{"id":2670,"date":"2026-02-16T08:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T21:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/?p=2670"},"modified":"2026-02-16T08:34:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T21:34:53","slug":"darlinghurst-trouble-in-a-small-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/darlinghurst-trouble-in-a-small-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Darlinghurst &#8211; Trouble In A Small Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Launching into a bold new era led by Cassie Leopold.\u000f\u000fDarlinghurst ignite a powerful new chapter with their latest single,&nbsp; \u201cTrouble In A Small Town\u201d, marking the first release in a new era for Cassie Leopold. Co-written in Nashville with acclaimed songwriter Phil Barton alongside Pagan Newman and Damian Cafarella, the track signals an exciting evolution for the project while proudly continuing under the Darlinghurst name.\u000f\u000fWhile Cassie now steps forward as the soul member, Darlinghurst remains the banner under which her music is released \u2014 a continuation of a story that has already delivered multiple charting country singles, a&nbsp; #1 ARIA Country Album, and a&nbsp; Golden Guitar Award for New Talent of the Year.\u000f\u000f\u201c \u2018Trouble In A Small Town\u2019 captures the chaos and joy of small-town nights \u2014 boots on the dance floor, the crowd buzzing and trouble in the air. It felt like the right song to kick the doors open and start this next chapter, and I couldn\u2019t be more excited to be back,\u201d says Cassie.\u000f\u000fBursting with energy, attitude and a modern country edge, \u201c Trouble In A Small Town\u201d blends country grit with contemporary hooks and production. It\u2019s a high-impact anthem built for dance floors and loud car stereos, driven by Cassie\u2019s captivating, powerhouse vocals.\u000f\u000fThe single follows Darlinghurst\u2019s recent career relaunch at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in January, where she headlined her own show and performed as support to Jayne Denham, reminding audiences exactly why Darlinghurst became one of Australia\u2019s most exciting country acts.\u000f\u000fBold, energetic and unapologetically confident, Cassie Leopold leads Darlinghurst into a thrilling new era. &nbsp; &nbsp;Her music is rooted in honest storytelling, lived experience and a strong sense of identity, combined with warmth and heart.\u000f\u000f\u201cTrouble In A Small Town\u201d is not just a comeback \u2014 it\u2019s a statement of intent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launching into a bold new era led by Cassie Leopold.\u000f\u000fDarlinghurst ignite a powerful new chapter with their latest single,&nbsp; \u201cTrouble In A Small Town\u201d, marking the first release in a new era for Cassie Leopold. Co-written in Nashville with acclaimed songwriter Phil Barton alongside Pagan Newman and Damian Cafarella, the track signals an exciting evolution &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/2026\/02\/16\/darlinghurst-trouble-in-a-small-town\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Darlinghurst &#8211; Trouble In A Small Town&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2670"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2670\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2671,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2670\/revisions\/2671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zfmcountry.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}