From his gig as the sinister Ward Cameron on Netflix’s Outer Banks to comedic spins on Whose Line Is It Anyway? and The Office, Charles Esten has made a career of high-level pretending. Yet some could argue that being his true self has brought some of Esten’s biggest success, and that same spirit now powers a remarkable debut album.
For those out of the loop, Esten broke out in 2012 with the ABC/CMT drama, leading a celebrated ensemble as the fictional country star and troubled heartthrob Deacon Claybourne. The multi-talented entertainer went on to prove it wasn’t really an act, setting a Guinness World Record for original country song releases (once a week for 54 straight weeks), garnering 14 million streams and making over 165
