Young goes acoustic with new set
Friday, September 13, 2019 – Brett Young is out today with "The Acoustic Sessions EP." The stripped-down collection features five tracks co-written by Young from his chart-topping album "Ticket to L.A.," which came out last December. The songs include "Here Tonight," "Catch," "Don't Wanna Write This Song," "Chapters" and the title track.
Newcomer Hailey Whitters released "The Days," the first half of her full-length album ,"The Dream," coming next year. The six-song collection EP features three previously released tracks, including "The Days" and "Ten Year Town," and three new songs. Whitters has been receiving some buzz in Nashville.
More news for Brett Young
- 02/07/25: Young "Tastes Like You"
- 12/03/24: Young strips it down
- 10/25/24: Young will "Kiss To Forget"
- 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
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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