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\n\tThe Band Perry<\/a>\u2019s career arc is one of the most dissected in all of country music. After breaking out in 2010 with their debut album and its crossover juggernaut single \u201cIf I Die Young,\u201d<\/a> the sibling trio of Kimberly Perry<\/a>, Reid Perry, and Neil Perry faced the headwinds of bro-country with their follow-up, 2013\u2019s Pioneer<\/em>. Still, they continued to make their mark with songs like \u201cBetter Dig Two\u201d and \u201cDone,\u201d earning a reputation as a high-energy live act and torchbearers for a mostly traditional brand of country.<\/p>\n \n\tThen they went pop, dabbled in electronica, and left their longtime label home of Republic Nashville, under the Big Machine Label Group umbrella. In the minds of many fans, the Band Perry all but vanished.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI have at least a half bottle of wine just about every night. It is my guilty pleasure. And when I\u2019m brave enough, I love to google \u2018the Band Perry,\u2019\u201d singer Kimberly Perry tells Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s Nashville Now<\/a> <\/em>podcast. \u201cAnd the top question is \u2018Why did the Band Perry disappear?\u2019 Which I think is kind of cool.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tWhile the group didn\u2019t actually disappear, the members did take time to explore new sounds. Projects with Rick Rubin and with the Texas producer Beau Bedford followed, and some were shelved. Ultimately, the group went on hiatus and Kimberly launched a solo project, got remarried, and had a baby. In 2023, she told Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> contributor Marissa R. Moss that she often wondered if the Band Perry left the Music Row system or were kicked out.<\/p>\n \n\tToday, she says it\u2019s a \u201ccross of the two.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI think we were all after the same thing, and the same vision for a band, we just thought there were different ways of getting there,\u201d Kimberly says of the group\u2019s approach versus Big Machine\u2019s. \u201cThey\u2019re a very powerful force of people and I think we felt very not supported in that season,\u201d Kimberly says. \u201cBut I also feel like we needed our college years to step away and follow the creative muse.\u201d<\/p>\n