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5 Things to Expect from Thomas Rhett’s Album ‘About A Woman’

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We chatted with country singer, Thomas Rhett about his new album, About A Woman, out Friday, August 23rd. Here are five things to expect from the upcoming project.

  1. Thomas Rhett purposely and intentionally decided to make the About A Woman project a smaller batch of songs than many artists are doing lately.

“Picking 14 songs was really complicated for me. […] It’s become really popular to put 20, 30, 40 songs, double album, triple albums, and I think for me, there’s so much music that comes out everyday, and especially every Friday that when I see records that have 20 or more songs on them, I’m like I don’t know if I can sit and listen to that in one sitting, so I wanted it to be a very digestible record. […] The sequencing part is always so long because as a songwriter, I write so many songs.”

  1. The record was titled About A Woman because of the chosen songs and thanks to Rhett’s wife, Lauren’s challenge to write more upbeat love songs.

“I think once I started listening through all the songs, they had a very common theme. They really all were about a moment I had in my relationship with my own right. [Lauren told me] I love when you write songs about me, but I wish they weren’t all slow all the time.”

  1. Eric Church has always been a big inspiration to Rhett, and it is the most evident it’s ever been on his new song, “Church.”

“Hints of Eric Church are all over the record. He was the soundtrack of my teenage years. He was my version of what Zach Bryan is today. […] When I heard this song, it was genuinely my story reincarnated with my wife.”

  1. There is one outside cut on the record called “Country for California” which happens to be a heartbreak song penned by John Morgan.

“I think I’m always looking for songs that I wouldn’t innately write in a session. I think I’ve recorded maybe two heartbreak songs in my whole career. “Marry Me” being one of them, which happened to be a big hit for us. […] When I’m listening to heartbreak songs, I’m listening for something that has melody and also makes me feel happy in a way like “Crash and Burn” did that for me, where it felt so sad, but also made me want to dance.”

  1. While Rhett is known for his incredible ballads, the superstar only included one ballad on the record, a song called “I Could Spend Forever Loving You,” which is both timeless and fitting for the theme of the record.

“It killed me to only put one ballad on the record, but now that I’ve lived with it for a while, I’m so glad that there’s one, and it’s the last one. And I wrote that song with my buddy Ernest. […] What I loved about it, was that it was so simple, and reminded me of just the facts of ‘I don’t know how to say this to you, but I want to spend my entire life with you.’” 

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Thomas Rhett’s new album, ‘About A Woman,’ comes out this Friday, August 23rd.

Check back this Friday, 8/23 for our full album review of Thomas Rhett’s record About A Woman.

To keep up with Thomas Rhett, follow him on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Thomas Rhett releases.

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Post Malone ‘F-1 Trillion’ – Album Review

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Post Malone’s new album and first country album, F-1 Trillion is out now, August 16th on all streaming platforms. Take a listen and read our full review below.

13 million albums and 95 million digital singles sold in the US, mixed in with 10 Billboard Music Awards and 10 Grammy-nominations, makes Post Malone one of the most successful artists of the 2010s/2020s. The rapper garnered fame after his single “White Iverson” went viral on SoundCloud in 2015, and five studio albums later, his Texas roots finally broke through and convinced him to release his debut country project, F-1 Trillion.

When you’re as popular as Post Malone, it’s very easy to find other artists to collaborate with. He’s already been on songs with the biggest names in pop/hip-hop including 21 Savage, Future, Halsey, Swae Lee, Doja Cat, Noah Kahan, and Taylor Swift, to name a few. When Nashville’s stars caught wind of this project, they were eager to contribute. By now, you should know of his massive, number one single “I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen, and potentially his other pre-releases with Blake Shelton and Luke Combs. Across these 18 tracks, there are 15 total features, including ones with HARDY, Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton, Dolly Parton, and more.

Among the new ones, “Wrong Ones” with Tim McGraw and “Losers” with Jelly Roll are standouts. The former has an outlaw country sound, as Post expresses his frustration with his recent love interests. Jelly Roll made the perfect pairing on the latter, a pop-inspired sing-along about being the outcast in a crowd. Jelly Roll, himself, was a rapper who crossed the border into country music. 

