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<\/p>\n\u201cSongs About Us\u201d (with Luke Bryan)<\/h2>\n\n\n\tLongtime buddies Aldean and Bryan kick off a new stadium tour on Saturday (April 25), the night after album\u2019s release, so it makes perfect sense for the pair to have a new joint to perform together. In this case, it\u2019s a mid-tempo sentimental track that\u2019s comes up with a litany of items that when they hear them in a tune, they feel like the song was written just for them. Whether it\u2019s mud on truck tires, plowing the dirt, whiskey, cold beer, barstools, small towns, tailgates or any number of musical legends mentioned here from Hank Williams to Merle Haggard to Keith Whitley\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s the kind of song that will have folks waving their cell phone lights in concert, but feels paint-by-numbers here.\u00a0\u00a0\u2014 MELINDA NEWMAN<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u201cDrinking About You\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\tAldean returns to his signature grungy country style, with rock guitar licks and pummeling, arena-ready percussion. He spins a tale of being in an emotional space of trying to heal from a breakup, but quickly realizing he\u2019s not quite ready to move on. \u201cI\u2019ve had one too many shots go down\/ One too many memories come around,\u201d he sings. This song feels tailor-made to keep the concert crowd\u2019s energy at full-throttle. \u2014 JESSICA NICHOLSON<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u201cEasier Gone\u201d (with Brittany Aldean)<\/h2>\n\n\n\tThe Aldeans joins couples like Kane and Katelyn Brown and Clint Black and Lisa Hartmann Black, who make a song a family affair even though the wife is not primarily known as a singer (however, longtime fans will remember that Brittany was an\u00a0American Idol<\/em>\u00a0contestant in 2012). Though the tempo is upbeat \u2014 and is one of the poppier songs Aldean has ever recorded \u2014 the emotions are definitely downbeat in this tale of exes unintentionally running into each other at a bar. They trade verses and then unite for the chorus on a tune that will undoubtedly make fans of the couple happy, but is unlikely to make anyone forget his blockbuster duets with Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson (nor is it trying to).\u00a0\u2014 M.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u201cShe\u2019s Why\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\tAldean keeps leaning into heartbreak on this album, as \u201cShe\u2019s Why\u201d sets the scene of a guy drowning his troubles at a local bar. \u201cShe\u2019s why I don\u2019t wanna go home,\u201d he sings. As with many tracks on this album, Kurt Allison and Tully Kennedy are among the writers, lending a consistency in feel and vibe to the project. \u2014 J.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u201cOne Last Look\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\tThe song starts as one of the most genial breakup songs ever, but as calm as Aldean sounds, he can\u2019t hide his desperation in this mid-tempo tune. \u201cGirl, it might kill me if you don\u2019t give me one last look,\u201d he sings, as he\u2019s looking for any sign that her Chevrolet is not about to pull out his driveway for the last time. \u2014 M.N.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u201cGood Thing Going\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\tInstead of the feel-good storyline that the song\u2019s title suggests, this track veers into heartbreak territory, as the listener quickly understands he\u2019s singing about a lover who is leaving the relationship in the dust. Gritty guitars punctuate the sense of loss and the urge to make things right as he sings, \u201cThe way she tore out of the drive\/ I know she meant goodbye.\u201d This song feels like classic Aldean. \u2014 J.N.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\n\u201cLovin\u2019 Me Too Long\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\tThis album closer feels like a love song about Brittany, as Aldean sings about a couple that couldn\u2019t have been more different when they met, given her city style and his country life. But over the years, she has adopted his ways \u2014 whether it\u2019s listening to Waylon and Willie, loving her truck or wearing his old flannel shirts. It\u2019s a sweet song about how couples become more like each other as the years go by \u2014\u00a0if they\u2019re lucky.\u00a0\u2013 M.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u201cWhat\u2019s a Little Heartache\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\t\u201cShe\u2019ll love you like a rodeo and make you wanna hold on,\u201d Aldean sings here, weighing the highs of loving a particularly enchanting person against the depths of heartache he\u2019s knows will follow. Aldean\u2019s brawny delivery offers plenty of confidence, balanced with the stoic vibe of someone who\u2019s seen heartache before and knows how to contemplate the risks. \u2014 J.N.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\n\u201cHelp You Remember\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\t\u201cYou\u2019re the blue sky in all my memories,\u201d Aldean sings in this mid-tempo track \u2014 as he tries to connect with an ex-lover, and wonders: If they retraced some of their past steps, would she remember what they once meant to each other? Would it \u201chelp you remember what I\u2019ll never forget\u201d? he asks in this cascading song, which suits his voice perfectly. \u2014 M.