KIP MOORE

                                                              "Good Life" 

                                                               UMG Nashville

There is an old saying here in Nashville that goes something like this: “give them something new and different that they’ve never heard before.”

Country rocker Kip Moore, who is known for his grittier style and songs such as “Hey Pretty Girl,” “Last Shot,” “More Girls Like You,” and “Somethin’ Bout A Truck,” has taken that saying to heart with his latest single “Good Life.”

In his first collaboration with producer Jay Joyce, Kip Moore slides way outside of what we’ve come to know from him and brings together touches of classic rock-tinged guitars and a heavy shot of grunge-tilted distortion, while the backbeat fuses in elements of funk. 

The most noticeable change, though, comes through the studio effects placed on Moore’s voice. By adding this touch to the song, it completely abandons his edgier vocals - one of the signature elements of what has made Moore’s music so strong in the past - which is why this song will take some serious getting used to.

However, wedged between this sonic departure sits clever lyrics that lean mostly on negative experiences (“Been sucker punched by a redneck mother,” “been crucified by a Baptist preacher,” etc.) to tell of what shaped him into who he is today and defines the very essence of why right now he is living the good life because of them, which he states in the chorus “wouldn’t change it if I could.”

While this song will certainly stand out as vastly different in comparison to today’s country Top 40, as much as it may fit a niche within that genre, this can also find its place alongside dirtier styled rock bands like Dirty Honey or The Glorious Sons just as easily.

(Review Written By: Jeffrey Kurtis)

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