“Come kick it with the losers // The outcasts and the sinners // The ain’t-never-been-no-winners // Let’s hear it for the losers // Ain’t got nowhere to fit in // There’s a place you can always get in”

Post Malone showcases his ability to do traditional country in “Never Love Again,” featuring Sierra Ferrell. Full of steel and fiddle, the singer asks this woman for forgiveness as he’s walking away, knowing he will never love her again. “Hide My Gun” with HARDY is another slow, but fun, romantic tune where the protagonist admits he’d kill a man for this woman, but only if she’d cover for him and conceal the evidence. 

“Would you hide my gun? Would you tell no one? // Would you pack your never-comin’-back-again bag? // If the three-times-four’s bangin’ at our door, would you stall and let me slip out the back?”

Of the solo tracks, “What Don’t Belong To Me” is a brilliantly written song about how he doesn’t have enough heart left for his current love interest—he used it all on whiskey, one-night stands, and rockstar living. The album closer, “Yours,” was written for Post’s two-year-old daughter at her future wedding. In this tear-jerker, the singer proclaims that no matter who she ends up marrying, she will always be his girl.

Post Malone fan or not, you must admit that he excelled at his first attempt at country music and surpassed all expectations. He showed he can do it all, covering all styles of the genre wonderfully. While we don’t know what’s next for Post, after listening to F-1 Trillion, we would be honored to have him stay in industry for a long time. 

F-1 Trillion Track List:

  1. Wrong Ones ft. Tim McGraw
  2. Finer Things ft. Hank Williams Jr.
  3. I Had Some Help ft. Morgan Wallen
  4. Pour Me A Drink ft. Blake Shelton
  5. Have The Head ft. Dolly Parton
  6. What Don’t Belong To Me
  7. Goes Without Saying ft. Brad Paisley
  8. Guy For That ft. Luke Combs
  9. Nosedive ft. Lainey Wilson
  10. Losers ft. Jelly Roll
  11. Devil I’ve Been ft. Ernest
  12. Never Love You Again ft. Sierra Ferrell
  13. Missin’ You Like This ft. Luke Combs
  14. California Sober ft. Chris Stapleton
  15. Hide My Gun ft. HARDY
  16. Right About You
  17. M-E-X-I-C-O ft. Billy Strings
  18. Yours

Country Swag Picks:

  1. Yours
  2. I Had Some Help
  3. Losers
  4. Hide My Gun
  5. What Don’t Belong To Me
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Post Malone’s collaborative album, ‘F-1 Trillion’ is offically out now on all streaming platforms.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Post Malone releases.

Post Malone is embarking on his F-1 Trillion Tour, where he’ll play songs off the new album, country covers, and likely, some of his previous hip-hop hits. For tickets, head to his website. 

To keep up with Post Malone, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

F-1 Trillion is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Here Is Post Malone’s Album ‘F-1 Trillion’

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Post Malone’s new album and first country album, F-1 Trillion is out now, August 16th on all streaming platforms. Learn more here.

Superstar Post Malone has been welcomed whole-heartedly by the country music industry. In his first ever country album, F-1 Trillion, out today, Posty enlists the help of over a dozen country A-listers and rising stars to create this masterpiece, one-of-a-kind project. The innovator collaborates with artists like Tim McGraw, Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson, and even Dolly Parton.

“It’s not for the people who hate you,” he explained. “It’s for the people who love you, and for yourself, you know what I mean?,” shared Post Malone in a recent interview, when asked about his music catalog as a whole. It safe to say that country music fans love him!

Listen to the brand new album now!

F-1 Trillion Track List:

  1. Wrong Ones ft. Tim McGraw
  2. Finer Things ft. Hank Williams Jr.
  3. I Had Some Help ft. Morgan Wallen
  4. Pour Me A Drink ft. Blake Shelton
  5. Have The Head ft. Dolly Parton
  6. What Don’t Belong To Me
  7. Goes Without Saying ft. Brad Paisley
  8. Guy For That ft. Luke Combs
  9. Nosedive ft. Lainey Wilson
  10. Losers ft. Jelly Roll
  11. Devil I’ve Been ft. Ernest
  12. Never Love You Again ft. Sierra Ferrell
  13. Missin’ You Like This ft. Luke Combs
  14. California Sober ft. Chris Stapleton
  15. Hide My Gun ft. HARDY
  16. Right About You
  17. M-E-X-I-C-O ft. Billy Strings
  18. Yours
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Post Malone’s collaborative album, ‘F-1 Trillion’ is offically out now on all streaming platforms.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Post Malone releases.

