Kip Moore’s third studio album, SLOWHEART, is another masterpiece from one of country’s hottest songwriters. When country music zigs, Kip zags. The 13 track album highlights Kip’s song writing abilities and his guitar prowess. Tracks like “The Bull and Guitar Man” are powerful tracks about the ups and downs of life on the road, while “More Girls Like You” and “Last Shot” are more relatable to fans.
Track List:
“Plead The Fifth”
“Just Another Girl”
“I’ve Been Around”
“Fast Women”
“Bittersweet Company”
“Sunburn”
“More Girls Like You”
“The Bull”
“Blonde”
“Good Thing”
“Last Shot”
“Try Again”
“Guitar Man”
Top Tracks: “The Bull”, “More Girls Like You”, “Guitar Man”, “Blonde”
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Kip Moore keeps on constant between SLOWHEART and his previous two albums, the guy just flat out rocks. With country embracing more and more pop sounds, SLOWHEART is an album that stands out and we’ll be listening to it for quite a while.
“Plead The Fifth”
The first song of the album is a change of pace for Moore. It’s the first track he’s put out that he didn’t personally co-write. “Plead The Fifth” has an 80’s rock vibe reminiscent of Don Henley’s Boys of Summer. Not wanting to admit to missing the girl, or dialing her number but not hitting call, Moore pleads the fifth to no incriminate himself about still having feelings for her. Put me on trail but I won’t tell / If I love you and I always will / Right hand on the Bible / The other on the bottle
“Just Another Girl”
A bluesy track with a rocking guitar backing. A song everyone can relate to about a relationship gone south. This track has Kip writing off an ex as “just another girl I put in a song” but at the same time letting it get to him by noticing what she left in the house. Sat down and stared at a snapshot of Boston, hanging by the books
“I’ve Been Around”
A fun little tune about traveling. The song starts out about traveling the world smoking with Slash and having coffee with the Pope, before narrowing down to the girls from Dallas, Alabama, and Georgia. The third verse wraps up the journey, “Mama asked ‘Son, when you coming back?’ / But there’s still a lot I’ve gotta see” a line anyone who’s traveled can relate to.
“Fast Women”
A song for anyone who’s still living like they’re in college, especially when their friends ask if they’re ever going to grow up. Another self-reflective tune that Kip has mastered. It starts of slow and builds up to a rocking chorus. “Fast Women” addresses everyone else settling down and having kids while you’re out there living life. I’m stuck in a place my Mama’s King James called sinnin’ / But it feels so good from where I’m sitting / Between the slow gin fizz and fast women
“Bittersweet Company”
Like a lot of the songs on Wild Ones, Kip reflects back to when the relationship was good, but isn’t sure how it went wrong. Unlike most of his songs, I think this is one of the weaker songs on the album, but still relatable to how things are going so good for so long and then slowly fade away and you can’t figure out exactly what went wrong. Oh I remember when we / Loved each other so damn fearlessly / So tell me how the hell did we / Turn into bittersweet company
“Sunburn”
Kip’s spin on a song done a thousand times. “Sunburn” is an upbeat reflection of the summer love from the beach that burns hot and fast, but as summer comes to an end so does the romance. Maybe I was crazy fallin’ for you baby / Must’ve stayed in the rays too long / Cause I still feel you baby / Long after the sunburns gone
“More Girls Like You”
The first single from the album, “More Girls Like You” is a strong ballad about the girl that finally makes you want to stop the party lifestyle and grow up a bit. Sometimes it just takes the right girl to make you realize it. God made girls like you to make guys like me / wanna reach for the brightest star, set it on a ring
“The Bull”
My personal favorite track on the album. This song highlights Kip’s powerful vocals while reflecting on how life’s experiences shape you. One of the two songs not written by Moore on this album, the bridge highlights how the rough parts of life help you move on and get better. Every knock down in the dirt / Every “no” I ever heard / Sure feel good to look back and flip the bull the bird
“Blonde”
“Blonde” is a slow, guitar-driven track that highlights the power of Moore’s vocals and creative songwriting. It tells the story of running into a girl from your hometown who moved away to chase fame and forgot where she came from. While Kip remembers who she used to be, the girl has changed so much she’s almost unrecognizable. I used to love your lips girl / They had a down home taste / So why’d go you and fill ‘em girl? / Mess up the ones that God made
“Good Thing”
After all of Kip’s songs about breakups, “Good Thing” is an upbeat jam about getting out of the funk that follows the end of a relationship, and how a new girl can be a breath of fresh air. I don’t know what I did to deserve all of this / She’s fine, she’s mine / Just one kiss from her lips make me wish that I could stop time, stop time / Yeah that girls all mine
“Last Shot”
The opening line says it all about this song. Like Blake Shelton’s “Honey Bee”, a country way to say “I love you” without actually saying it, and relating it to everyone’s favorite drink from Lynchburg, TN. Love’s just one of them words that gets thrown around / Like Jack and Coke, sitting on a bar when it gets watered down
“Try Again”
If you’ve ever been looking for a way to convince a girl to give you a chance, Kip Moore sums it up pretty well in this track. He tells her he knows he’s not going to always get it right, but he won’t give up. Kip isn’t taking no for an answer and wants everyone to know it. Baby I’ll try, try, try no I won’t quit / I’ll fight, fight, fight you can count on it / To the moon and back, through the highs and lows / To win your love, girl just know
“Guitar Man”
If you’re like me, then you’ve seen hundreds of bar bands. The last song on the album offers a perspective most of us haven’t considered, what it’s like to be the guy up there on stage every night. “Guitar Man” is Kip Moore’s take on Billy Joel’s Piano Man, La De Das and all. So next time you’re out seeing a live band at a bar, give them a little extra love because what they do isn’t easy. I’m an empty, faceless microphone stand / I’ll get you high, I’ll get you low / I’m the guitar man
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