Copper Flats is a country music trio debuting in 2025. Made up of band members Brandon Kelly (lead vocals), Jeremy Castaldo (keys/acoustic guitar/electric guitar/background vocals), and Drew Smith (acoustic guitar/background vocals), Copper Flats is already lighting up its followers’ feeds on socials with charismatic personalities and thick country sounds. This Arkansas-based band took the long-term approach to their music by spending six months in Nashville meticulously writing and recording a year's worth of original songs. Inspired by time with family, the outdoors, and everyday life, the depth of the lyrics tells a story we’ve all lived.

As longtime founders and musicians in previous projects, the bandmates are no strangers to big stages. If you thought you recognized Smith and Castaldo as original members of Midnight South and supporting musicians for country artist Tyler Kinch, you’d be correct. Among the three band members, they have shared the stage supporting some of the biggest names in country music, like Kenny Chesney, Parker McCollum, Justin Moore, Dylan Scott, Bailey Zimmerman, Flatland Cavalry, Nate Smith, Randy Houser, Lonestar, Tracy Byrd, Aaron Tippin, Collin Raye, Sammy Kershaw, Tyler Farr, Corey Kent, Jon Langston, Sister Hazel, Easton Corbin, and Tanner Usrey.

“We started this project in September of 2024,” says Castaldo. “Heading to Nashville, we set off to write and record a single tune with our producer and friend, Aaron Gillespie. I have worked with Aaron in the past on previous projects, and he is the best in the business.” What started as a fun side project, though, quickly turned out to be much more after the first song was completed. Leaning on advice from Gillespie (Thomas Rhett, Mitchell Tenpenny, RaeLynn), the members of Copper Flats have shaped their modern country melodies - with beefy rhythm section parts, catchy guitar riffs, and thick three-part harmonies - around Kelly’s authentic country vocals. 

These days the metaphorical “dirt road” of the country music genre is wide and offers plenty of opportunity to enjoy everything from the classic sounds of Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, and Waylon Jennings to a more progressive sound with Post Malone’s return to his country roots with his album, F-1 Trillion. With appreciation for the pioneers that paved the way for today’s country genre and respect for the artists who are giving the genre a tip of their caps, Copper Flats found its sound right in the middle. 

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