PARMALEE WORLD PREMIERES VIDEO FOR “CLOSE YOUR EYES” EXCLUSIVELY ON VEVO TODAY

“CAROLINA” CHART-TOPPERS EARN TEEN CHOICE AWARD NOMINATION FOR “CHOICE COUNTRY GROUP” Airing Live On Sunday, Aug. 10 At 8pm/7pm CT On FOX

NASHVILLE, TN – Today, Vevo exclusively unveils the new music video for Parmalee’s latest hit, “Close Your Eyes” across all of its platforms — Vevo.com, mobile/tablet and TV apps and Vevo on YouTube. “Close Your Eyes” is the follow-up release to Parmalee’s multi-week #1 GOLD certified smash, “Carolina” off the band’s critically acclaimed debut album for Stoney Creek Records, FEELS LIKE CAROLINA.

Watch the exclusive video for “Close Your Eyes” now at: http://smarturl.it/closeyoureyes-vevo

“It’s all about that first kiss,” says Matt Thomas, lead singer for Parmalee. “ I think everybody remembers where they were with that special girl or guy and they went in for that first kiss.”

Award-winning director Wes Edwards (“Drunk On A Plane,” “Night Train,” “Yeah,” etc.) sets the scene of a nostalgic summer day in the back roads of Nashville, complete with a 400 ft. homemade backwoods slip-n-slide, “fireflies poppin’ like the Fourth of July” and a late night bonfire party, all leading up to that perfect moment to lean in for a kiss– Parmalee style.

Parmalee recently earned a nomination for “Choice Country Group” at this year’s Teen Choice Awards airing live on Sunday, Aug. 10 at 8pm/7pm CT on FOX. Young fans are encouraged to vote daily at: http://www.teenchoiceawards.com

The North Carolina-bred “band of brothers” continue to tour extensively across the U.S. this summer on Jake Owen’s DAYS OF GOLD tour, as well as its own headlining dates. For a full list of tour dates, please visit: www.parmalee.com

JULY 3 – Dixon, IL – Dixon Petunia Festival
JULY 4 – Morristown, TN – Cherokee Park
JULY 5 – Hillsboro, OH – Festival of the Bells
JULY 10 – Southaven, MS – Snowden Grove Amphitheatre
JULY 11 – Great Bend, KS -Barton County Fair
JULY 12 – Fort Bliss, TX – Freedom Crossing at Fort Bliss
JULY 15 – Kirksville, MO – NEMO Fair
JULY 16 – Terre Haute, IN – Fairbanks Park – Hi-99 Summer Bash
JULY 18 – Valparaiso, IN – Porter County Fair (DAYS OF GOLD W/ Jake Owen)
JULY 19 – Eau Claire, WI – Country Jam USA 2014
JULY 20 – Brooklyn, MI – Faster Horses
JULY 21 – Goshen, IN – Elkhart County Fair
JULY 23 – Beatrice, NE – Gage County Fair
JULY 24 – Green Bay, WI – The Resch Center (DAYS OF GOLD W/ Jake Owen)
JULY 25 – Moline, IL – iWireless Arena (DAYS OF GOLD W/ Jake Owen)
JULY 26 – Wayne, OH – Wayne Firefighters’ Country Jamboree
JULY 29 – Philadelphia, MS – Neshoba County Fair
JULY 31 – Jefferson City, MO – Jefferson City Jaycees Cole County Fair

Download FEELS LIKE CAROLINA on iTunes at: http://smarturl.it/GetFeelsLikeCarolina

ABOUT PARMALEE

Stoney Creek Records’ Parmalee is a family band comprised of brothers Matt and Scott Thomas (lead vocals/guitar and drums, respectively), cousin Barry Knox (bass) and life-long best friend Josh McSwain (guitar). Influenced by such musical heavyweights as the Allman Brothers, Travis Tritt and Bob Seger, the band’s name is derived from the small town of Parmele, NC (population 262), which is home to a small tin-roofed barn dubbed Studio B where the band practiced on every given evening.

Parmalee recently dominated the country radio charts with the multi-week #1, GOLD-selling single “Carolina” which made history in 2013 as being the third-longest #1 trek in the Billboard Country Airplay chart’s 24-year history – as well as the longest run by a Vocal Duo or Group. Parmalee’s Top 40 debut country radio single, “Musta Had A Good Time” was voted #1 by fans for four consecutive weeks on SiriusXM The Highway¹s “Hot 30 LIVE” and its video reached #1 on CMT’s PURE 12-Pack Countdown. The song has appeared on nationally broadcast sporting events from the NFL to the PGA and the MLB. Parmalee’s critically lauded new single, “Close Your Eyes,” is currently climbing the Country charts. Both “Carolina” and “Close Your Eyes” were also voted #1 by fans on SiriusXM The Highway’s “Hot 30 LIVE” countdown. All three hits appear on Parmalee’s debut album, FEELS LIKE CAROLINA, in stores now.

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Photo credit: Glenn Sweitzer