Late Nights and Longnecks

by Justin Moore

Overview

Easing away from the smoother pop inclinations of 2016's Kinda Don't Care, Justin Moore returns to his comfort zone of hard country on Late Nights and Longnecks. The title tips off what the record is all about. Late Nights and Longnecks is soggy with songs about drinking. Not only do a full half of the album's ten songs contain alcohol references in their title, alcohol hangs over the rest of the record. And it doesn't feel like a boozy good time, either. Drinking sounds like a chore on Late Nights and Longnecks, a record where even the party tunes feel sodden. "Why We Drink" is an AA inventory set to a rockin' rhythm, which casts the whole album as a journey through different stages of alcoholism: "Jesus and Jack Daniels" traces the problem back to its roots, he chooses to stay at the "Airport Bar" instead of leaving town, and when he sings "Never Gonna Drink Again," he's not making a promise, he's just setting a goal for that evening's intoxication. It is a saving grace that all these drinking tunes are set to lean, twangy arrangements that split the difference between traditionalism and modern rock; it goes down easy and it's a good fit for Moore's plain, plaintive voice. Scratch much beyond the surface, though, and Late Nights and Longnecks feels gloomy, like the kind of record where you can feel tomorrow morning's headache settling in way too early. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/26/2019
Label:	Valory / The Valory Music Co.
UPC:	0843930041305
Rank:	75831

Tracks

1. Why We Drink
2. That¿¿¿s My Boy
3. The Ones That Didn¿¿¿t Make It Back Home
4. Jesus and Jack Daniels
5. Airport Bar
6. Small Town Street Cred
7. Never Gonna Drink Again
8. On the Rocks
9. Someday I Gotta Quit
10. Good Times Don¿¿¿t

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Justin Moore   Primary Artist
Jason Kyle Saetveit   Vocals (Background)
Troy Lancaster   Guitar (Electric)
Paul Franklin   Guitar (Steel)
Steven Sheehan   Guitar (Acoustic)
Tommy Harden   Drums
Russell Terrell   Vocals (Background)
Larry Franklin   Fiddle
Gary Smith   Keyboards
Russ Pahl   Guitar (Steel)
Doug Kahan   Guitar (Bass)
Perry Coleman   Vocals (Background)
Jimmie Lee Sloas   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Mike Rojas   Keyboards
Brent Mason   Guitar (Electric)
Sarah Buxton   Vocals (Background)
Paul DiGiovanni   Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic)
Derek Wells   Guitar (Electric)
Curt Ryle   Guitar (Acoustic)
Mike Johnson   Guitar (Steel)
Evan Hutchings   Drums
Ilya Toshinskiy   Dobro,Guitar (Acoustic)
Will Weatherly   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Brianna Steinitz   Production Coordination,Copy Coordination
Becca Walls   Interviewer
Cody Villalobos   Cover Art,Photography
Jason Campbell   Production Coordination,Production Coordination
Jeremy Stover   Composer,Producer
Jason Kyle Saetveit   Engineer,Recording
Brandon Kinney   Composer
Ted Jensen   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Casey Beathard   Composer
David Lee Murphy   Composer
Jamie Tate   Recording
Julian King   Engineer,Recording
Rhett Akins   Composer
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Justin Moore   Composer
Paul DiGiovanni   Composer,Programming
Scott Borchetta   Producer
Janice Soled   Copy Coordination,Production Coordination
Jordan Reed   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
A.J. Derrick   Recording
Sandi Spika Borchetta   Creative Art
Jim Cooley   Mixing
Brian Maher   Composer
Jamie Paulin   Composer
Justin Ford   Creative Art,Graphic Design
Brian Judd   Mixing Assistant
Allison Jones   A&R
Kam Luchterhand   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Chase McGill   Composer
Adam Chagnon   Engineer