Ask any unknown musicians who’ve sweated it
out on the club scene -- as brothers Tom and Mike Gossin did before
moving to Nashville in 2007 and joining forces with Rachel Reinert -- and
they’ll tell you that having a dream just isn’t enough. Achieving
success takes strong motivation to commit, something these three young
talents have proven willing to do as their career has exploded over the
past two years. From sharpening their live show, to sending a demo to
Emblem Music Group owner Matt Serletic (who signed them), to moving in
together and secluding themselves for a month to put their stamp on the
stellar songs that appear on their 2009 debut album, everything the
members of Gloriana have done has been about their passion for
creating music.
That pledge, as well as their authentic talent, have propelled the
group to become the best-selling debut country act of 2009. Gloriana
debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and No. 3
on the Top 200 chart and spawned the gold-certified hit single “Wild At
Heart.” Gloriana also won the fanvoted-on American Music Award for
Breakthrough Artist, as well as the “Nationwide On Your Side” honor at
the CMT Awards. The album’s success led to two years on the road, during
which the band performed in front of millions worldwide as
Taylor
Swift’s handpicked opening act on her Fearless Tour. They also
opened shows for Jason Aldean,
Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, and the
Zac
Brown Band. In 2010, Gloriana won the Academy of Country Music’s Award
for Top New Vocal Group and were nominated for a Teen Choice Award for
“Choice Country Group.”
Now Tom, Mike, and Rachel have funneled everything they’ve learned
into their second album, due for release later this year. “We’ve grown
up a lot as a band,” Mike says. “We’ve honed in on singing and playing
together and have really found our sound as a group.” This time around,
the group were intent on revealing more of themselves as artists. “On
this record, we wanted to tell stories,” says Rachel. “I think people
will be able to relate to a lot of these songs because they’re honest
and come from a place that’s real.” They also felt emboldened to bolster
their signature harmonies with new musical styles, as you can hear on
the new single “Wanna Take You Home.” “It’s soulful new country, with a
Southern rock flavor that’s almost gospel-y,” says Tom, who co-wrote the
song with multi-platinum producer and songwriter Serletic and Wendell
Mobley (Rascal Flatts,
Kenny Chesney).
“Like any new act, we were finding ourselves on the first record — in
the recording process and as musicians,” Tom says. “The new album really
just feels like us, who and where we are now, to the point where we know
exactly what we want to do and how to get there.”
For the latest news, videos, photos, and tour dates, visit
Gloriana’s official website,
www.Gloriana.com .