To keep up with Post Malone, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

F-1 Trillion is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Kayley Green Shares New Song “Shadow of a Cowboy” Out Now

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Kayley Green shares brand new song “Shadow of a Cowboy,” out now, August 9th on all streaming platforms. Listen to the new track below.

Sony Music Nashville recording artist, Kayley Green is a force to be reckoned with. Her vocals are as stunning as her songwriting. She crafts song that speak to her artistry and resonate with her fanbase. Today, the singer-songwriter is sharing her brand new song, “Shadow of a Cowboy.”

“As soon as we wrote ‘Shadow of a Cowboy,’ I knew it was special. I spent the last year of my life writing song after song, trying to find my voice and then learning how to write it into my music,” shared Green in a recent press release.  “‘Shadow of a Cowboy’ was one of the first songs that I felt I was able to do that. The words, the melodies, the high notes, the bridge… it all felt so much like me. I’m so grateful to my co-writers for helping me write a song that I love so much.”

“Hell, I ain’t a horse baby, why’d you try to break me // If there’s something better out there with finding // Go on runner un, run all the way to Amarillo // ‘Cause I know that you won’t ever change // ‘Cause all you’ve done, done, done // Is tumble any way the wind blows // Thinking that you’re gonna ride away // You’re just a shadow of a cowboy // A real one would stay”

“Shadow of a Cowboy” embodies the essence of wishing someone would choose you. The song reads like a story unfolding, which is often the best type of country song. Throughout the song, the listener can feel Green’s pain, as she laments about the cowardliness of a man leaving. “Shadow of a Cowboy” is a must-listen to song!

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Kayley Green’s new song, “Shadow of a Cowboy” is available now on all streaming platforms.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Kayley Green releases.

To keep up with Kayley Green, follow her on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or Twitter. 

“Shadow of a Cowboy” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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The Reklaws Release 3-Pack Project ‘One Beer Away’

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The Reklaws’ new 3-pack project, including single, “One Beer Away” is out now on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new tracks below.

Country music boasts many incredible duos. The Reklaws, comprised of siblings Jenna and Stuart Walker are already a success in Canada, and are making waves in the United States now! The Canadian country act have found success on America’s Got Talent, and continue to share music that fans are flocking to in droves. On the heels of their success, the singer-songwriters shared their newest song, “One Beer Away,” back in June. Today the duo is dropping a 3-pack project featuring “One Beer Away” and two new songs, “All The Time” and “If I Drink Enough.”

While “One Beer Away” is a summer-ready anthem that equally spotlights both members of The Reklaws, the two new songs highlight their individual talents as well. “All The Time” spotlights Stuart’s stellar vocals, bringing a rock flavor to their electric music style. Lyrically, the song expresses heartbreak and missed opportunity in a way that feels relatable and easy to understand.

On the other hand, Jenna’s shining moment comes in “If I Drink Enough.” On the new song, The Reklaws showcase a more pop-country flavor with some rhythmic flairs. “If I Drink Enough” feels current and nostalgic, a song that would easily get stuck in your head again and again.

All three songs are a great sample of the limitless talent The Reklaws have. Both artists are as talented as they come, and it is refreshing to see a duo allow each other to shine. The Reklaws are equally impressive both in their individual moments and in their harmonious ones.

One Beer Away Track List:

  1. One Beer Away
  2. All The Time
  3. If I Drink Enough
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The Reklaws 3-pack project is officially out now on all streaming platforms.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future The Reklaws releases.

To keep up with The Reklaws follow them on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

One Beer Away is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

Madeline Merlo & Dustin Lynch Collaborate on New Song “Broken Heart Thing”

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Madeline Merlo and Dustin Lynch share brand new song “Broken Heart Thing,” out now, August 9th on all streaming platforms. Listen to the new track below.

The best type of country songs convey a feeling that the listener can relate to, while simultaneously telling a story that feels all too familiar. Madeline Merlo does just that with her brand new song, “Broken Heart Thing.” Additionally, enlisting Dustin Lynch as her duet partner in the new song brings another side to the story, something that fans appreciate in a duet.

“Broken Heart Thing” is a heartbreaking and honest anecdote about how it feels to be nursing a broken heart. Through the push-pull of the song, fans hear the perspective from the woman and the man, as they both find their own ways to cope with the unthinkable. While many songs touch on heartbreak and break-ups, Merlo and Lynch’s new song shows the perspective of someone who’s still getting used to it, someone who maybe has never nursed a broken heart before. The song feels special and vulnerable.

