Social media and early career Gossett released his first single, "To Be Free", on June 20, 2023. Although "To Be Free" wasn't as successful as his next single, the song introduced comparisons between his style and
Zach Bryan's. Gossett released videos of him performing the song and his next release, "Coal", on TikTok, where he first gained popularity. Gossett had not recorded the full version of "Coal" when he first teased it on social media, so after its success on TikTok, he recorded it on a small microphone and a laptop in his bedroom. the
U.S. country chart; and the
British,
Canadian, and
Irish single charts. In an end-of-the-year article covering
2023 in country music, Jon Caramanica of the
New York Times dubbed the single "one of the year’s best country songs," while praising Gossett's "ruggedly plaintive voice" and "emotionally detailed" writing. After the success of "Coal", Gossett left his job working at the
Circuit of the Americas. On October 6, 2023, he released his third single, "Beneath Oak Trees". On October 22, 2023, Gossett performed the national anthem atop the
Circuit of the Americas Observation Tower at the
2023 United States Grand Prix near Austin. On October 27, 2023, Gossett released his debut
EP,
No Better Time, independently (although it was later released through
Big Loud Texas). It includes the title track, "No Better Time", all three previously released singles, and the songs "Flip a Coin" and "Lone Ole Cowboy". He chose "No Better Time" as the title track because, after a discussion with his wife and friends, he realized "there's literally no better time than now to try this music thing." He later opened for
Noah Kahan during Kahan's Australian leg of the "
Stick Season" tour. which was described by Holler Country as "Gossett’s best offering thus far." On February 16, "Coal" was
certified gold by the
RIAA.
"Somewhere Between" tour and Songs in the Gravel On February 23, Gossett announced a new song, "Somewhere Between", only a few weeks after the release of "Bitter Winds". He says "Somewhere Between" is a song about "a guy who lives on a train... a high-energy narrative about a wandering man, running away from his past". and a global publishing deal with
Universal Music Group Nashville. In early March 2024, Gossett announced a continuation of his American "No Better Time" tour with
Ole 60 as openers, the European "Somewhere Between" tour, which began in summer 2024. On March 22, 2024, he released his second EP,
Songs in the Gravel, to digital download and streaming. It includes his two recently released singles as well as "If I Had a Lover" and "Finally Stop Dreaming". On April 9, 2024, Gossett performed at the
Exit/In for the first time in
Nashville, where he played the unreleased songs "Back 40" and "Baptized by Rain". On July 17, 2024, Gossett released "Stronger Than A Storm" as a single from the soundtrack album,
Twisters: The Album.
Westward release On October 11, 2024, Gossett released the first single, "Tree Birds", of his forthcoming debut album, and on March 14, 2025, he released "Like I Do", the second single of the album. He announced his debut album,
Westward, on May 2, 2025, coinciding with the release of the album's third single, "American Trail". A fourth single, "Sweet Lady", was released on June 6, 2025, described by Gossett as a love ballad written on the road "about loving where you are in the moment, and promising that we’ll be back home soon." On July 18, 2025, he released
Westward, a 17-track debut album, which contained every single released since "Tree Birds", as well as "Coal" and "Back 40". Gossett told
Music Row that the entire album was self-written and self-produced. During an interview with Holler Country, Gossett talked about struggles he faces with constantly being on tour and said several of the songs on
Westward are written to create balance. The album was his breakthrough on the
Billboard 200. It debuting at No. 114, and at No. 24 on the
Billboard Top Country Albums. ==Sound and influences==