Zach Bryan’s self-titled album is here.
The breakout country music artist, 27, released his second studio album (out via Warner Records) on Friday, and it features a standout collaboration with fellow country starKacey Musgraves.
Titled “I Remember Everything,” the sparse ballad finds the pair recalling their memories of a relationship from tragically different perspectives.
“I remember, I remember everything,” the Oklahoma artist eventually sings, heartbreakingly slurring his words.
Zach Bryan; Kacey Musgraves.Barry Brecheisen/WireImage, SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty
Barry Brecheisen/WireImage, SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty
When Musgraves joins in after the chorus, she sings, “You’re drinking everything to ease your mind / When in the hell are you gonna ease mine / You’re like concrete feet in the summer heat / It burns like hell when two souls meet / And you’ll never be the man you always swore / But I’ll remember your singing in that ’88 Ford.”
He’s also since made friends and collaborators with many other artists beyond the “High Horse” singer. Earlier this year, he releasedthe single “Dawn”with indie pop starMaggie Rogers, and the popular folk bandThe Lumineersalso appear on his new album.
The “Something in the Orange” artist even invited Rogers to join him on stage to sing the powerful duet on Wednesday. The“Fallingwater” singersurprised fans at Bryan’s show at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
He shared footage of their sweet performanceon Instagramand expressed his gratitude in the caption. “never in my wildest dreams, as kind as you are genius and as you are talented,” the singer-songwriter wrote. “Thank you @maggierogers and thank you @cryptocomarena.”
The Lumineersalso opened up about how their song “Spotless” with the rising performer came together inan Instagram post.
The band shared a screenshot of apost to X(formerly known as Twitter) that Bryan made back in March. Along with an image of a direct message he sent the folk group back in 2016 and a poster of a festival lineup they were both playing this year, he wrote, “I know it’s next level cringe but, how the times change, thank you guys for letting me live my dream.”
In the old DM, Bryan told the “Stubborn Love” group just how much they meant to him and invited them to listen to his music. “From your EP toCleopatraI cannot express how much your guys influence has changed my life and music style,” he sent them at the time. “I just want to thank you all so dearly.”
The Lumineers noted how much has changed in their new post. “How it started vs. how it’s going,” the said in the caption. “We know @zachlanebryan has been a fan for a while, and we admired his songwriting on his last album. We finally connected, and writing a song together was an organic next step in our musical relationship. Listen to ‘Spotless’ at the link in bio.”
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Bryan also went viral in April when heexpressed his support of the transgender communityon social media. After country music artist Travis Tritt announced he was removing Anheuser-Busch products from his tour rider in response to the beer brand’s trans-inclusive campaign, Bryan referenced one of Tritt’s lyrics in a post to X.
“I mean no disrespect towards anyone specifically, I don’t even mind @Travistritt,” wrote Bryan onTwitter. “I just think insulting transgender people is completely wrong because we live in a country where we can all just be who we want to be. It’s a great day to be alive I thought.”
The “Heading South” singer then even spoke on the phone with Tritt to see “eye to eye.”
source: people.com
