Tangled Up

Country artist Thomas Rhett can sing and play guitar, sure—but that’s nearly all he has in common with the style\'s traditions. Instead, *Tangled Up* is a jubilant, Southern-steeped mish-mash of every imaginable type of party music. Skittering, trappy hi-hats underpin Rhett\'s playful twang on the EDM-styled “Anthem”; house and disco-pop flourishes light up \"Tangled\"; \"Vacation\" is a groovy War-meets-P!NK ringer; and brassy, funky NOLA jazz gives \"South Side\" its oomph. It\'s is such a wonderfully fun, all-over-the-place dance party that the actual country songs are its most confounding—yet still gorgeous—moments.

Thomas Rhett had hits off his 2013 debut It Goes Like This, but Tangled Up, its 2015 successor, feels like the album where the singer/songwriter comes into his own by borrowing moves from fellow country bros Florida Georgia Line and Sam Hunt.