you're right it was more just funny to me

A lot of people have tried to put me onto country this genuinely the first time I ever enjoyed it, seems like this album a lot more folk influenced though. I’m interested in hearing more but you should understand that in 2023 where racist country songs are topping the charts why me as a black man wouldn’t be that interested in diving deeper lol.

well he's more singer-songwriter to me than country but I feel you

Atrocious score lmao pitchfork needs to stay in their lane and review Fionana Apple

Great album.

checkout sturgill simpson’s work if you enjoy ZB’s stuff

The humming on el dorado is so fkn pleasing to listen to

Check these out too. Not gonna lie. Might be two of my top ten albums this year. Dylan Gossett is brand new but potential through the roof

Noah Kahan- Orange Juice

Noah Kahan- Growing Sideways

Meg Maroney- Mustang or Me

Meg Maroney- Why Johnny

Dylan Gossett- Coal

Dylan Gossett- To Be Free

What’s everyone’s favorite lyrics on this. Mines gotta be this:

You've been stabbed in the back and the rest of your body
Won't you tell me where you’re bleedin' from?
If you need a tourniquet or if you wanna turn and quit
Know that I'll be by your side
You bled your whole soul into things you can't control
In a world you'll never satisfy
I bandage up your body and your bones and your bad days too

This is rocketing fast to the top of my AOTY list

You’ve been playin’ your guitar from arenas to the bars
Since you were old enough to rhyme a word
But your face is gettin' thinner and you’re prayin' for the winter
And I heard you f***ed it up with her

Pеople die a thousand times to get to who they are
You were prayin' to the heavens on a late train car
You heart knows deeper seasons than my eyes ever will
I'm a self-destructive landslide if you wanna be the hill

Y'all really not fw Spotless??

Have you heard this? I guess it's "neo country" which I never knew was a genre until more recently

Almost chose this too, that delivery on f***ed it up with her is 10/10

At first it was in my bottom 5 but I really love it now. My only complaint is that it kind of feels a little disjointed in the delivery as a duet. Like you can hear the punch ins sort of. Feels kind of jarring at times but still great

there's a note in the glove boxxx of yourrr DRIIIII-IIIIII-IIIIIIVE

i wonder if Kacey wrote her verse on this or not. it could've been stronger

She did, at least Apple Music said she did. It really just felt like a response to his first verse and nothing too crazy but I do love that first line of her verse.

“You’re drinking everything to easy your mind, but when the hell are you gonna ease mine?”

That’s classic kacey

yeah it's definitely just a direct response to the first verse, which is cool but eh

reminds me i need to revisit star-crossed tho

There's wheels runnin' down the interstate
But, Lord, I'll wait another day, 'cause I ain't close to you
There's time tickin' on the interstate
I'm fightin' fate
And, Lord, I hate that I ain't close to you

Not gonna lie, Kacey’s one of my favorite artists and I love her first three albums but star crossed was a huge let down for me. Felt like golden hour was the perfect sprinkle of pop but still kept her country sound but star crossed just felt watered down and formulaic

This up there too. Once this part of that song hit, it took it to another level

AOTY and it's not even close.. Crazy