“I never had to tell a lie when my friends ask if I’m alright // Looking like hell on a Tuesday night, just going through the emotions // Never drink jack without the coke // Never burned through a pack of smokes // But tonight I’m adding both to the list // ‘Cause I’m still getting used to this broken heart thing // Sit in the dark thing // Smile when I’m falling apart thing” 

“Broken Heart Thing” is one of the best songs Merlo has put out so far in her career. We love the risks she is taking on this song, and we cannot wait to see how fans react to this duet with Lynch.

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Madeline Merlo and Dustin Lynch share new song, “Broken Heart Thing,” out now on all streaming platforms.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Madeline Merlo releases.

To keep up with Madeline Merlo, follow her on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, or Twitter. 

To keep up with Dustin Lynch, follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

“Broken Heart Thing” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

Carrie Underwood Joins Papa Roach on Reimagined Version of “Leave A Light On”

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Carrie Underwood joins Papa Roach on a reimagined version of “Leave A Light On,” out now, August 2nd on all streaming platforms. Listen here.

Time and time again, we say how much cross-genre collaborations end up meaning to the music industry as a whole. While we love collaborations in general, watching a country music superstar like Carrie Underwood join forces with rock legend, Papa Roach feels iconic. Today, Underwood and Papa Roach reimagine a Papa Roach classic, breathing new life into the song, “Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark).”

Papa Roach has always been a band that believes in raising awareness for mental health, specifically for suicide prevention. The song continues their mission in partnership with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), who will receive royalties generated from both artists from the song, in perpetuity. Both Papa Roach and Underwood bring their absolute heart and soul to the new rendition, and we can only hope fans will support the duet.

With an important message like this one, “Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark)” should be streamed again and again! Make sure to give this song a listen and send it to your friends too!

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Carrie Underwood joins Papa Roach on reimagined version of “Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark),” out now.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Carrie Underwood releases.

To keep up with Carrie Underwood, follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“Leave A Light On (Talk Away The Dark)” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Troy Cartwright Shares New Song “One That You Want” Ahead of Album

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Troy Cartwright shares new song, “One That You Want,” out now, August 2nd, on all streaming platforms. Listen to the new song below.

We have been loving Troy Cartwright’s music lately. The independent artist keeps cranking out music that feels unique, vibey, and perfect for his vocal range. While we have loved every recent release, Cartwright’s new song, “One That You Want” is another favorite.

On the new song, Cartwright leans into his romance side. He sings about how when you love someone, you want to be their whole world, no matter what is going on in their lives. Much like the vows, “for better or for worse,” the song encapsulates a desire so great that feels both romantic, intentional, and relatable.

“I want to be the one // When you’re riding high on as good as it gets // and your whole world is a tangled mess // When your mind runs and you can’t sleep // in those sheets, I wanna be the one that you want // When you get down // wanna go for a drive at midnight // I wanna be the one that you want // If you need somebody the rest of your life or tonight // I wanna be the one that you want”

“One That You Want” only ups the ante for Cartwright and his talent. His flair truly is a perfect blend of country lyrics with a buttery and easy vocal. We are excited to see what he has coming down the pipeline next!

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Troy Cartwright shares new song, “One That You Want,” out now on all streaming platforms.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Troy Cartwright releases.

To keep up with Troy Cartwright, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“One That You Want” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Conner Smith: ‘Smoky Mountains Sessions’ – EP Review

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Conner Smith releases his new EP, Smoky Mountains Sessions, out now, August 2nd on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new project here.

For rising star Conner Smith, his new EP, Smoky Mountain Sessions, finds him getting back to the basics. With a stripped down approach, the Nashville native focuses on lyrics and melody on the four tracks, all of which he wrote or co-wrote.

For the Valory Music Co. project, Smith enlisted musical heavyweight Dwight A. Baker to produce the project in just four days. Working with his touring band, the EP was recorded at Echo Mountain Studio in Asheville, North Carolina.

“Smoky Mountains Sessions came from a desire to get back to the core of songwriting. With these new songs, two of which I wrote by myself, I wanted to create them in a way that felt very raw and honest,” shares Smith. “Working with Dwight Baker for the first time on this project, we took my band up to Echo Mountains in Asheville and brought these songs to life over the course of four days. This collection is just the beginning of more new music on the way I can’t wait to share!”

