Brice expresses how he is accepting of everyone, but if they got a problem with him and his friends he “don’t give a f**k.” “If You” is pretty much a big middle finger to everyone who disrespects the southern lifestyle. Along with “More Beer,” there’s “Good Ol’ Boys” and “If You.” “Good Ol’ Boys” is an ode to the southern man who works hard, closes a bar down, and finishes a good fight. To contrast the social messages, there are several light-hearted, pure-country tracks sprinkled throughout the album.
Between COVID-19, racial discrimination, and political division, Brice’s heart has “had all it can take.” This track features former The Voice contestant, Blessing Offor, who takes the second verse and provides beautiful harmonies in the final chorus. He can longer turn on the television without hearing bad news. Brice reminds them that “the cruelest lies of all the lies we tell are the ones we tell ourselves.” The title track serves as Brice’s letter to the universe, telling it to stop with all the tragedies. “Lies” is a message for all those struggling with self-image who don’t think they are good enough or worth anything. They are someone’s child, someone’s brother or sister, and maybe even someone’s mother or father the hate you give to them impacts not only them but their friends and family’s lives as well. Brice reminds us that everyone’s life is bigger than their own. People are quick to judge the stereotypical southerner–who is just trying to grow crops to feed their family–or police officer–who puts their life on the line to protect his/her community. In “Sons and Daughters,” Brice states his displeasure with all the hate in the world. This album can get very deep at times, touching on current world issues like tragedy, mental health, and prejudice. At the beginning of the song, he calls her “Mozart in the sheets” and says she makes a sinner out of him, but then in the next verse he says “You don’t need to be undressin’ to feel like you’re impressin’. In this R&B-inspired track, the singer tells his lover to meet him at a hotel for some “do not disturb time” as he needs an escape from the rest of the world for a little while. As this song shows admiration for a woman’s heart, “Do Not Disturb” shows admiration for a woman’s body. In “Don’t Need No Reason,” the singer shows his vulnerability towards a woman and admits he does not need it to be a special occasion as his love for her is year-round. The next three songs, “Don’t Need No Reason,” “Do Not Disturb,” and “Soul” all touch on love, but different aspects of it. “Take it from me in my brand new point of view, the biggest regret of your life won’t be what you did, but what you didn’t do.” Rounding out the first five, “Save the Roses” is very similar to Chris Janson’s “Hawaii on Me,” as the recently deceased man in the song tells everyone at his funeral to stop wasting their time mourning him and get out there and go fishing or do something they love. This former love interest was clearly the one who got away from him. “ More Beer” is a fun, drinking anthem that will bring listeners back to their college football tailgate days comparable to previous Brice hits “Drinking Class” and “Parking Lot Party.” The singer in “Memory I Don’t Mess With” contradicts himself by saying he does not want to reminisce about a certain girl but then discusses very specific moments he has shared with her. “One of Them Girls” is about a guy at the bar who is infatuated with this particular girl and he tries to gauge what she is all about.
“Atta Boy” is sung for a father who raised his children the right way and for the friends who take other friends’ keys when they had too much to drink. This is noticeable right out of the gate within the first five songs.
So, I am overjoyed to say that I think I have made my best project to date.”Īs stated before, there are a variety of different topics covered throughout the album, making each of the 15 tracks its own short story. Short of my family, my wife, and friends, my music is the deepest part of me. “From the songs to the production to the order they play in, I always have and still do make it my goal to get better and better at what I do. Where I am, who I am, what I love, and what I feel,” Brice said in a recent press release. “ Hey World is just my next step in life. His newest album, Hey World, out today, already has two number one songs in “ One of Them Girls” and his collaboration with Carly Pearce, “I Hope You’re Happy Now.” The former of which is also his highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching the number 17 spot on a pop-dominated chart. In that time, he has had eleven top-10 hits, seven of which reaching the number one spot. Lee Brice has been a powerhouse in country music since his 2010 debut album Love Like Crazy. Lee Brice’s new album ‘Hey World’ is available now, November 20th
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