Redferrin Has Hundreds of Songs, and He’s Ready to Stop Holding Them Back {EXCLUSIVE}
In an exclusive interview with All Country News, Redferrin talks “Don’t Slow Down,” writing through loss and why his country roots hold firm through every experiment.
Redferrin has a backlog of hundreds of songs and a growing appetite for letting them go.
Just months after releasing his debut album, Been There Done That, he’s turning up the volume with “Don’t Slow Down,” a track that nearly stayed behind in the album sessions. Its arrival signals a shift in how he approaches releasing music: trust the songs, loosen the grip and give listeners more.
“I’ve written hundreds of songs the last few years and I feel like it’s time to be less precious and put more of them out,” Redferrin tells All Country News in an exclusive interview.
“Don’t Slow Down” offers an early look at that thinking. Written while he was working on the album, the song remained a favorite even after it became clear it belonged outside that project.
“It didn’t fit in with the rest of the project but it was one of my favorite’s that we wrote last year so I’ve been itching to get it out in the world.”
For fans who connected with the harder edge of his music, that release comes with a familiar promise.
“‘Been There, Done That’ showed off a side of my music people haven’t seen a lot of and I think this song is a great one to take people back to the rockin’ sound they know me for best.”
That willingness to change gears runs through Redferrin’s work. Songs such as “If I Was California” and “Palm Trees,” his collaboration with Wiz Khalifa, leave room for different influences. But when the conversation turns to what he wants to say next, his answer gets more personal.
“My goal with most songs I release is traditional story telling from a real, vulnerable place,” he says. “I’ve touched on mental health and addiction in the past and those songs really resonated with people.”
The connection makes sense to him. Addiction and depression reach beyond the person experiencing them, affecting families, friendships and entire communities. Writing about those subjects can give listeners language for something they have struggled to explain.
For Redferrin, though, returning to difficult material carries its own cost.
“I lost my dad and a few very close friends the last few years so I shied away from those topics,” he shares. “It’s been really hard to sing about every night but it’s still very important to me to keep helping folks and myself through the bad days.”
His answer reveals a tension behind the momentum: putting more music into the world also means deciding how much of himself he is ready to revisit onstage. A song can offer someone else comfort while asking its writer to step back into a painful memory.
He still sees a reason to go there.
“So I’d expect more songs that push the limits and help people feel seen and understood,” he says. “Life’s tough sometimes and we all need all the help we can get.”
Musically, he intends to keep pushing, too. Country, rock and hip-hop were all part of his upbringing, and he approaches that mix as an invitation to explore.
“I love blending sounds and trying to create something I haven’t heard before,” he explains.
What keeps those experiments connected is the voice and storytelling at their center.
“But no matter how far we push it, the song writing and my accent always reels it in and brings you back to the country.”
“Don’t Slow Down” puts a title to his current pace. His ambitions reach beyond the next loud song, though. With hundreds waiting in the wings, Redferrin is making room for both the rockin’ tracks fans expect and the harder conversations he still wants to have.
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