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u201cThe High Road\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\tAldean continues cementing himself as a purveyor of heartbreak songs here. On \u201cThe High Road,\u201d he\u2019s still reeling with the sting of a breakup, but he\u2019s determined to keep the breakup from turning nasty. Here, he tears through the temptation to run an ex\u2019s name into the ground, and instead declares he\u2019s drowning his sorrows alone, \u201cdoing \u201990 on a barstool, hundred proof.\u201d The mesh of drums and guitars keep the song in line with the rock-fueled songs Aldean fans have come to expect, as his muscular voice never overpowers the track, but gives it just the right amount of wounded dignity. \u2014 J.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u201cDust on the Bottle\u201d (with David Lee Murphy)<\/h2>\n\n\n\tA little more than 30 years since Murphy took this tune to No. 1 on Country Airplay, Aldean and Murphy make a delightful remake of the song that\u2019s become a modern country classic. They stay fairly faithful to the original \u2014 though they amp up the guitars a bit \u2014 on this sweet tale about how love, like fine wine, only gets better with time. A fun interlude that will have both fans of the original and listeners who are hearing it for their first time tapping their toes and singing along. Creole Williams would approve.\u00a0\u2014 M.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u201cCountry Into Rock n\u2019 Roll\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\tAldean issues another barn burner here, setting the scene of a group of small-town denizens ready to blow off steam and find a reason to celebrate. He offers another nod to David Lee Murphy, dropping in a lyrical nod to \u201cDust on the Bottle.\u201d The song\u2019s country-rock stylings, washes of gritty guitar, and even machismo-driven lines such as \u201cIf you\u2019re gonna backtalk\/ Better have some backbone\u201d does evoke a similar vibe to Aldean\u2019s 2011 breakthrough rendition of \u201cDirt Road Anthem.\u201d \u2014 J.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u201cLittle Hometown Left\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\tOne of the album\u2019s more upbeat tracks \u2014\u00a0one that breaks out above the rest in both tempo and subject matter. Aldean reflects on the crazy life that took him away from his small hometown, but he knows he\u2019ll return one day, \u201cas long as I have a little hometown left in me.\u201d His family and childhood friends will make sure he never forgets, as long as his mom keeps praying for him and dad fills him in on how the bass are biting. Sounds a little more like Morgan Wallen than Aldean, but it\u2019s good to see Aldean showing his range musically, if not topically. \u2013 M.N.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\n\u201cFight a Fire\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\tThis smoldering track delves into the early moments of a night of romance. \u201cYou gotta let her go where she wants to go,\u201d he sings, comparing a lover to a raging wildfire in the West. Like much of the album, the music is full-bodied, thick with guitars, bass and drums, with a sultry tempo that matches this song\u2019s vibe of the passionate evening that is fast brewing. \u2014 J.N.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\n\u201cDon\u2019t Tell on Me\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\tAldean has a heart-to-heart with, well, his heart on this driving country rocker, where he\u2019s hoping his heart will keep his secret that this former loner is secretly devastated by a break-up: \u201cYou\u2019re the only one who knows that I still love her\/ You\u2019ve got a secret to keep, I\u2019ve got a memory to drown,\u201d he pleads. Will The current single, which is sure to be a real crowd pleaser in concert, be his 27th Country Airplay\u00a0No. 1?\u00a0\u00a0Don\u2019t bet against it.\u00a0\u2014 M.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u201cBackroads of My Memory\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\tHe briefly detours from a run of heartbreak-heavy songs, though that lens still lingers here as a driving force. He sings of retracing a journey of making his way to Nashville, playing shows on Nashville\u2019s Broadway and struggling to make a name for himself early in his career. \u201cOnly get one ride on the river of time,\u201d he sings, capturing how certain places can bring forth a flood of memories, even years later. \u2014 J.N.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n
