Something's Going On (Wheelhouse, 2017)
Trace Adkins
Reviewed by Dan MacIntosh
The best lyrical line appears on "Gonna Make You Miss Me," when Adkins declares how he's going to get stuck in a girl's head "like a catchy little Taylor Swift song." And love or hate Swift, we all know what that feels like. Another memorable track, which Tommy Lee James also had a hand in writing, is "Country Boy Problems," which applies the 'first world problems' saying to issues specific to diehard Southerners.
Adkins knows drink-related songs are nearly required on any modern country albums, just as are Southern pride numbers, so he opens this album with three songs somehow referencing alcohol. "Ain't just the Whisky Talkin'" removes all social blame from liquor, "Jesus and Jones" explores the age-old Saturday night/Sunday morning moral dilemma and "Watered Down" uses lightened alcohol content to describe the aging process.
The something that's always going on with Adkins is his God-given singing voice. And God's also granted some fine songs to use it for on with this release.
CDs by Trace Adkins
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