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 3: come on the record. 144 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: Okay, very good. And the album's out. 145 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 2: Next month September twenty six. 146 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,359 Speaker 1: And the tours coming in the latter part of the 147 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:44,719 Speaker 1: let me give the dates on that shortly, because in 148 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: the meantime we need to hear the new single, the 149 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 1: new single, which is called what. 150 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 2: That's called the Thing about Us. 151 00:05:50,600 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 4: Okay, it's asleep on a slotey. It's a walk home, 152 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 4: take a long way to get about the hustle and 153 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 4: the fasting, losing track of time with you. It's a 154 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 4: magic of the moment. It's the dashboard when it's glowing. 155 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 4: Here we go together and we know it. Everything is 156 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 4: better now, Baby. That's the thing about sunshine kissing on 157 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 4: my shoulder on a long drop. See the way you're 158 00:06:26,400 --> 00:06:30,119 Speaker 4: looking over your rights, reminding me of something good. 159 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 5: Baby. 160 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 4: That's the thing about louse Guy's fading like your blue 161 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 4: jeans feels right wrapped up in your rip teeth. We 162 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 4: know pieces are forever kind of love. Baby, that's the 163 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:56,640 Speaker 4: thing about us. Baby, that's the thing about us, Because 164 00:06:56,680 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 4: you're reading my mind when I lost it, you keep 165 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 4: on track when I'm off it. 166 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 5: What everybody's looking for, we got it. The sweetest thing 167 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 5: I ever found. Baby. 168 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 4: That's the thing about sunshine kissing on my shoulder on 169 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 4: a long drive. See the way you're looking over your eyes, 170 00:07:15,760 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 4: reminding me of something good. Baby, that's the thing about 171 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 4: blue Skuy's fading like your blue jeans feels right wrapped. 172 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 5: Up in your rip tea. We know this is a 173 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 5: forever kind of love. Baby. That's the thing about us. 174 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, baby, that's the thing about us, because we're falling 175 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 4: in deep at the right place, at the right time. 176 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 4: Can't believe I'm the one that's calling you mine. The 177 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 4: thing about real love, you really gotta show up and 178 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 4: a hard times think is never getting better. 179 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 5: Long guy, thanking God that we're together, we'll say, because 180 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 5: we know we got something good. Maybe that's a thing 181 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 5: about loose guys. 182 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 4: Yeah, they're gonna common go real laugh a he's an 183 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 4: easy role. But weena, this is a forever count of enough. Baby, 184 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 4: that's a thing about us. Oh yeah, baby, that's a 185 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 4: thing about us. Oh yeah, maybe that's. 186 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 5: A thing about. 187 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 4: Uh. 188 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: Instant reviews. Gosh, Mike, she has a lovely voice. Gosh, 189 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: don I love Kaylee Belsadega. Thank you the lapping you up. 190 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: So you've got the single, you got the album, you're 191 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: around the country. I'll give the dates in just a 192 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: couple of moments, and next time you bring jameson. 193 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 2: Absolutely and we'll have you willing to do some babies. 194 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:51,319 Speaker 1: We'll have a little sing along or a campfire or whatever. 195 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: It's lovely to see you, lovely to see you, and 196 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: we'll get you in again soon, Kaylee Bell. 197 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:58,199 Speaker 5: For more from the mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 198 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 5: news talks it'd be from six a weekdays, or follow 199 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:02,959 Speaker 5: the podcast on iHeartRadio.