Dierks Bentley - Gravel & Gold (SNAKE5523405) CD

With a mix of long time collaborators, Bentley finds himself as a producer for the first time with GRAVEL & GOLD. In its opening track Same Ol' Me Bentley recognizes that midlife demands adjustments and adaptations - as well as nurturing the inner fire of the 18-year-old country music fanatic who first arrived in Nashville in the 1990s. Heartbreak Drinking Tour calls on country music's capacity for telling stories, “Something Real reasserts the importance of holding on to integrity and self in a world of pressures, while Still, is a spacious and lovely meditation on staying spiritually grounded, largely through the power and freshness of nature. Cowboy Boots features Ashley McBryde with sharp writing about a timeless but humble subject, whileBeer At My Funeral gives the album a jab of Roger Miller humor at 21st century arena scale. Gold," the album's first single hits the core theme of perspective with a road-trip vibe and wisdom earned only by putting in the years and the work, and a similar gratitude for connection and life's gentle gifts can be found in Walking Each Other Home The final track is an intimate circle with Music City's greatest pickers trading licks and laughs on the witty song about getting high, "High Note" feat. Billy Strings alongside Jerry Douglas on dobro, Sam Bush on mandolin, Charlie Worsham on guitar and Bryan Sutton on guitar and banjo

1. Same Ole Me
2. Sun Sets in Colorado
3. Heartbreak Drinking Tour
4. Something Real
5. Still
6. Beer at My Funeral
7. Cowboy Boots (featuring Ashley McBryde)
8. Gold
9. Walking Each Other Home
10. Roll On
11. All the Right Places
12. Ain't All Bad
13. Old Pickup
14. High Note (featuring Billy Strings)