The pairing of Put up and HARDY sounds just like the late-night, drunken musings of two buddies asking large questions – and that’s fairly presumably how this track got here collectively. Whereas the story begins with “the world turnin’ again on,” Put up wonders if he noticed a message within the white and yellow avenue traces guiding him house, prompting him to fret simply how far his associate would go for him. And whereas he questions whether or not they’d pack a go-bag or conceal his gun for him, amongst different murder-adjecent hypotheticals, the story proves to be simply that. “Lord, I didn’t do something incorrect,” whispers Put up on the finish, “I’m solely asking simply because.”

Essentially the most rocking track of Put up’s solo 9-song set is a couple of coincidental encounter that “simply may be destiny, or a rattling good time if it ain’t.” Arriving in the course of the brand new venture helps Posty step outdoors of his feels, adopting a way of “it’s what it’s” – and serving to transition into the venture’s latter half, which ups the ante by selecting up the swinging tempo.

Any fan of Put up is aware of simply how true this track’s title is, because the artist has by no means shied away from the finer issues in life, a lot of which he rattles off right here: “platinum on my enamel, and wagyu on my grill,” he sings, earlier than declaring himself to be a “five-star hell raisin’ dive bar rockstar.” In that one sentence, Put up manages to sum up a lot of his elements – and you may nearly hear his self-aware grin coming by means of the audio system. Getting a legend like Hank Williams Jr. to hitch in on the enjoyable makes this track all the higher, as he lists his personal lavish loves, from a “50-foot pontoon” to “Pappy Reserve.”

As the primary monitor of the bonus (Lengthy Mattress) venture, which provides 9 solo songs to the F-1 Trillion household, “Fallin’ In Love” bridges the hole between the broader pop attraction of the album itself, which boasts main expertise with main hits besides, with what appears to be the venture that Put up had needed to make for many of his profession. It’s as if F-1 gave him the permission to go precisely the place he needed, and (Lengthy Mattress) certain delivers.

It’s not till the sixth monitor that Put up takes middle stage along with his first of simply three solo songs. And whereas “Belong” begins with a delicate twang, the track shortly transitions right into a extra traditional Put up Malone cocktail of pop, a splash of hip-hop and a contact of rock. The sweetness is in that seamless transition, as this track exhibits simply how pure this evolution has at all times been for the celebrity. Plus, what makes it most nation isn’t the manufacturing however extra so the which means, as Put up counts all of the folks and locations he’s already given his coronary heart to, from “half-way lovers” to his “rockstar livin’ – and proves simply how a lot of a softie, and romantic, he’s when he declares, “If I knew I’d meet you at some point, I woulda by no means gave all of it away.”

Serving as the only real solo nation track from Put up on the album, “Proper About You” is proof that he didn’t want assist to make this venture – or to have or not it’s a hit. However as evidenced by the stacked monitor listing – and as he himself sings on the album’s lead single – he certain did have some assist. And it’s these heavyweight options that make a track like this not solely stand out, however really feel much more particular for and appreciated by Put up’s day one followers who knew he had this in him all alongside. Wager they’re feeling fairly proper themselves proper now.

Put up and the legendary Parton takes issues again to the ‘70s with this throwback, rollicking, piano-laden duet that soars when the 2 sing collectively, as they do for almost all of the tune. These two lovers “don’t have the guts” to interrupt up with one another in order that they merely hold falling again into one another’s arms and beds. The almost 50-year age distinction between the 2 could give some folks the ick when lusty ideas prevail, but it surely’s laborious to not smile when Parton sings, “Oh what the hell, what’s another night time going to harm.” 

Put up has a little bit of enjoyable breaking the third wall, as he sings of discovering a solution to work it out along with his woman earlier than admitting, “that ain’t the way it ends in a rustic track.” He then declares that “Waylon, Willy, Jones, and Whitley, they made all the foundations” – and contemplating that is Put up’s debut nation set, it’s solely becoming he performs alongside. 

Break-ups have very actual penalties and Put up Malone goes into the small print right here. If a line like “Candy little ladies, two and three, they’ll’t even spell custody,” doesn’t seize at your heartstrings, possibly the For Sale signal within the yard and the shifting again to his mama’s home and sleeping in a room with a leak in it should on this delicate, fiddle-filled ballad.

On the primary of two collaborations between Put up and Combs on the set, they scratch under the floor as this uptempo tune belies a puzzling scenario. They each know guys who can repair nearly something that ails them from the sighting on a rifle to the binding on a bible, however they arrive up quick relating to discovering a man who can repair a girl’s damaged coronary heart — they usually know they’re simply going to must reside with the implications of their actions.

On the heels of a break-up, Put up lists all of the issues that he ought to have carried out in a different way on this monitor that makes use of traditional nation cleverness: It goes with out saying that she’s not coming again after which because the prepare leaves the monitor, she goes with out saying goodbye. Put up and Paisley, whom Put up first noticed in live performance when he was six, commerce verses and Paisley’s guitar licks are tastefully on show, although he retains the fireworks at bay (which might not be an excellent factor) in step with the low-key really feel of the mid-tempo monitor. The tune sounds totally different from every little thing else on the album, particularly with the delicate mandolin work, and may very well be a possible swap up single. 

By this third track, it’s clear that the (Lengthy Mattress) version of F-1 Trillion is much less about celebrating the intersection of nation and pop and rather more about diving deeper into the uncooked emotion and storytelling of the previous style. With “Killed A Man,” Put up appears to grasp the craft, leaving listeners to marvel if the person he speaks of was merely an outgrown model of himself. 

Of their second collab on the set, Combs and Put up go straight for the feels with this conventional nation ballad that sounds straight out of the ‘80s. Fiddles accompany the heartache as absence solely makes the guts develop sadder even when, as Combs sings, “the subsequent neatest thing is mendacity proper right here.” 

