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Cody Jinks Reflects Back On Wilder Days With New Song “Better Than The Bottle”
Another one The great Cody Jinks has a brand new album on the way this summer, and is treating fans to another slice of the tracklist. Titled, In My Blood, Jinks says the title track is an extension of the previous album, Change The Game, the next chapter if you will: “I think that ‘In My Blood,’ the song itself could be taken as the next chapter of ‘Change the Game.’ We know what we did. We know where we’ve been. We know […] The post Cody Jinks Reflects Back On Wilder Days With New Song “Better Than The Bottle” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.
Another one
The great Cody Jinks has a brand new album on the way this summer, and is treating fans to another slice of the tracklist. Titled, In My Blood, Jinks says the title track is an extension of the previous album, Change The Game, the next chapter if you will:
“I think that ‘In My Blood,’ the song itself could be taken as the next chapter of ‘Change the Game.’ We know what we did. We know where we’ve been. We know what we’ve done. ‘In My Blood’ is why we keep doing it.”
Jinks kicked off the announcement with lead single “Found,” and today, he’s back with another cut from the album… the first track, “Better Than The Bottle.” After spending the bulk of his career career out on the road, and decades of the melting faces and deleting Miller Lites in every club and honky tonk around America, Jinks officially said goodbye to alcohol in 2023, just a couple days after his 43rd birthday.
This song illustrates that there is a certain joy to slowing it down, and while he still may have a vice or two, it’s certainly “better than the bottle.” And while I’m not in one of the premiere touring bands in country music, I can absolutely understand the sentiment. I spent most of my 20s in bars, clubs and honkey tonks, watching bands like Cody and drinking more beers than any one person should. Hell, I probably don’t even remember half the concerts I’ve been to. But now, in my mid-30s with a couple young kids, I probably have a few cold ones a month. Maybe it’s part of getting older, and priorities shifting, but when you look back on it all, it’s not hard to see why there’s a lot of things out there that are “better than the bottle.”
Complete with some beautiful steel licks and that signature Cody Jinks conviction, “Better Than The Bottle” is an introspective look back at where you’ve been, taking stock of the progress you’ve made, and knowing that there’s always ways you can be working on yourself. A song of redemption and hope, Cody reminds fans that it’s never too late to turn it around.
In My Blood Tracklist:
Better Than the Bottle
Lost Highway
The Others
In My Blood (ft. Blackberry Smoke)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
See the Man
When You Can’t Remember
Lonely Man
Monster
Found
When Time Didn’t Fly
You’re on a journey with me. My life is my records. Nothing’s changed. This album was me, my band, producers and engineers. That’s as real as it gets. That’s as authentic as I can make it. Excited to share my new album In My Blood drops July 25th.
Cody Jinks 2025 Tour Dates
May 30, 2025–Franklin, TN–FirstBank Amphitheater*
May 31-June 1, 2025–Lexington, KY–Railbird Festival
June 5, 2025–St. Catherines, ON–Meridian Centre^
June 6, 2025–Toronto, ON–Coca-Cola Coliseum^
June 7, 2025–Laval, QC–Place Bell^
June 26, 2025–Nampa, ID–Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater*
June 27, 2025–Idaho Falls, ID–Mountain America Center*
June 28, 2025–Casper, WY–Ford Wyoming Center*
July 4, 2025–Abbotsford, BC–Abbotsford Centre^
July 5, 2025–Kelowna, BC–Prospera Place^
July 10, 2025–Wheatland, CA–Hard Rock Live*
July 11, 2025–Stateline, NV–Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys*
July 12, 2025–Berkeley, CA–Greek Theatre UC Berkeley*
July 17, 2025–Kent, WA–accesso ShoWare Center*
July 18, 2025–Redmond, OR–Fairwell Festival
July 19, 2025–Airway Heights, WA–Northern Quest Amphitheater*
July 26, 2025–Morrison, CO–Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 7, 2025–Asbury Park, NJ–Stone Pony Summer Stage#
August 8, 2025–Philadelphia, PA– The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark#
August 9, 2025–Baltimore, MD–Pier Six Pavilion*
August 11, 2025–Virginia Beach, VA–The Dome#
August 13, 2025–New York, NY–The Rooftop at Pier 17#
August 15, 2025–Bridgeport, CT–Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater*
August 16, 2025–Boston, MA–Leader Bank Pavilion*
August 17, 2025–Syracuse, NY–Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview*
September 10, 2025–Pryor, OK–Born and Raised Festival
September 13, 2025–Temple, TX–Tanglefoot Festival
September 18, 2025–Des Moines, IA–Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park*
September 19, 2025–Indianapolis, IN–Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park*
September 20, 2025–Youngstown, OH–Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre*
December 12, 2025–Las Vegas, NV–The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas^
December 13, 2025–Las Vegas, NV–The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas^
*with Tanner Usrey
^with Ward Davis
#with Shane Smith & The Saints
Cody will also embark on an acoustic tour with Ward Davis in November:
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