Dylan Scott: ‘Easy Does It’ – Album Review

Dylan Scott’s brand new album, Easy Does It, is out now, May 30th on all streaming platforms. Listen to the new record here.

For Dylan Scott, the release of his third studio album, Easy Does It, marks the next chapter in both his life and career. Known for his breezy hits like “My Girl” and “Good Times Go By Too Fast,” the Louisiana native co-penned four of the album’s eleven tracks alongside the likes of Jessi Alexander, Michael Ray, Ashley Gorley, Morgan Wallen and more. 

“This album is a collection of songs that I love and felt strongly about releasing,” shared Scott in a statement. “For me, the phrase ‘easy does it’ represents where I’m at in my life right now. I’ve spent so much time in the past focusing on what I was going to do next in my career, comparing myself to my peers and worrying about what others needed from me. But now, having kids and being married has allowed me to see what I have right in front of me and embrace it. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still working hard. But I am more comfortable with myself and my career than ever before, which has made life so much easier.” 

The album opens with the catchy “What He’ll Never Have,” an earworm of a midtempo that finds him longing for a long life with his love, but hoping she finds happiness if that’s not the case. Despite hoping she moves on, he promises that no one will love her how he can. 

“He can have my truck, sittin’ out in the drive // He can have this house, everything inside // My favorite fishing hole and my old dog too // But what he’ll never have is the love I have for you”

Endless love is a theme that permeates much of the album, weaving its way through songs like the romantic “Twice,” the western-swing of “Smoke Follows Beauty,” the catchy radio-ready “Till I Can’t, I Will,” and the gorgeous “Back Forty.” On each of these tracks, he’s ready to settle down and enjoy life’s special moments, loving them so much that he’d even like to live them “Twice.” Likewise, “Back Forty” is a quintessential wedding song, longing to look both forward and look back with someone special.

With love comes heartbreak, as evidenced on songs like “I Hate Whiskey,” a regretful ballad about love lost, and the album’s title track. The latter is a slow burning ballad that finds moving on nearly impossible as Scott muses, “Getting over you just don’t come easy, does it?”

Scott proves he can throwdown with the best of them on the raucous “Country Till I Die,” a driving uptempo that inspired the name of his headlining tour and is sure to be a crowd pleaser. The track is a perfect show opener, easily inspiring crowds to chant “C-O-U-N-T-R-Y, I’ll be country till I die.”

“C-O-U-N-T-R-Y, I’ll be country ’til I die // Every day and every night, it’s the only way of life // I’ve ever known, that’s how Daddy raised me // You got me wrong if you think that you can change me // I like it, man, I love it, wouldn’t trade it, not for nothing // C-O-U-N-T-R-Y, I’ll be country ’til I die”

Like “Country Till I Die,” both “This Town’s Been Too Good to Us” and “I Owe You One” celebrate Scott’s roots, taking a nostalgic trip to his hometown on the former, while celebrating those who helped shape him into who he is on the album’s closing track.

“’Cause I’m just a product of where I’m from // A little here for good, a little on the run // Late nights countin’ empty cans Just one of the boys, yeah, that’s all I am // ‘Cause I lay my head down and send one up // Pour a little extra somethin’ in my cup // Doin’ what I do ’cause of what you’ve done // You know who you are, yeah, I owe you one”

On Easy Does It, Dylan Scott mixes eternal love, heartbreak, and nostalgia in a way that he manages to make look easy.

Country Swag Picks:

1. Twice
2. What He’ll Never Have
3. Till I Can’t I Will
4. I Owe You One

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