Late Nights and Longnecks

Mainstream country\'s traditionalist revolution has reached a fever pitch with the new album from Justin Moore, *Late Nights and Longnecks*, and not just because Moore looks sharp in a cowboy hat. Full of slick, modern production—this isn\'t a record that is actually trying to sound old—Moore makes a case for catchy, contemporary twang with a savvy sheen. From expert party anthems (\"Why We Drink\") to rock-flavored odes to those lost in combat (\"The Ones That Didn\'t Make It Back Home\") to piano ballads with a bit of soulful swing (\"On the Rocks\"), Moore delivers a complete and comprehensive album with a song for almost every life moment—particularly if that life moment is experienced from a front porch or a fishing dock south of the Mason-Dixon. And yes, that cowboy hat sure looks sharp, too.

Easing away from the smoother pop inclinations of 2016's Kinda Don't Care, Justin Moore returns to his comfort zone of hard country on Late Nights and Longnecks.

Justin Moore's traditional country, rock and pop blend triumphs over hick-hop and trailer-trap. The touching and sentimental lyrics describi...