He just challenges country music to dig deeper, like he has done with his own songs such as “Kill A Word” and “Monsters,” which Church didn’t just write and record, but released to country radio, be damned what their commercial prospects may be. But Church never rebukes the art of his fellow mainstream country performers specifically, or criticizes anything directly. Just this exercise of course could be read as prickly, problematic, and polarizing for some. “Stick That In Your Country Song” is less your typical country protest song, and more a call to action. And both records make use of Eric’s increasingly-famous backup singer Joanna Cotten like never before in an advantageous and welcome manner. “Heart of the Night” evokes all of the best memories of Bruce’s “Born to Run.” “Russian Roulette” makes the most of quality writing and a moody atmosphere. “Heart On Fire” is a great introduction to both albums. And it happens to be that Eric Church is pretty superb at it when he gets a hold of the right song and lights into it, as is evident on numerous occasions during Heart & Soul.Įric Church is always reaching for the anthemic, and at the beginning of the first album Heart, he attains it. This style of rock has taken just as much of a precipitous slide in recent years as mainstream country, and needs saving all its own since its earnestness is an important part of American music. It’s Mellencamp, with a dash of Springsteen. The music of Eric Church is all about American nostalgia and restlessness. Two full-length albums and an EP to his fan club, and Church gets credit for the rare triple record release, even if logistically he could have squeezed this onto two platters. Mainstream country music’s Heartland rocker and reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Eric Church is back with new music, and as often the case for the man behind the Ray-Bans, the effort is ambitious, and maybe even a little bit ostentatious, at least on the surface. The album was produced by his longtime producer Jay Joyce and backing vocalist Joanna Cotten, as well as his touring band who played alongside some of Nashville’s most talented studio musicians on the album.Editor’s Note: This review only includes the publicly-released volumes “Heart” and “Soul” from Eric Church, not the “&” fan club exclusive.
Heart & Soul is a 24-track collection that features an elite list of songwriters who joined Church on his secluded songwriting marathon and recording sessions. Heart & Soul are the follow-up albums to Church’s 2018 release of Desperate Man. & will be available on vinyl exclusively for Church Choir members. Heart will release on April 16, & on April 20 and Soul on April 23. The two new songs follow the release of his single “Heart On Fire” from the album, Heart. While “Lone Wolf” was co-written Church alongside Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell and is a cut from the exclusive fan club, The Church Choir, cut, &.ĭuring the chorus of the song he sings, “Now this lone wolf is done runnin’ down the moon / In the daylight dark of the night this heart is howlin’ for you / Yeah, this lone wolf ain’t lonely anymore / ‘Cause you weren’t afraid to reach out and save a lone wolf at your door.” “Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones” was co-written Case Beathard and is available for the entire world to hear and is a cut from the Soul record.ĭuring the chorus of the song he sings, “Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones / Hailed from Gadsden, Alabama / Born to carry on / Who his mama was a fan of / Don’t ask me no questions / And I won’t tell you no lies / That’s what she always told him / Right up till the day she died.”
5), from his upcoming triple album, Heart & Soul. Eric Church released two new songs including “Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones” and “Lone Wolf” on Friday (Feb.
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