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\n\u201cAnytime Soon\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\tThis slow-burner of a song instantly reels in the listener, as Aldean sits in a bar in the time-honored tradition of trying to drink off a heartache. \u201cOne goes down, two light up, three in a midnight smoke\/ Don\u2019t get me close enough to get me over you,\u201d he sings, as the guitars wail and the tension builds. The answer is: The endless supply of whiskey won\u2019t be enough. The song circles back around to really hammer home the point. It\u2019s a strong album opener.\u00a0\u2014 M.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u201cHard to Love You\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\tAldean slows down the slate of full-throttle songs with this vulnerable ballad about the nuances of a committed relationship. \u201cWhen I get it wrong\/ You ain\u2019t always easy on me, but it ain\u2019t hard to love you,\u201d he sings, delivering the lines earnestly. Underpinned by understated musicianship, especially on the verses, this track should be a welcome addition to his concert setlists. \u2014 J.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u201cHow Far Does a Goodbye Go\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\tAldean raises a philosophical question on his 26th<\/sup>\u00a0No. 1: \u201cHow far does a goodbye go \u2019til it don\u2019t come back?\u201d the protagonist questions, as his girl has gone home to Mama and has been MIA for four days. The poor sap is left wondering as he questions how much different distances and modes of transportation factor into the equation, all the while knowing in his heart she is not returning. The mid-tempo, acoustic-driven ballad bursts into electric guitar about halfway through to build the sense of loss.\u00a0\u2014 M.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n- \n
\n\u201cHer Favorite Color\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\tThis creative track, which closes out the album, nods to the kaleidoscope of colors that surrounds a couple\u2019s daily life, from the green of his tractor to the red of the sunsets at night. The song describes a lover who appreciates all of those colors, but what she loves the most is the muddy brown of dirt he\u2019s collected over a long day of hard work outdoors \u2014 on his boots, on the ground of the land he works on, o,r as the lyrics put it, \u201con generations of my roots.\u201d \u2014 J.N.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Jason-Aldean-CR-Spidey-Smith-Billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] At 20 tracks, Jason Aldean\u2019s\u00a0Songs About Us, out Friday (April 24), seems almost miniature compared to the supersized releases we\u2019ve seen from some of his country counterparts, but there is plenty to bite into here.\u00a0\u00a0 Produced by his longtime collaborator Michael Knox, most of the songs effortlessly blend country and rock in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-1899897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1899897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899897\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1899897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1899897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1899897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\tLongtime buddies Aldean and Bryan kick off a new stadium tour on Saturday (April 25), the night after album\u2019s release, so it makes perfect sense for the pair to have a new joint to perform together. In this case, it\u2019s a mid-tempo sentimental track that\u2019s comes up with a litany of items that when they hear them in a tune, they feel like the song was written just for them. Whether it\u2019s mud on truck tires, plowing the dirt, whiskey, cold beer, barstools, small towns, tailgates or any number of musical legends mentioned here from Hank Williams to Merle Haggard to Keith Whitley\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s the kind of song that will have folks waving their cell phone lights in concert, but feels paint-by-numbers here.\u00a0\u00a0\u2014 MELINDA NEWMAN<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tAldean returns to his signature grungy country style, with rock guitar licks and pummeling, arena-ready percussion. He spins a tale of being in an emotional space of trying to heal from a breakup, but quickly realizing he\u2019s not quite ready to move on. \u201cI\u2019ve had one too many shots go down\/ One too many memories come around,\u201d he sings. This song feels tailor-made to keep the concert crowd\u2019s energy at full-throttle. \u2014 JESSICA NICHOLSON<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tThe Aldeans joins couples like Kane and Katelyn Brown and Clint Black and Lisa Hartmann Black, who make a song a family affair even though the wife is not primarily known as a singer (however, longtime fans will remember that Brittany was an\u00a0American Idol<\/em>\u00a0contestant in 2012). Though the tempo is upbeat \u2014 and is one of the poppier songs Aldean has ever recorded \u2014 the emotions are definitely downbeat in this tale of exes unintentionally running into each other at a bar. They trade verses and then unite for the chorus on a tune that will undoubtedly make fans of the couple happy, but is unlikely to make anyone forget his blockbuster duets with Carrie Underwood and Kelly Clarkson (nor is it trying to).\u00a0\u2014 M.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tAldean keeps leaning into heartbreak on this album, as \u201cShe\u2019s Why\u201d sets the scene of a guy drowning his troubles at a local bar. \u201cShe\u2019s why I don\u2019t wanna go home,\u201d he sings. As with many tracks on this album, Kurt Allison and Tully Kennedy are among the writers, lending a consistency in feel and vibe to the project. \u2014 J.