Russell Dickerson ‘Bones The EP’ – EP Review

Russell Dickerson’s new project, Bones The EP is out now, August 30th on all streaming platforms. Take a listen and read our full review below.

Since bursting onto the scene with “Yours” in 2017, Russell Dickerson has been one of country music’s most consistent and ebullient hitmakers. Now, the Tennessee native offers up Bones The EP, a diverse musical collection that shows Dickerson at his best.

The collection features five new songs co-written by the singer-songwriter alongside heavy-hitters and fellow artists like Parker Welling, Seth Ennis, Jordan Reynolds, Ryan Hurd, and Brad Tursi.

“Bones the EP is a nostalgic collection of songs that take me back in time to some of the best times of my life,” shared the Triple Tigers recording artist. “Those nights that you don’t want to end with the people you love most. Relationships that didn’t work out and hurt at the time, but turned out for the best. I hope people hear these songs and get transported to a place with people they love.”

The EP is a follow up to 2023’s Three Months Two Streets Down EP, and is a celebration of the moments in one’s life that make it magical. “What a Life” kicks off the album on a high note, an anthemic and powerful singalong, complete with “ohhhh”s that make it truly explosive. The song is the perfect opener for the collection, as Dickerson muses over the great experiences he’s had a chance to live through. “What a roll, what a ride, what a dream,” He sings in an almost ethereal chant. “Yeah, what a life.”

“Bones” is the EP’s first single, a midtempo and almost happily haunting look at the type of love Dickerson revels in in his own relationship. “I haven’t felt this way about a song since my first single ‘Yours’.” He shares. “When my wife and I first got together I was a gamble but she bet her life on me so this song is my promise of forever to her.”

Both “Miss You So (Letters to You)” and “Those Nights These Days” find Dickerson exploring themes of the past and nostalgia. While “Those Nights” finds him looking back with fondness, longing for the simplicity of simple nights with friends, “Miss You” sees him dealing with the heartbreak of the loss of a first love. Here, he’s vulnerable and lost in the memories of one that got away, cleverly mixing lyrics from the 2003 song “Letters To You” by emo rock band Finch that he listens to on a burnt CD.

The collection ends on a high note, the sparse yet jubilant ode to shared conversations over an ice cold beer. Here, he recalls special moments with his grandfather, an old friend, and his wife, as they talk about God, girls, and the big world turning, reveling in the fact that time spent together in conversation is both rare and to be cherished.

Russell Dickerson’s Bones The EP is truly a jubilant collection of all things that make life special, memorable, and even heartbreaking. From the opening notes of “What a Life” to the closing melodies of “Cold Beer Conversation,” Dickerson lays it all bare on his new EP. 

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