Lee Brice is a 47 singer/songwriter from Sumter, South Carolina who I was introduced to almost a decade ago when Slumerican Records founder Yelawolf had him featured his finest Shady Records album Trial by Fire. Can’t say I’m big on his own music other than the sophomore effort Hard 2 Love, which was alright compared to the mediocrity of his debut Love Like Crazy & I Don’t Dance or self-titled & Hey World. His 6th studio LP however has been shaping up to become the most embarrassing entry in his discography based off some of the teasers.
The title track kicks things off with a country intro singing about the day coming at you at 500,000,000 miles per hour whereas “Killed the Man” tritely whines over a woman who he claimed murdered the person he once was. “Me & Whiskey” continues to cry about an ex whose heart he broke & one of the absolute worst singles of 2026 goes to “Country Nowadays” for it spewing the same hateful ideology the right-wing has become known for.
“Devil’s at It Again” unfortauntely continues from there singing about Satan always looking for a dance with him just before “She Wasn’t Like That” describes a female who he likens to “an angel raining heaven’s tears” & not being anything similarly to other girls. “Bury the Dead” sings about his wishes of taking a day off from burying those who’re no longer with us 6 feet deep leading into “Truck Bed Mixtape” encourages some lady to hop up in his truck so they can make out.
Meanwhile on “What You Know About That?”, we have Lee annoyingly testing people’s knowledge of the country life in general while “Said No Country Boy Ever” featuring The Traler Park feels like a more uninteresting version of the Keith Urban single “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16”. “All the Way Down” sings about falling to the very bottom if that’s how it’ll be preceding the irritating bar anthem “Drinkin’ Buddies” featuring Hailey Whitters & Nate Smith.
“Old Men” winds down the last leg of Sunriser’s core sings about someone he thought he would grow old with smoking cigars & playing guitars while “Cry” responds to everyone claiming that men don’t shed tears, envisioning taillights fading away in the Georgia sky in his dreams at night. “Daddy Don’t Care” expresses his experiences of fathering a daughter while “When the Kingdom Comes” sings about there being nothing left except love being the outcome of the latter.
Starting the deluxe run, “Dogs Are Barking” portrays himself walking over to the bank to take some money out & waving at Sheriff Hughes whom he considers a dead man walking while “Never Meet Your Heroes” featuring Vince Gill reminds us that those who idolize ain’t who we hope they are once we peak behind the curtains. “That’s Where You Come In” sings about a chick yearning for a guy go pour her some wine & trace the lines on her hands while “Money Made the Music” recalls growing up listening to the late Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson of The Highwaymen.
“Cornbread” sings about how things move significantly slower around the countryside where he & his family live together until “While We Didn’t Last” looks back at a breakup, suggesting “just because it ended don’t mean it’s over” & realizing they were the heartbreak love should’ve never had. “Country Alone” featuring Chase Rice & Kelsey Hart finds the trio singing about pulling an all-damn-nighter putting in some work right down to the country bone while “A Lotta That” assures he loves his partner the way she does him.
Continuing from there, “Summer of Us” recalls a summer when he was younger partying all night with his girlfriend & that it didn’t last long enough when that can be applied to every summer when you think of it while “That’s All I Know” sings about not knowing everything despite telling us what he knows based upon his experiences. “Best Friend” realizes that a dog would be a country boy’s greatest companion since he hunts & fish with his pet canine while “All the Whiskey in the World” sings about his love for the alcoholic beverage although I wouldn’t play it if I drank bourbon around anyone.
“Heart Pine (The Ballad of Mr. Bill)” featuring Diamond Rio unites so they can sing about people not being hand cut from hard times anymore when there are people struggling to afford groceries because of the economy while “Words” observes the positive & negative consequences of the way we word stuff. “Rollin’ 7s” acknowledges the feeling where he’s headed being hardwares to beat this life he’s living now while the final bonus track “You, Me & My Guitar” sings about what he believes was the perfect combination.
It hasn’t even been an entire week since Wheeler Walker Jr. put out his swan song Pullin’ Out & to begin the 4th quarter of the year, Lee Brice drops what’s easily the worst full-length he’s ever made primarily due to him overloading it much like Morgan Wallen’s last couple albums 1 Thing at a Time & I’m the Problem or of course Post Malone’s country debut F-1,000,000,000 in addition to the fact he’s spent the last 13 months embracing & defending the rise of authoritarianism in what’s always been the land of the free.
Score: 1/5
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