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Eric Church has called Ashley McBryde his favorite new artist, and he's sure to love the songwriter's second album, which is stamped with Church hallmarks: clever, poetic lyrics, sizzling guitars and a marked lack of any unnecessary frills. In fact, he might be downright jealous of "One Night Standards," with lines like "How it goes is/the bar closes/there's no king bed covered in roses." McBryde also shares Church's love of outlaw culture on tracks like the honky-tonk "First Thing I Reach For" and headbanging "Voo Doo Doll." And while country songs usually take the gospel as, well, gospel, on "Shut Up Sheila" a grieving McBryde dares to tell bible thumpers where they can shove their thoughts and prayers. The album runs the gamut from bittersweet ballads ("Sparrow") to John Cougar-style hip-shakers ("Hang In There"), haunting O Brother, Where Art Thou? simplicity ("Velvet Red") to the rocking "Martha Divine," which echoes Jason Isbell. Throughout, there's a streak of anger and pain over McBryde's brother's suicide; "Stone" is an absolute heartbreaker. Add it all up, and Never Will cements McBryde's place on Music Row for a long time to come.

Artist: Ashley McBryde
Title: Never Will
Year Of Release: 2020
Label: Warner Music Nashville
Genre: Country
Quality: Mp3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Total Time: 39:33
Total Size: 91.3 / 252

Tracklist:

1. Hang In There Girl (3:49)
2. One Night Standards (3:11)
3. Shut Up Sheila (3:52)
4. First Thing I Reach For (3:14)
5. Voodoo Doll (3:30)
6. Sparrow (3:51)
7. Martha Divine (3:38)
8. Velvet Red (3:27)
9. Stone (4:16)
10. Never Will (3:56)
11. Styrofoam (2:56)