Home

AlbumFeb 01 / 201212 songs, 44m 38s
Contemporary Country

A country superstar gets back to the basics of revelry and reflection. Roof-raising, party-animal anthems like “Am I the Only One” and “5-1-5-0” have a rough-hewn outlaw vibe, but Bentley nevertheless remains a complex craftsman. The slowly building, anthemic title track and the spare, emotionally intense, acoustic-based “Thinking of You” feel just as convincing as his hard-stomping good-time tunes, and *Home* ultimately whets your appetite for more of both.

Check out our album review of Artist's Home on Rolling Stone.com.

8 / 10

“Home”, the second single and title track off Dierks Bentley’s sixth album, uses a black-and-white photo of the American flag painted on a building...