The EP opens with “Boys in the Picture,” a snapshot of small-town living, surrounded by friends and all the troubles boys get in as they grow up. Likewise, the catchy “Songs for Tennessee” takes Smith back to his roots in a swinging and fun celebration of Smith’s home state. Chock full of slide guitars and fiddles, the track is an immediate standout, grabbing a listener’s attention. “This song’s for the homeland, The good ol’ folks that made me,” He sings. “The song in my heart is a song for Tennessee.”

“Thousand Miles Away” is a romantic ode to a long-distance relationship, and dreaming of the day they can be together in the same place. “I won’t have to spend most my days feeling like my heart is a thousand miles away,” He croons longingly, before the EP ends with a new take on Smith’s collaboration with Hailey Whitters, “Roulette on the Heart.” While the duet itself is powerful in any form, the stripped down versions adds a new depth of ache as the pair deal with the woes of an on-again, off-again dalliance. 

“Are you tryin’ to love me // Are you tryin’ to kill me // Every night with you is a shot in the dark // You touch me with a whisper, kiss me like a stranger // Holdin’ somebody shouldn’t be this hard // Oh and I know this game ends one of two ways // Are you gonna break me // Are you gonna save me // Lovin’ you baby is roulette on the heart”

On his new EP, Smoky Mountain Sessions, Conner Smith breaks things down and goes back to the basics with a simple song-focused collection that shows a different side to the rising star.

Smoky Mountains Sessions Tracklist:

  1. A Thousand Miles Away | Written by Conner Smith
  2. Song For Tennessee | Written by Conner Smith
  3. Boys In The Picture | Written by Conner Smith, Rodney Clawson, Jessie Jo Dillon, Matt Jenkins
  4. Roulette On The Heart (featuring Hailey Whitters) (Smoky Mountains Sessions) | Written by Conner Smith, Jessi Alexander, Chase McGill, Mark Trussell
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Conner Smith shares new EP, ‘Smoky Mountains Sessions,’ out now on all streaming platforms.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Conner Smith releases.

For tour dates and more, visit the singer-songwriter’s website here. 

To keep up with Conner Smith, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook.

Smoky Mountains Sessions is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

Ella Langley: ‘hungover’ – Debut Album Review

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Ella Langley releases her debut album, hungover, out now, August 2nd on all streaming platforms. Listen to the brand new project here.

With a uniquely honeyed tone and an uncanny vulnerability, Ella Langley has been routinely labeled as one to watch in country music. With the release of her debut full-length album, hungover, out now, she proves why.

The collection features fourteen new tracks, all written or co-written by the Alabama native, alongside Nashville heavyweights like Will Bundy, Brett James, Rhett Akins, Laura Veltz, and more.

“This has been my dream for my whole entire life, so releasing my very first record is a really good feeling, and I’m so proud of it,” Langley says of the Sawgod Records/Columbia LP. “Before this record was even finished, I remember driving around in my car listening to ‘Hungover,’ and it hit me that it was the perfect title to encapsulate this era of my life and all the feelings I’ve poured into the songs. There’s a lot of different ways you can be hungover, but Lord knows every hangover hurts.”

That hurt is a prominent theme throughout the collection, weaving its way in different ways through Langley’s emotive grit and soulful sound. Her lyrics are smart and clever, telling incredibly vulnerable stories in a way that’s both poignant and triumphant.

The titular track is an immediate example of Langley’s prowess as both a songwriter and a vocalist, her stunning tone punctuating the mournful ballad that burns with the ache of a toxic relationship. Over bluesy electric guitars, her soulful vocals cascade through the ode to last call mistakes and the subsequent hangover that comes the next morning.

“Yeah I’m hungover // Still a long way from sober // Dammit I’m hurtin’ // This morning I’m learning // How much that Bourbon in your kiss don’t lead to closure // And yeah I’m hungover // This on again, off again is takin’ its toll // I try but I can’t seem to tell myself no”

“Love You Tonight” tackles a similar theme, as she deals with the aftermath of “doing what I swore I wouldn’t do.” It’s a modern day retelling of Lee Ann Womack’s “I May Hate Myself in the Morning,” as she proclaims, “Gonna love you tonight, gonna hate me tomorrow.”

