Young announces acoustic EP
The stripped-down collection features five tracks co-written by Young from his chart-topping album "Ticket to L.A." CD, which came out in December.
Available today, Young delivers the acoustic treatment to his multi-week number one hit, "Here Tonight," and his new single "Catch."
New tracks and accompanying videos will continue to be unveiled monthly, culminating with the EP's full release on Sept. 13 as it approaches the album's one year anniversary.
"Don't Wanna Write This Song" will be out July 19, autobiographical "Chapters" featuring Gavin DeGraw drops Aug. 16, and the title track is out Sept. 13.
The track list is:
1. "Here Tonight" (Brett Young, Ben Caver, Justin Ebach, Charles Kelley)
2. "Catch" (Brett Young, Ross Copperman, Ashley Gorley)
3). "Don't Wanna Write This Song" (Brett Young, Zach Crowell, Sean McConnell)
4. "Chapters" (Brett Young, Ross Copperman, Gavin DeGraw)
5. "Ticket to L.A." (Brett Young, Zach Crowell, Jon Nite)
More news for Brett Young
- 05/29/24: Young extends tour
- 12/04/23: Young heads overseas
- 08/04/23: Young, Gill/Franklin, Zimmerman, King Calaway release new albums
- 06/26/23: Young spreads out "Across the Sheets"
- 11/28/22: Young plans '23 tour
- 06/30/22: Young goes 8x Platinum
- 02/18/22: Young's "You Didn't" video drops
- 06/04/21: Young, Jannakos, Louris offer new sounds
CD reviews for Brett Young
Brett Young's Christmas EP is a strange little thing. Like many holiday project creators, Young prefers to look backwards, rather than forward. Hence the phrase 'Christmas Classics' in the album title. Nostalgia is always huge in country music, so this approach makes some sense. Therefore, this release is one that may cause you to travel with Scrooge back to various Christmases from the past. You also might come away feeling decidedly Scrooge-y about it.
It's strange, however, ...
It's troubling after listening to an album multiple times in a row, to not have even one song stick in one's memory. However, this is an honest initial response to Brett Young's "Weekends Look A Little Different These Days." It's not so much that the music on Young's eight-song effort is bad; it's just so utterly unremarkable.
Appreciation of Young's music rises and falls with what you think about his singing style. He sounds a little like Gary LeVox, ...
Brett Young had a hit out of the box with "Sleep Without You," as ear candy of a song. His soulful vocals carry the percolating song that seemed designed with airplay in mind. If Young were a band, this is the type of song that Rascal Flatts might cover. In fact, the airplay bent could be said of most of the dozen songs on the Californian's major label debut after five indie releases.
"Close Enough" has a funky side, trying to get the singalong going with the opening ...
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