Here is Brooks & Dunn’s Album ‘REBOOT 2’
Brooks & Dunn releases their collaborative album, REBOOT 2, out now, November 15th on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new project here.
A little over five years ago, Grammy-winning country duo Brook & Dunn released their first REBOOT album, containing twelve classic songs with twelve of the most in-demand artists in Nashville at the time. Today, fans have the privilege of hearing eighteen completely reimagined tracks of their biggest hits featuring acts of all different genres, from country, to blues, to rock n’ roll.
“This project is a lot more out of bounds,” Kix Brooks said in a recent press release. “Artists were going, ‘Would it be okay if we did this?’ It was like ‘Yeah! Let’s do it.’ We dealt with rock bands and blues bands and all kinds of genres, all over the place.”
The album kicks off with the teaser single, “Play Something Country,” with superstar Lainey Wilson. Wilson’s vocals and vibe fit the song perfectly, as she is currently closing out her Country’s Cool Again tour. Standouts tracks include “Rock My World (Little Country Girl),” as the Marcus King Band adds their own flare of funk to the top 5 hit. The Cadillac Three gives “She Likes to Get Out of Town” a more southern-rock feel. Country hitmaker turned metal rocker, HARDY, helps make “Hillbilly Deluxe” sound like an Iron Maiden song. The Earls of Leicester turn “How Long Gone” into a bluegrass tune enhancing the prevalence of steel and banjo.
Six tracks appear on both REBOOTs, including “Neon Moon,” “Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You,” “Brand New Man,” “Believe,” “Boot Scottin’ Boogie,” and “Hard Workin’ Man.” Megan Maroney changes the start of “Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You” into a slow, piano ballad, and while Luke Combs was a great addition to the original version of “Brand New Man,” Warren Zeiders transforms the number one neo-traditional smash into a mid-tempo, 2000s rock banger. The most drastic makeover though was Halestorm’s version of “Boot Scootin’ Boogie,” which became a heavy, up-beat, rock jam with an impressive guitar solo before the final verse.
Other names featured on the album not yet mentioned include Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll, Riley Green, Mitchell Tenpenny, ERNEST, Corey Kent, Hailey Whitter, Thousand Horses, The Earls of Leicester, Jake Worthington, and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram.
This project is impactful for so many reasons. First, it reinforces Brooks & Dunn’s lasting influence in the world of country music and allows fans to see their favorite songs from the past get a second life. Second, it will get younger listeners who are fans of the featured artists exposed to the music that helped shape their respective careers. Finally, it enables musical geniuses to collaborate and break boundaries to create an extremely fresh and unique sound that listeners of all genres can enjoy and reminisce to.
“The premise of the project was ‘No rules.’ For this one, we purposely loosened the screws and turned ‘em loose to do whatever they wanted,” Ronnie Dunn explained. “We actually went way off the rails, in a good way.”
Listen to the record now!
REBOOT 2 Tracklist:
- Play Something Country with Lainey Wilson
- Neon Moon with Morgan Wallen
- Rock My World (Little Country Girl) with Marcus King Band
- Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You with Megan Moroney
- Brand New Man with Warren Zeiders
- Believe with Jelly Roll
- She Used to Be Mine with Riley Green
- She Likes to Get Out of Town with The Cadillac Three
- Boot Scootin’ Boogie with Halestorm
- Ain’t No Way To Go with Mitchell Tenpenny
- How Long Gone with The Earls of Leicester
- I’ll Never Forgive My Heart with Jake Worthington
- She’s Not the Cheatin’ Kind with Hailey Whitters
- Hard Workin’ Man with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
- Hillbilly Deluxe with HARDY
- Indian Summer with ERNEST
- Drop in the Bucket with Thousand Horses
- Only In America with Corey Kent
Country Swag Picks:
- “Brand New Man” with Warren Zeiders
- “Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You” with Megan Moroney
- “How Long Gone” with The Earls of Leicester
- “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” with Halestorm
- “Hillbilly Deluxe” with HARDY
Brooks & Dun’s new album, ‘REBOOT 2’ is officially out now on all streaming platforms.
Brooks and Dunn will promote the album on their Neon Moon Tour 2025 next year with supporting acts David Lee Murphy and Mollie Tuttle & Golden Highway beginning in March. For tickets, head to their website.
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