The country superstar’s self-titled new album mixes hooky Nashville storytelling with Americana realism
Bryan also produced the album, and his innate knowledge of what makes his songs work means that they’re given space to not only breathe, but to seethe and yearn. Stripped-down songs like the lovingly appreciative “Smaller Acts” and the stock-taking “Oklahoman Son” make those moments when he does get expansive hit harder.
The second half blooms into a slippery full-band jam with weeping steel guitars, Bryan’s breaking voice proving the gravity of his declaration “my mind ain’t well and I just can’t tell you why.” Its self-lacerating melancholia never dips into self-indulgence, instead digging into the shades of gray that define a person’s bleakest days. , “Hey Driver,” is a rueful yet optimistic open-road hymn; Bryan’s voice and the spirited yelps of War and Treaty vocalist Michael Trotter Jr.
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