![]() ![]() So when I do have the chance to write, I want to write about something that’s really happening and says something.” Your marriage shifts and your life shifts, and your free time is not free time anymore. Rhett says, “When you have kids, it’s kind of impossible not to write about them. Most of that stems from his life with his wife, Lauren Akins, and their three daughters, Willa Gray, Ada James, and Lennon Love. But right now, he’s in a different phase of his life and there’s a lot more that he wants to say. “Put It On Ice” and “Blame it on a Backroad” are the pair of upbeat carefree songs on Country Again: Side A and they remind us of his classic sound. Rhett doesn’t drift entirely away from the sound of his that we know and love on this project. He’s grateful for those songs because when he wanted to carve his own path, he believes they separated him from the pack. Now, all the songs about this time of his life and during this writing journey could exist together on the same project, but in a way that they would be fully appreciated and reflective of a time where we were all forced to look inward and ponder our past and future.Īt the start of 2020, Rhett was already exploring the idea of stripping down his music, drifting away from the “Make Me Wanna” and “Crash and Burn” type of songs and the kind of sound that defined him, especially at the start of his career, and gravitating towards writing more about his life, family, and “ what country music is in the first place – the emotion and the soul and being able to tell a story in three and a half minutes.” Speaking on the kinds of songs that got him here in the first place, Rhett says that those define a particular aspect of his personality. Since he wrote so many songs that he loved, Rhett decided that he wanted them all to be put into the world, but in two parts so that fans would have the chance to digest both parts, giving a greater chance for people to connect with each individual song. However, the response he received from fans for the songs he was playing on Instagram was so strong, that he felt they all deserved to see the light of day. Admitting that anything more than a 10-track album overwhelms him and would normally cause him to check out, Rhett said he had never even considered a double album before. He was constantly teasing acoustic versions of new songs he had written on Instagram. Rhett was perhaps one of the most transparent and present artists on social media throughout the pandemic. While this project was already in the works, the pandemic alone resulted in so much more new music from the artist. The decision to release Country Again as a two-part double album was largely a result of the abundance of songs that Rhett found himself writing over the last two years, the most he ever has. ![]() I just feel like for the first time at thirty years old, I’m right where I’m supposed to be, and I’m happy to be there.” You know, I think I’m just getting back to the root of why I ever wanted to sing music in the first place and it was to tell a story and invoke emotion. ![]() You know, these are the things I was trying to say.” He goes on to say, “these past twelve years, I’ve been on this incredible journey but I think deep down I’m still that kid that just wanted to write songs and play them for people. Every single song on this record is what I wish I could have spit out of my brain when I was nineteen years old. He shares: “I think in a nutshell, Country Again: Side A is a little bit of just a growing up path. In the Country Again: Side A trailer, Rhett gives some insight on what this collection of new songs means to him, and what they reflect about his life. Side A is entirely co-written by Thomas Rhett and six of the songs are also co-written with his dad, Rhett Akins. We can’t help but say that for each new album he releases, as we felt that same way when we first heard Center Point Road and Life Changes, but it’s the truth, the singer-songwriter continuously releases music that is true to himself and relatable to others. ![]() Now he has released the first part of a two-part album release, Country Again: Side A, an 11-track album with some of the most personal and down-to-earth music that Rhett has released to date. Most recently, he received his 17th #1 song with “What’s Your Country Song?”, announced his upcoming Center Point Road Tour, and received the ACM Award for Male Artist of the Year. Thomas Rhett has not just kept busy in the last year, but he has received continued success and has even more on the horizon. With 11 new tracks, take a look below as we dig a little deeper into the new music. Thomas Rhett released Side A of his double album project, Country Again, today April 30th. ![]()
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