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A quarterback-turned-country songwriter-turned-country star, Sam Hunt never makes apologies for his inherent bro-ness on his 2014 debut Montevallo. He's a laid-back, handsome, well-adjusted dude who makes music that sounds like he looks: friendly, ingratiating, relaxed, and perhaps just a little bit non-descript. Montevallo deliberately sounds like other guys next door, sometimes evoking memories of Jason Aldean (he's as comfortable with the slow-burning electronic rhythms of "Break Up in a Small Town" as Aldean is on "Burnin' It Down"), sometimes Keith Urban (Hunt does his own version of "Cop Car," previously a hit for Urban), sometimes Jake Owen ("Raised on It" is a dead ringer for "Barefoot Blue Jean Night"). Hunt is unabashedly a modern guy and his taste for busy electronic arrangements and facility with fleet-footed rhythms distinguish him from the pack of modern country bros: it's what gives the nocturnal urban sparkle of the hit "Leave the Light On" a lift, it's what gives "Single for the Summer" its sheen, it's what gives "Ex to See" a bit of dense menace. These electronic flourishes are notable but they're not the anchor of Montevallo, nor is Hunt's amiable presence. What grounds the album is his clean, commercial songwriting, heavy on hooks but also sturdily constructed. Ultimately, Hunt's ability to fuse his classical construction with modern flair and pass it off as no big thing is what makes his debut something more than just another album from the bro next door.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jimmie Lee Sloas, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Crowell, Producer, Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Durham, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Osborne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Shane McAnally, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Hunt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Matt Stanfield, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Lee Sloas, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Chris McHugh, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Decker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Gore, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Devin Malone, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Crowell, Producer, Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Durham, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Osborne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Shane McAnally, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Hunt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Flowers, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ian Fitchuk, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Devin Malone, Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Dobro, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Crowell, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Shane McAnally, Producer - Sam Hunt, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brett Tyler, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Sales, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DAVID DAVIDSON, Viola, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Reid Shippen, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Devin Malone, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Crowell, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Josh Osborne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Shane McAnally, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Hunt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ty Carreker, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scotty Sanders, Steel Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Devin Malone, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Crowell, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Josh Osborne, ComposerLyricist - Shane McAnally, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Hunt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Matt Stanfield, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmie Lee Sloas, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chad Cromwell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Reid Shippen, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Gore, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Devin Malone, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Crowell, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Fred Eltringham, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Durham, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Josh Osborne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Shane McAnally, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Hunt, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Thomas Ramsey, ComposerLyricist - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rob McNelly, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hillary Lindsey, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Viola, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Fitchuk, Drums, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Devin Malone, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Crowell, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - Josh Osborne, ComposerLyricist - Shane McAnally, Producer - Neal Dahlgren, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Hunt, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Thomas Ramsey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Matt Stanfield, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Gore, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Devin Malone, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Crowell, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Shane McAnally, Producer - Matt Jenkins, ComposerLyricist - Sam Hunt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rob McNelly, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Flowers, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jimmie Lee Sloas, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Chris McHugh, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Decker, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Russ Pahl, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Gore, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Devin Malone, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Crowell, Producer, Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mike Durham, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shane McAnally, Producer - Sam Hunt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mickey Guyton, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - IIya Toshinskiy, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kylie Sackley, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Mendelson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Devin Malone, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Crowell, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Shane McAnally, Producer - Brandon Hood, ComposerLyricist - Sam Hunt, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tyrone Carreker, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
A quarterback-turned-country songwriter-turned-country star, Sam Hunt never makes apologies for his inherent bro-ness on his 2014 debut Montevallo. He's a laid-back, handsome, well-adjusted dude who makes music that sounds like he looks: friendly, ingratiating, relaxed, and perhaps just a little bit non-descript. Montevallo deliberately sounds like other guys next door, sometimes evoking memories of Jason Aldean (he's as comfortable with the slow-burning electronic rhythms of "Break Up in a Small Town" as Aldean is on "Burnin' It Down"), sometimes Keith Urban (Hunt does his own version of "Cop Car," previously a hit for Urban), sometimes Jake Owen ("Raised on It" is a dead ringer for "Barefoot Blue Jean Night"). Hunt is unabashedly a modern guy and his taste for busy electronic arrangements and facility with fleet-footed rhythms distinguish him from the pack of modern country bros: it's what gives the nocturnal urban sparkle of the hit "Leave the Light On" a lift, it's what gives "Single for the Summer" its sheen, it's what gives "Ex to See" a bit of dense menace. These electronic flourishes are notable but they're not the anchor of Montevallo, nor is Hunt's amiable presence. What grounds the album is his clean, commercial songwriting, heavy on hooks but also sturdily constructed. Ultimately, Hunt's ability to fuse his classical construction with modern flair and pass it off as no big thing is what makes his debut something more than just another album from the bro next door.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:20
- Main artists: Sam Hunt
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: MCA Nashville
- Genre: Country
© 2014 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2014 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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