Album Rating: 4.5

Idk, I’m into it. Maybe I was just feeling the magic seeing him live but I do like this new single in particular a bit more.

Album Rating: 4.5

boney was sold when he heard "retro country pastiche"

Album Rating: 4.5

You got me there ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Album Rating: 4.5

Boots Mine Gold and Hard To Make a Living are decent, I just don’t understand why he’s trying so hard to throw away everything that made him unique

Album Rating: 4.5

A sliver of hype remains

Album Rating: 4.5

I guess the lack of spotlight for that one is a factor in why he’s pivoted to such a traditional sound

Album Rating: 4.5

I do like the 2 newest songs they’re just not anything special

Album Rating: 4.0

i guess a better answer is he's doing whatever he wants creatively and can't blame him for that



Think he did say in his interview with gonzo that the next album would sound quite different

Album Rating: 5.0

"I just don’t understand why he’s trying so hard to throw away everything that made him unique"



this

Album Rating: 4.0

This is not an encouraging thread to walk into



Honey bb what is going on

Album Rating: 4.5

Folks are being too alarmist, based on the show I saw last month it will be a very solid country album at worst. Likely won't match the magic of this one but it's still a great sound even if less ~cosmic~ than it was here. Vox still sound like buttah based on the singles and the live show (during which he even said his vox were only at 60% after being sick).

Album Rating: 5.0

They were never going to be able to surpass Starmaker. Absolute once in a lifetime album. I'm hoping for something extremely listenable and catchy from the new release.

Album Rating: 4.5

I like his new singles

He's doing well with traditional country as well. And his SOFT quality is still there. he can innovate again with the next album. I wouldn't mind a good sounding country record coming.

Album Rating: 4.5

alright Boots Mine Gold is kinda fire

Album Rating: 4.5

I’m not sipping the hatorade as much anymore, some of the new stuff is alright



Boots Mine Gold: 7.6/10

Hard to Make a Living: 7/10

Ain’t No Cowboys in Georgia: 6/10

Broken Token: 3.5/10

Album Rating: 4.5

First listen to the new one down and yeah, I told you all you were freaking out too much. I think there’s plenty to love. It’s not a repeat of this album - and it shouldn’t be! It’s a little more straightforward but maintains a lot of the classic country sound of this one, with a bit more of a rootin tootin country rock thing going (it’s more of a “band” album than this was), but there are several lovely slower tracks too. “The World Moves” really touched me, maybe my favorite. The opener is gorgeous as well, and the stretch from “Lake Song” to “Heaven Knows I Won’t Be There” are stunners too (the closer following that is mostly functional but a fun way to end it). Also Colton is underrating “Ain’t No Cowboys in Georgia”, that’s one of my favorites too, the guitar sound in that one really gets to me. Overall I’d say the album is likely to land as a solid 4 for me.

Album Rating: 4.5

New album is a solid 4 to be fair, might actually build the legs to have a longer career - I can imagine him delivering a classic in this more varied but also more trad style...but this isn't it.



This new one is just a different sort of vibe album

I didn't know he had a new album out. I'll give it a whirl and a twirl.

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah I'm curious about the trajectory his career will take from here, clearly he built some momentum with Starmaker but I think the proximity to covid left it kind of underexposed as he couldn't tour it, whereas this one he's touring with a pretty popular country artist so must be gaining more exposure via that. The new one is a more "live"/road album and definitely seems to set him up a bit better as a career act. Question is whether people will come back to Starmaker and it it'll build up more notoriety as an underground classic.

Album Rating: 4.5

Crystal Heart is an early highlight for me on the new one, I'm loving the sound of it