Lee Brice knows exactly who he’s writing for. The multi-platinum country star has released “Country Nowadays,” an honest, twangy confessional backed by lush acoustic instrumentation that longs for simpler times and small-town values. It’s the kind of track that lands because it means what it says, and it’s the first taste of his upcoming 6th studio album, ‘Sunriser’, due June 5 via Curb Records.
The album is built around a clear and specific idea. Brice laid it out directly: “Anybody can see a sunset, but a sunrise, you gotta earn. Whether you’re waking up or just pulled an all-nighter, I tip my hat to you, sunriser.” The 16-song record honors the people up before dawn, from firefighters, nurses, and truck drivers to blue-collar workers clocking out of graveyard shifts and tired parents getting up for their kids.
Through the lens of God, country, and family, ‘Sunriser’ delivers hopeful and resilient reflections on love, faith, and heartbreak. “Country Nowadays” is out now, and the full album arrives June 5.
Tracklist:
- Sunriser
- Killed The Man
- Me and Whiskey
- Country Nowadays
- Devil’s At It Again
- She Wasn’t Like That
- Bury The Dead
- Truck Bed Mixtape
- What You Know About That
- Said No Country Boy Ever
- All The Way Down
- Drinkin’ Buddies
- Old Men
- Cry
- Daddy Don’t Care
- When The Kingdom Comes