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tThe song starts as one of the most genial breakup songs ever, but as calm as Aldean sounds, he can\u2019t hide his desperation in this mid-tempo tune. \u201cGirl, it might kill me if you don\u2019t give me one last look,\u201d he sings, as he\u2019s looking for any sign that her Chevrolet is not about to pull out his driveway for the last time. \u2014 M.N.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tInstead of the feel-good storyline that the song\u2019s title suggests, this track veers into heartbreak territory, as the listener quickly understands he\u2019s singing about a lover who is leaving the relationship in the dust. Gritty guitars punctuate the sense of loss and the urge to make things right as he sings, \u201cThe way she tore out of the drive\/ I know she meant goodbye.\u201d This song feels like classic Aldean. \u2014 J.N.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tThis album closer feels like a love song about Brittany, as Aldean sings about a couple that couldn\u2019t have been more different when they met, given her city style and his country life. But over the years, she has adopted his ways \u2014 whether it\u2019s listening to Waylon and Willie, loving her truck or wearing his old flannel shirts. It\u2019s a sweet song about how couples become more like each other as the years go by \u2014\u00a0if they\u2019re lucky.\u00a0\u2013 M.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\t\u201cShe\u2019ll love you like a rodeo and make you wanna hold on,\u201d Aldean sings here, weighing the highs of loving a particularly enchanting person against the depths of heartache he\u2019s knows will follow. Aldean\u2019s brawny delivery offers plenty of confidence, balanced with the stoic vibe of someone who\u2019s seen heartache before and knows how to contemplate the risks. \u2014 J.N.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\t\u201cYou\u2019re the blue sky in all my memories,\u201d Aldean sings in this mid-tempo track \u2014 as he tries to connect with an ex-lover, and wonders: If they retraced some of their past steps, would she remember what they once meant to each other? Would it \u201chelp you remember what I\u2019ll never forget\u201d? he asks in this cascading song, which suits his voice perfectly. \u2014 M.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tAldean continues cementing himself as a purveyor of heartbreak songs here. On \u201cThe High Road,\u201d he\u2019s still reeling with the sting of a breakup, but he\u2019s determined to keep the breakup from turning nasty. Here, he tears through the temptation to run an ex\u2019s name into the ground, and instead declares he\u2019s drowning his sorrows alone, \u201cdoing \u201990 on a barstool, hundred proof.\u201d The mesh of drums and guitars keep the song in line with the rock-fueled songs Aldean fans have come to expect, as his muscular voice never overpowers the track, but gives it just the right amount of wounded dignity. \u2014 J.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tA little more than 30 years since Murphy took this tune to No. 1 on Country Airplay, Aldean and Murphy make a delightful remake of the song that\u2019s become a modern country classic. They stay fairly faithful to the original \u2014 though they amp up the guitars a bit \u2014 on this sweet tale about how love, like fine wine, only gets better with time. A fun interlude that will have both fans of the original and listeners who are hearing it for their first time tapping their toes and singing along. Creole Williams would approve.\u00a0\u2014 M.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tAldean issues another barn burner here, setting the scene of a group of small-town denizens ready to blow off steam and find a reason to celebrate. He offers another nod to David Lee Murphy, dropping in a lyrical nod to \u201cDust on the Bottle.\u201d The song\u2019s country-rock stylings, washes of gritty guitar, and even machismo-driven lines such as \u201cIf you\u2019re gonna backtalk\/ Better have some backbone\u201d does evoke a similar vibe to Aldean\u2019s 2011 breakthrough rendition of \u201cDirt Road Anthem.\u201d \u2014 J.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tOne of the album\u2019s more upbeat tracks \u2014\u00a0one that breaks out above the rest in both tempo and subject matter. Aldean reflects on the crazy life that took him away from his small hometown, but he knows he\u2019ll return one day, \u201cas long as I have a little hometown left in me.\u201d His family and childhood friends will make sure he never forgets, as long as his mom keeps praying for him and dad fills him in on how the bass are biting. Sounds a little more like Morgan Wallen than Aldean, but it\u2019s good to see Aldean showing his range musically, if not topically. \u2013 M.N.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tThis smoldering track delves into the early moments of a night of romance. \u201cYou gotta let her go where she wants to go,\u201d he sings, comparing a lover to a raging wildfire in the West. Like much of the album, the music is full-bodied, thick with guitars, bass and drums, with a sultry tempo that matches this song\u2019s vibe of the passionate evening that is fast brewing. \u2014 J.N.