Rise & Fall

by Scotty McCreery

Overview

Rise & Fall begins with the snap of a twangy riff, a sound associated with honky tonkys of all eras. A veteran of American Idol, Scotty McCreery never has wandered far from classic country but here on his fifth album, he's decided to lean into classicism, relying on hardwood country-rocker and barroom ballads. It's music that would've sounded like a throwback in the 1990s, the decade where country relied on the kind of clean, oversized polish that could fill arenas. McCreery spends much of Rise & Fall chasing memories of Alan Jackson yet he somehow never succumbs to nostalgia. McCreery avoids such sentimental pitfalls because he's focused perennial country themes, letting himself indulge in the sweet sentiments or "Love Like This" and the gentle puns of "No Country for Old Men." These songs -- all but one bearing a co-writing credit from McCreery -- evoke the past but are focused on the present, a combination that makes Rise & Fall resonate with genuine emotion. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/10/2024
Label:	Triple Tigers
UPC:	0196588904325
Rank:	888

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Scotty McCreery   Primary Artist