Put up kicks it old skool on the album’s twangiest monitor. He grew up on nation music and his roots are exhibiting on this ode to a girl so clean and intoxicating that she will be able to let you know “to go to hell and make you prefer it… serve you humble pie and make you strive it.” Across the three-minute mark, the track leaps into outer house with a 90-second, knee-slapping instrumental with dueling guitar, piano and fiddle. It’s a disgrace he didn’t make this one a duet. It could have sounded superior with somebody like Clint Black or John Michael Montgomery. 

Put up and Wilson discover the sweetness in hitting all-time low on this twangy, light ballad that the pair debuted on the Grand Ole Opry Wednesday (Aug. 14). “There’s learnin’ within the hurtin’,” Wilson sings because the pair commerce verses and are available collectively for the refrain. Their ache feels actual and genuine, as does the redemption and hope as they sing the final refrain a cappella.

Put up wouldn’t be the primary native Texan to lengthy to return house, however he makes his level clear on this honky tonk tune the place he laments that he has strayed into territory the place it’s “all hat, no cattle/all belt, no buckle/all snake, no rattle/all honey, no suckle,” as he must “take my ass again to Texas” submit haste.  

Simply as anticipated, a Put up Malone and Billy Strings collaboration not solely hits laborious however man oh man is it enjoyable. Every little thing from the high-speed bluegrass beat to the playful songwriting – by which Put up spins a narrative about being paid off by his woman’s dad to skip city, solely to seek out himself in a sequence of questionable conditions whereas on his means all the way down to Mexico – secures this track as an album standout, and certainly one of many extra energetic tracks to hit the street with.

This attractive ballad sounds tailored for moonlit swaying, with Put up and Sierra Ferrell crooning in good, aching concord concerning the impending lack of a lover – “I’ll love you ‘until tomorrow, then I’ll by no means love you once more,” they sing matter of factly. There’s a gorgeous simplicity each within the message and supply from the pair, and within the larger context of the album, this intimate monitor arrives as a nice respite from a few of its higher-energy companions.

Put up Malone and Jelly Roll tread acquainted territory for followers of the latter with this mid-tempo, mass-produced monitor that wraps its arms round all of the outcasts on the market. “You may be lonely, however you’re by no means alone,” sings Put up, earlier than Jelly Roll is available in, assuring anybody who seems like they don’t have anything to lose, “there’s a spot for you beside me on this stool.” From two artists who’ve made no secret of their outsider standing –actual or imagined — it’s an interesting and relatable invitation.

A litany of woes from the tedium of the work week to your favourite crew dropping and getting a dashing ticket aren’t any match for the healing powers of your favourite libation. Shelton and Posty’s voices are indistinguishable as they mix on the catchy refrain that’s certain to change into a Friday 5 p.m. normal. 

Western swing involves the occasion with this monitor, which begs for George Strait to pop up as a visitor. Put up is stuffed with self-recriminations, regardless of the up-tempo monitor, noting that he doesn’t need assistance from anybody else aside from “me,myself and I,” relating to making himself depressing. 

This ominous monitor sees Put up dive deeper into his storytelling sensibilities, as he sings of a person who dies on the bar from a damaged coronary heart. And whereas ingesting and heartache are topics Put up has certainly written about earlier than, with the help of sinister nation manufacturing the danger of dropping all of it hits a lot more durable right here.

Oftentimes, a cliche is a cliche for good cause – and on F-1, Put up certainly saved the very best of himself for final. Whereas not almost as rousing as among the album’s standouts – particularly the beforehand launched singles – “Yours” is a surprising, singular ballad written not just for his child woman, but additionally for himself. A proud father, Put up spotlights his adoration on this album nearer, managing to summarize the expertise of loving – and being liked – endlessly in simply 3 minutes and 19 seconds.

Whereas the singles that preceded F-1 are essentially the most pop interesting from the album, “Satan” suits in with the pack as Put up and Ernest cooked up an inviting melodic fusion. For a track about salvation, its manufacturing is fittingly liberating; in contrast to different tracks right here, the band takes a bit extra of a backseat permitting Put up and Ernest – and their message of leaving demons behind – to correctly take maintain.

The lead off monitor from the album proved to be fairly the juggernaut: six weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Scorching 100 chart (essentially the most of any track this 12 months) and 5 atop Nation Songs, the primary track to ever obtain such a double-fisted feat. It’s a number one contender for track of the summer season for good cause: The undulating, swaying tune a couple of relationship gone incorrect and an ex who doesn’t see her position within the mess is straightforward and infectious. Cease in search of any message or complexity right here and simply give in to the season’s high earworm.

This rousing, twangy album opener completely units the tone for the hour forward because it begins acoustically – instantly proving Put up as a vocalist in his personal proper – earlier than slowly constructing right into a booming, nearly threatening beat, as if meant to foreshadow a bar brawl. By all of it, Tim McGraw (whose hits together with “Actual Good Man” and “Don’t Take the Lady” are playfully talked about) is completely woven into the narrative and helps drive the instrumentation to its dizzying finish. At which level, Put up makes clear simply how sonically lush F-1 Trillion got down to be – and boy does it ship.

Put up Malone and Stapleton are clearly having the time of their lives on this tune that blends bluegrass, nation, rock and simply sufficient grunge to really feel appealingly swampy. “She stated, ‘Child give me another kiss earlier than I kiss your ass goodbye,’” sums it up, as they wrap their voices round one another as they’re left within the mud by a bewitching hitchhiker, who takes them for every little thing they’re price. Somebody must make Smokey & The Bandit IV simply so this may be in it.