Riley Green Is Over Relationship Drama In Funny New Single, “Rather Be”

A summer jam. Today, Riley Green released a new song called "Rather Be," which was written by Dan Isbell and Randy Montana and is the first release from Riley since he put out his Way Out Here EP in April of this year. In terms of the content, it's a pretty straightforward and funny tune I think many guys will relate to, where he basically lists off all the places he would "rather be" than listening to his girlfriend b***h at him for leaving clothes on the floor and things of that nature: "When I hear you bitch at me, It makes me think of all the, Places I'd rather be, I'd rather be strippin' off shingles on a July roof, Down in Tishomingo, Working like a dog living in a single wide, Yes, I would, I'de rather be stuck at your mama's, Watching midday re-runs of her favorite dramas, Wearin' my pajamas neck deep in 'Days Of Our Lives'" Damn... he's really over it if he's willing to watch Days Of Our Lies with his girlfriends mom. Of course, it also features some very country production and is right in Riley's wheelhouse in terms of the topic of relationships gone wrong, or going wrong, and it's just plain funny, which is always entertaining in a country song. Check it out: "Rather Be" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nGnAQj2LyI Riley most recently released his full-length sophomore studio album Ain't My Last Rodeo in October of 2023, and in April, put out a fantastic EP called Way Out Here that featured great songs like "Jesus Saves" and "Worst Way" (yeah, he ran the gamut in terms of topical content). But it seems like we're turning a chapter and starting a new era of music, so to speak, with this new song, and Riley previously said that he's been in the studio and looking to put out a new album this fall: "Yeah, we're in the studio. I'm actually recording the last few songs on my next album this week. We're gonna put some new music out in the fall." Riley also teased an unreleased song called "Don’t Mind If I Do" in June, and I am already obsessed with it and can only hope it makes the final cut and we get to hear the studio version soon: