Lady Antebellum’s newest release rocks
October 11, 2011
The familiar melody of Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott’s voices once again produced an album full of velvety harmonies.
It seems Lady Antebellum’s greatest strength is never losing touch with its fans, even after winning six Grammies. This band’s consistent songwriting chemistry comes through in every album it releases, including this one. Each song falls into place, flowing from one to the next. This album journeys through all the ups and downs of a relationship as it goes through the track list.
The opening number of Lady Antebellum’s new album, “Own the Night,” is similar to the traditional Lady A the world fell in love with five years ago. “We Owned the Night” is reminiscent of the hit “Our Kind of Love” from previous album “Need You Now.”
“(I want) listeners to see this song as a call to action in living each life moment to its fullest,” said guitarist and vocalist Haywood, according to the band’s website.
By now, many fans are familiar with the hit song “Just a Kiss,” which does not fail to please ears as Scott’s voice lilts through the lyrics. It is now almost impossible to turn on a country radio station and not hear this song once during a drive.
“Dancin’ Away With My Heart” lends a feeling of nostalgia of high school days. Listeners might remember a high school crush they always wanted to ask out but never had the courage to do so. The lyrics “I finally asked you to dance on the last slow song” illuminate the defining moment in which one gets lost in the excitement and nervousness of finally letting that person know. In other words, listen to this song.
One of the edgier songs on the album, “Friday Night,” comes alive with sharp and cheeky lyrics. The startling energetic guitar in the beginning of the track makes this song stick out from the entire album.
“Singing Me Home” is a feel-good song about summer love, and ideal to listen to with the windows rolled down on a hot Sacramento day. The song is about driving on a warm day and listening to the radio, which adds a fun and uplifting feeling to the album. The bouncy guitar makes listeners want to tap their feet along with the music and fun lyrics.
Ever since the band’s creation in 2006, Lady Antebellum has put out consistent hits and topped the charts with songs from each album. After the controversy with the single “Need You Now” sounding all too familiar to the Alan Parsons Project’s single “Eye in the Sky,” the band has made up for that fallout with this new release.
If listeners are fans of this band, they will find there are no weak songs on the album; if not, they may beg to differ. This album offers an ample number of hit songs in line with the band’s previous albums. Whether a fan of country music or something different offers more appeal, this album is one that will please all music lovers.
“Own the Night” is available for $9.99 on iTunes and $11.88 on Amazon.
Chanel Saidi can be reached at [email protected].