Modern country tends to fall under the description "new-country," because it is far from the country of old, true country, critics would say. I am not a fan of labels, and not a huge country music aficionado, yet I know that when I listen to it that it is not "true" country, so let's call it like it is: country-tinged pop and RnB. If you can override your denial, then we can leave it at that.
It is a crossover juggernaut, and was very successful for a good reason; hooks aplenty, solid songwriting, and soulful/heartfelt vocals worthy of repeated listens (unless you prefer to reside in another aural country altogether )
From the opening song, which could be one of the best heartfelt pick-up line substitutes ever, to a song that Drake might be proud of ("Break Up in a Small Town"), you have four hits top-loaded. Relationships are an omnipresent topic on many records, any genre, with the aforementioned filed under "retrospective respect." One can even see a timeline in the relationship throughout the songs with "Single for the Summer," serving as a fresh start or a "hall-pass." I prefer "Ex-To-See" over track five, but it's not about me; his subtle word play, vocals, and the whole production that has yet to see a day without, at the very least, a snippet of the song unplayed. "Make You Miss Me" is where he has reached the point of acceptance, of her departure and the fact that he is better off without her; it took some time, unless this is his plan for the girl that he fell in love with in a "Cop Car." The final two cuts are also worthy of note, but as the final seconds are emitted from the "Speakers" one may still feel shorted; it is clearly a ploy to clamor for his return!
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