Heartache songs are foremost on the album, but no two are alike. “I Blame the Bar” is one of the most unique lyrical breakup tracks in recent memory, blaming the place of the meet cute for her heartbreak, as opposed to the guy who did the breaking. Meanwhile, “Better Be Tough” is an almost raucous pop-rock-tinted kiss off to a cheating boyfriend that shows Langley isn’t taking a guy’s BS.

On “Paint the Town Blue,” she’s drinking to forget her pain, accepting that she needs to drown her sorrows to truly move on, while “Cowboy Friends” finds her moving up and moving on to get over a terrible ex. The song finds her channeling hints of Miranda Lambert meets Kacey Musgraves, with its unapologetic lyrics as she looks past one bad boy to the next. “So saddle up and ride away, It ain’t like it was love anyways,” She sings teasingly. “I won’t have no trouble rounding up the next when this ends, I’ve got me more than a few cowboy friends.”

Langley is sunny and optimistic on tunes like “Nicotine,” which finds her looking for a new love to be her new addiction, while “You Look Like You Love Me” is a clear stylistic standout on the album. Featuring fellow Alabama native Riley Green, the viral release finds the pair mixing spoken verses with a singsong chorus on the uniquely timeless country track.

“Girl Who Drank Wine” and “Closest to Heaven” are classic country story songs, with the former a smoky-bar Western that tells the tale of a one night stand where the girl walks away with a cowboy’s heart. Meanwhile, “Heaven” provides an especially ethereal moment, recalling the kind of eternal love between her grandparents that is the closest thing to Heaven on Earth.

Three of the album’s most special tracks come late in the album, with “Monsters” finding her both utterly  vulnerable and relatable. On the introspective track, she battles the “real monsters” living inside her head, dealing with self-doubt, painful memories, and being her own worst critic.

“Inside my head I over-analyze // Let my worst critic criticize // Every last mistake I ever made // Every woulda, coulda, shoulda, on replay // I’ve got some real monsters // Livin’ inside my head // Memories I’d like to leave // Shoved up under my bed // Caught up in a bad dream // Don’t even have to sleep // To see every regret, take it from me // I’ve got some real monsters // Livin’ inside my head”

The album’s final two tracks are both sparse and acoustic, with “Cowgirl Don’t Cry” shining as an ode to a girl who has been numbed by heartbreak. Finally, “Broken In” closes the album in a stunning manner, her voice on full display as she sings that oftentimes, things are better when they’ve been used. Ranging from horses to trucks to hearts and hands, things are just better when they’ve got some miles and some scars.

For Ella Langley, that is true of the music on hungover, each song showing pain and scars that ultimately led to something beautiful.

hungover Tracklist:

  1. Hungover (Ella Langley/Josh Kear/Chris Tompkins)
  2. I Blame the Bar (Ella Langley/Joybeth Taylor/Chris LaCorte/Meg McCree)
  3. You Look Like You Love Me Ft. Riley Green (Ella Langley/Aaron Ratiere/Riley Green)
  4. Nicotine (Ella Langley/Joybeth Taylor/Zachary Kale/Jon Nite)
  5. Love You Tonight (Ella Langley/Will Bundy/Lydia Vaughan)
  6. Better Be Tough (Ella Langley/Will Bundy/Brett James/Erik Dylan)
  7. Paint the Town Blue (Ella Langley/Will Bundy/Rhett Akins/Travis Wood)
  8. Cowboy Friends (Ella Langley/Joybeth Taylor/Lydia Vaughan/Austin Goodloe)
  9. Girl Who Drank Wine (Ella Langley/Joybeth Taylor/Johnny Clawson)
  10. Monsters (Ella Langley/Joybeth Taylor/Tristyn Hunter Wolkonowski)
  11. People Change (Ella Langley/Joybeth Taylor/Laura Veltz/Austin Goodloe)
  12. Closest to Heaven (Ella Langley/Smith Ahnquist/Johnny Clawson)
  13. Cowgirl Don’t Cry (Acoustic) (Ella Langley/Jordan Fletcher)
  14. Broken in (Acoustic) (Ella Langley/Ian Christian/Jordan Fletcher)

Country Swag Picks:

  1. Hungover
  2. You Look Like You Love Me with Riley Green
  3. Cowgirl Don’t Cry
  4. Monsters
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Ella Langley’s debut album, ‘hungover,’ is out now on all streaming platforms.

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