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When Kevin recorded 2:30am, co-produced with Robert Reynolds of The Mavericks, he knew the sound he was going for. Over the past few years," he explains, "we've developed The Road Trippers with hardcore touring. We know the reaction certain songs get from the audience. I wanted that live energy to come across in the recording, but I also wanted to capture the subtleties of the music." To get the balance right, top shelf studio musicians such as pianist Matt Rollings, bassist Glenn Worf and drummer Chad Cromwell joined Perkins and Britt to approach some of the more subtle songs, while Reynolds and Deakin joined their fellow Road Trippers to put their vibe on half a dozen songs. Adding to the staggering collection of guest talent on 2:30am, Trisha Yearwood contributes impeccable backing vocals to the album's rousing lead track, Tennessee Girl , and Lee Ann Womack lends her voice to I Can't Drive You From My Mind , a track co-produced by Kevin's father. To support 2:30am's release, Kevin plans to continue his extensive touring schedule, both acoustically and with The Road Trippers. "We'll be going all over the US and all over the world, really," he says. Currently, the video for Another Long Story is in regular rotation at VH1 Country and the Great American Country video channel as well. "This all happened because I have some wonderful friends that believe in the music, and i never stopped persevering," says Kevin. "Even when I was delivering papers and pushing carts in the parking lot of Sam's, my one goal was to release my own records, tour and make a living doing music. Now, that's what I'm doing. I try to apply the life lessons i've learned to what I do now in music. I went from being the new kid in town to Sam's, and that was a good lesson." When an artist's music is honest, authentic and heart-felt, you don't really need anyone else to tell you it's the real thing, because you can feel it. Kevin Montgomery's 2:30am is that kind of an album.