CHAD BUSHNELL

                                                               "Thank God" 

                                                               MC1

With two albums simultaneously in the works, one mainstream country and one Christian/country, Chad Bushnell has been a very busy artist to say the least. However, this blending of both styles is nothing new for the authentic country singer as he’s already shown us his incredible balancing act over his last few releases, from his 2020 EP Baby I Love You, to his most recent single “That Ain’t My Church.” 

Bushnell now returns with his brand new single “Thank God.”

The song, his third Christian/country release, leans on Bushnell’s honest fueled vocal to deliver the very powerful lyric which not only transparently exposes his own flaws, but connects them with the listeners as they are woven together to tackle the tougher subject of trusting God, and how we all have a hard time doing that from time to time.

Bushnell sits squarely at the level of the common man, singing lines in each of the verses such as:

“I go to church when I can, I have a beer now and then.”

“Done some things I regret.”

“I’ve tried things on my own, fought the devil alone.”

However, at the core of this song is the very strong point that God never gives up on us. Bushnell sings as the first verse slides into the chorus, “I’ve walked in the shadows, but I’m learning to dance in the light,” before he then reveals that while he’s taking the long way to heaven, he knows he isn’t the only working on bettering himself while he’s on the path to get there.

Though this song is being pushed as a Christian/Country single, Bushnell has perfectly married both of his styles together into one song to make a tremendous impact on both sides of the line he’s walking with his music.

While the initial focus of the lyric is clearly on trusting God, this is also the type of song that can easily transcend across a smokey bar to impact the barfly sitting alone with a cold one in front of him; the one who needs to know that he’s not alone with his struggles.

(Review Written By: Jeffrey Kurtis)

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