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Brantley Gilbert may sing about not breaking the bro code but he eagerly breaks the code of bro country. That much was apparent on Just as I Am, the 2014 album that generated the smash hit "Bottoms Up," the single that cemented Gilbert's stardom, but The Devil Don't Sleep -- the 2017 sequel to Just as I Am -- makes it plain that Gilbert intends to separate himself from his party-hearty brethren. If Gilbert sounds like anybody, it's Jason Aldean -- Brantley wrote several of Jason's hits including "Dirt Road Anthem," but the connection goes further than that; "Way Back" even has a skittish electronic beat reminiscent of "Burnin' It Down" -- but he manages to spin his grinding minor-key midtempo tunes into a place that doesn't seem morose. Pensive, sure -- Gilbert can make a weekend out partying seem like a brooding affair -- but he rarely seems dour on the bigger, bolder tunes, all of which sound like they're just on the verge of cutting loose. This reticence toward rocking accentuates how Gilbert really doesn't belong among modern country's bros. He's more of a romantic, specializing in lightly soulful slow-burners that wind up complementing his minor-key anthems. If he sometimes gets stuck in sticky sentiments, particularly when writing love songs, he nevertheless pulls himself free through sheer sturdy craft. At 16 tracks, The Devil Don't Sleep is a little bit long -- an impression exacerbated by its slow tempos -- but its individual components are strong, which means even if the album doesn't quite have momentum it's nevertheless always satisfying to sample.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Ashley Gorley, ComposerLyricist - Brian Davis, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Bobby Pinson, ComposerLyricist - DANN HUFF, Producer - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist - Brantley Keith Gilbert, ComposerLyricist - Blake Chaffin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
DANN HUFF, Producer - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist - Brantley Keith Gilbert, ComposerLyricist - Andrew DeRoberts, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Neil Thrasher, ComposerLyricist - Tony Martin, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Derek George, ComposerLyricist - Brian Davis, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brian Davis, ComposerLyricist - Justin Weaver, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brian Davis, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Rhett Akins, ComposerLyricist - Ben Hayslip, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brian Davis, ComposerLyricist - Justin Weaver, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Andrew DeRoberts, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brett James, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Michael Dulaney, ComposerLyricist - Sean McConnell, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Rhett Akins, ComposerLyricist - Ben Hayslip, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Michael Dulaney, ComposerLyricist - Sean McConnell, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Mike Dekle, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jess Franklin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Bussey, ComposerLyricist - Jayce Hein, ComposerLyricist - Barry Poole, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brian Davis, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Wayd Battle, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brian Davis, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jess Franklin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Mike Dekle, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Hank Williams Jr., ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Rhett Akins, ComposerLyricist - Ben Hayslip, ComposerLyricist - Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Brantley Gilbert, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Becca Walls, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
Album review
Brantley Gilbert may sing about not breaking the bro code but he eagerly breaks the code of bro country. That much was apparent on Just as I Am, the 2014 album that generated the smash hit "Bottoms Up," the single that cemented Gilbert's stardom, but The Devil Don't Sleep -- the 2017 sequel to Just as I Am -- makes it plain that Gilbert intends to separate himself from his party-hearty brethren. If Gilbert sounds like anybody, it's Jason Aldean -- Brantley wrote several of Jason's hits including "Dirt Road Anthem," but the connection goes further than that; "Way Back" even has a skittish electronic beat reminiscent of "Burnin' It Down" -- but he manages to spin his grinding minor-key midtempo tunes into a place that doesn't seem morose. Pensive, sure -- Gilbert can make a weekend out partying seem like a brooding affair -- but he rarely seems dour on the bigger, bolder tunes, all of which sound like they're just on the verge of cutting loose. This reticence toward rocking accentuates how Gilbert really doesn't belong among modern country's bros. He's more of a romantic, specializing in lightly soulful slow-burners that wind up complementing his minor-key anthems. If he sometimes gets stuck in sticky sentiments, particularly when writing love songs, he nevertheless pulls himself free through sheer sturdy craft. At 16 tracks, The Devil Don't Sleep is a little bit long -- an impression exacerbated by its slow tempos -- but its individual components are strong, which means even if the album doesn't quite have momentum it's nevertheless always satisfying to sample.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 50 track(s)
- Total length: 02:28:27
- Main artists: Brantley Gilbert
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: The Valory Music Co.
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
© 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC ℗ 2019 Big Machine Label Group, LLC
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