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tAldean has a heart-to-heart with, well, his heart on this driving country rocker, where he\u2019s hoping his heart will keep his secret that this former loner is secretly devastated by a break-up: \u201cYou\u2019re the only one who knows that I still love her\/ You\u2019ve got a secret to keep, I\u2019ve got a memory to drown,\u201d he pleads. Will The current single, which is sure to be a real crowd pleaser in concert, be his 27th Country Airplay\u00a0No. 1?\u00a0\u00a0Don\u2019t bet against it.\u00a0\u2014 M.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tHe briefly detours from a run of heartbreak-heavy songs, though that lens still lingers here as a driving force. He sings of retracing a journey of making his way to Nashville, playing shows on Nashville\u2019s Broadway and struggling to make a name for himself early in his career. \u201cOnly get one ride on the river of time,\u201d he sings, capturing how certain places can bring forth a flood of memories, even years later. \u2014 J.N.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tThis slow-burner of a song instantly reels in the listener, as Aldean sits in a bar in the time-honored tradition of trying to drink off a heartache. \u201cOne goes down, two light up, three in a midnight smoke\/ Don\u2019t get me close enough to get me over you,\u201d he sings, as the guitars wail and the tension builds. The answer is: The endless supply of whiskey won\u2019t be enough. The song circles back around to really hammer home the point. It\u2019s a strong album opener.\u00a0\u2014 M.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tAldean slows down the slate of full-throttle songs with this vulnerable ballad about the nuances of a committed relationship. \u201cWhen I get it wrong\/ You ain\u2019t always easy on me, but it ain\u2019t hard to love you,\u201d he sings, delivering the lines earnestly. Underpinned by understated musicianship, especially on the verses, this track should be a welcome addition to his concert setlists. \u2014 J.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tAldean raises a philosophical question on his 26th<\/sup>\u00a0No. 1: \u201cHow far does a goodbye go \u2019til it don\u2019t come back?\u201d the protagonist questions, as his girl has gone home to Mama and has been MIA for four days. The poor sap is left wondering as he questions how much different distances and modes of transportation factor into the equation, all the while knowing in his heart she is not returning. The mid-tempo, acoustic-driven ballad bursts into electric guitar about halfway through to build the sense of loss.\u00a0\u2014 M.N.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n \n\tThis creative track, which closes out the album, nods to the kaleidoscope of colors that surrounds a couple\u2019s daily life, from the green of his tractor to the red of the sunsets at night. The song describes a lover who appreciates all of those colors, but what she loves the most is the muddy brown of dirt he\u2019s collected over a long day of hard work outdoors \u2014 on his boots, on the ground of the land he works on, o,r as the lyrics put it, \u201con generations of my roots.\u201d \u2014 J.N.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/jason-aldean-songs-about-us-every-tracked-ranked\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Jason-Aldean-CR-Spidey-Smith-Billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] At 20 tracks, Jason Aldean\u2019s\u00a0Songs About Us, out Friday (April 24), seems almost miniature compared to the supersized releases we\u2019ve seen from some of his country counterparts, but there is plenty to bite into here.\u00a0\u00a0 Produced by his longtime collaborator Michael Knox, most of the songs effortlessly blend country and rock in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-1899897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1899897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899897\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1899897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1899897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1899897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\u201cDrinking About You\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cEasier Gone\u201d (with Brittany Aldean)<\/h2>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s Why\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cOne Last Look\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cGood Thing Going\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cLovin\u2019 Me Too Long\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s a Little Heartache\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cHelp You Remember\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cThe High Road\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cDust on the Bottle\u201d (with David Lee Murphy)<\/h2>\n
\u201cCountry Into Rock n\u2019 Roll\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cLittle Hometown Left\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cFight a Fire\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t Tell on Me\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cBackroads of My Memory\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cAnytime Soon\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cHard to Love You\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cHow Far Does a Goodbye Go\u201d<\/h2>\n
\u201cHer Favorite Color\u201d<\/h2>\n