GAVIN ADCOCK - "Having One Now" - Thrivin' Here Records/Warner Records Nashville

Gavin Adcock has built his appeal around songs that embrace life’s rough patches with a certain crooked grin. “Having One Now,” released August 21, 2026, takes that familiar outlook somewhere considerably brighter. Instead of another story about heartbreak, hard living or things going off the rails, Adcock finds himself on the fortunate side of the equation. The result is an upbeat country song about discovering love at precisely the moment when life seemed determined to give him another reason to complain.

Written by Adcock with Luke Laird and Rhett Akins, “Having One Now” gets much of its personality from that reversal of fortune. The narrator has become so accustomed to losing that finding someone special almost feels like an unlikely plot twist. Adcock has described the song as being about finding love while he was down and out, and that uncomplicated premise gives the track an easygoing emotional clarity. There is no need for an elaborate romantic narrative; the appeal comes from hearing someone realize that his luck may finally be changing.

The production reflects that newfound optimism. Compared with some of Adcock’s more unruly, barroom-ready material, “Having One Now” is smoother and more accessible, with a melodic approach that gives it an obvious country-radio quality. Importantly, the polish does not erase the roughness that makes Adcock recognizable. His gravelly vocal remains the anchor, lending the song enough character to keep the cleaner arrangement from feeling overly calculated.

The song also benefits from the contrast between its reflective moments and its more energetic passages. That change in musical temperature complements the story’s emotional turnaround, giving the track a sense of progression rather than simply presenting its happy conclusion from the outset. The arrangement gradually feels more buoyant as the narrator moves from remembering his run of bad fortune toward embracing the unexpected relationship that has changed his outlook.

Adcock wisely avoids turning the song into an oversized declaration of romance. His delivery carries a touch of disbelief, as though he is still trying to understand how someone who has spent so much time expecting trouble has suddenly stumbled into something worth celebrating. That understated humor makes the optimism more convincing. He sounds pleased rather than sentimental, which fits the song’s personality perfectly.

“Having One Now” also provides a useful glimpse into the broader ambitions of ‘The Day I Hang It Up’, Adcock’s forthcoming album scheduled for October 2, 2026. The announced project is an expansive collection featuring collaborations with Treaty Oak Revival and ERNEST, as well as the previously released “Cheap Thrills” with Hudson Westbrook. Adcock is credited as a co-writer on all but four of the songs, reinforcing how closely the project is tied to his own songwriting voice.

What makes “Having One Now” especially enjoyable is that Adcock does not have to abandon his edge to sound happy. He simply redirects it. The same voice that can sell a song about a disastrous night can make an unexpected relationship feel like a hard-earned victory. The melody is inviting, the writing is personable, and the performance carries enough grit to prevent the song from drifting into generic feel-good country.

As a preview of ‘The Day I Hang It Up’, “Having One Now” is an encouraging change of pace. It shows Adcock expanding his emotional palette without losing the individuality that brought listeners to him in the first place. Sometimes the most satisfying country songs are not about surviving another disaster—they are about realizing, almost with surprise, that things have finally gone your way.

(Review Written By: Chad Carlson)