![]() ![]() Instead of a triumphant tour marking the illustrious landmark, Farrar was forced indoors by the pandemic, and his “Reverie” during that time helped define Electro Melodier, Son Volt’s 10th studio album – and third for influential Nashville indie Thirty Tigers. The group had just finished an Outlaw Country Cruise when the pandemic hit and sent them into their homes on lockdown. Very good – and knocking on country heaven’s door… Just not getting in this time.2020 was not quite what Jay Farrar was expecting for the 25th anniversary of Son Volt, the band he started in 1995 after leaving the seminal group Uncle Tupelo, whose No Depression album helped define the alt-country and Americana genre. No doubt, this does not change a lot that I feel it is a good buy – it is just not a must-purchase. The first tracks and most of the last third are strong recordings – unfortunately, I see too much weakness in the middle part. Hey World starts strong and feels to apply for a very strong rating from the very beginning. We had to wait for the title song until the very last track – not too much thrill and suspense anyway, as it is one of the many songs which have been released before the album. Carly Pearce)Īfter Carly Pearce released this song on her album Carly Pearce, Lee Brice does the same on Hey World. There are simply so many good elements in this song, which is to me one of the big highlights of the album. If You is rhythmic, it’s powerful, it got guitars, it’s dark. The cruelest lies are those we tell ourselves – a very reflective song. Lies is a beautiful piano ballad, which creates a very emotional moment. This song is a beautiful praise to the country music genre. Country Knowsīack to (traditional) country tunes – which later get a bit a more rhythmic touch. I have to say that I enjoyed the beginning of the album more. ![]() In this part of the album, Lee Brice is definitely moving away from country – this track is again having strong elements of 1990’s / 2000’s rock music. This also means: clear rhythm, good melody. I better not quote the artist I first thought about, but the song has a lot of early 1990’s pop/rock touch to me. Unfortunately, I feel that the song has higher potential than the actual recording is really reflecting. The song is having a touch of blues to me. Don’t Need No Reasonĭon’t Need No Reason is a lovely music love letter – a beautiful listen, really enjoy to listen to this track, which is very impressive and catching on the melodic side. Good one – even though it is not my favorite one so far. A song about traditional lifestyle, reliability and believing. Good Ol’ BoysĪfter these two rather emotional tracks, there is more rhythm and guitar in Good Ol’ Boys. A slow and very intimate song, great listen. Save the roses // Don’t waste them on me– the album continues dealing with love – this time from a unfortunate perspective. This rather slow-feeling track (all tracks so far in fact are between 91 and 95 BPM, so there is not difference in rhythm is a beautiful love track. Sometimes, this is just what you need – and Lee Brice does it in style. Okay, that’s a straight beer, drinking, party song. If tonight’s gonna go like I think it’s gonna go ![]() Gonna need more crank on the knob of the radio Gonna need more cups, stack em up to the sky We gonna need more beer, gonna need more ice The song is really powerful, cool story about dating – and desperately looking of one of them girls. It’s got a touch of rock as well – just a good starter! 2. Hey World starts with a straight modern country track – Atta Boy is a just a good track for the radio, for the road. The fifteen track album lasts 47 minutes. Thereafter, Brice was very successful alongside Carly Pearce when they performed I Hope You’re Happy Now. The best-selling song of his latest album, Lee Brice, was Rumor, which has almost 100 million streams on YouTube only. The title track of the 2014 album I Don’t Dance also topped the airplay and finally drove the album to the top of the US Country Charts as well. The album also contained two more Airplay Chart toppers, Hard to Love and I Drive Your Truck. His first Number One single was A Woman Like You in 2011, which also drove the 2014 album Hard 2 Love to the second spot in the US Country Charts (#5 overall). ![]()
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