When the information got here down that Miranda Lambert and Chris Stapleton could be releasing a tune collectively, it was arduous to not get a bit of excited, regardless of your stage of pleasure for both of those artists and their particular person careers. Each Stapleton and Lambert have made their method by way of life being a bit extra genuine to themselves than the remainder of the mainstream. And who is aware of, with the resurgence of twang and ’90s nation sounds, perhaps this collaboration would take form as one thing actually cool.
“A Music To Sing” is a nice sufficient monitor, and never a tune that may encourage any hatred kind anybody, until hatred is what conjures up somebody, which sadly, is the state of many individuals nowadays. However as a substitute of being impressed by ’90s nation, this tune extra the area of ’70s disco, making it destined to sound like just about all the opposite classic R&B-ish tracks on the market nowadays, which there are already loads of, and from artists who deal in this sort of music versus a few nation performers.
Written by Stapleton and Lambert together with Jesse Frasure and Jenee Fleenor, “A Music To Sing” is a tune written about writing a tune by way of the love of a relationship. The children may name this gorgeous “meta.” However for many who respect the craft of songwriting, they may conclude this tune is fairly “meh.” It’s like a tune you write whenever you wish to write a tune, however don’t actually recognized what precisely to write down about. “Uninspired” is the correct phrase.
Including to how “A Music To Sing” seems to be nice on paper, it’s Dave Cobb who’s credited because the producer, liable for the synth washes and twang-bereft nature of the tune. Although each Chris and Miranda are credited on the tune equally versus a “feat.” state of affairs, Cobb’s participation may imply if it finally ends up on somebody’s new album, it might be Stapleton’s, but it was launched on Miranda’s imprint. However versus a lead single, this feels extra like a stab to seed a “Music of the Summer time” from the 2 nation stars.
Once more, it’s not about how dangerous “A Music To Sing” is. It’s about how out-of-step it appears with the place each nation and these two artists are going, and what this collaboration between two critically-acclaimed nation stars might have been, which is epic. Overlook the shortage of twang or nation influences, there’s not even actually any grit or guts right here. Although the performances from Lambert and Stapleton are nice sufficient, the tune simply doesn’t take you anyplace.
You might forgive Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers for the pop manufacturing of “Islands In The Stream” as a result of the tune itself written by disco stars The Bee Gees was iconic. Although playlists may choose it up and so may nation radio, “A Music To Sing” looks like empty music energy. Then once more, that vacant feeling is commonly what constitutes a “hit.”
Grownup Up to date will eat this up.
6.7/10
