Urban’s latest is almost all smooth covers, but he’s not alone. Charles Kelley’s SiriusXM show and Nashville’s growing fascination suggest the genres share more than an easy-listening impulse.
Urban’s latest is almost all smooth covers, but he’s not alone. Charles Kelley’s SiriusXM show and Nashville’s growing fascination suggest the genres share more than an easy-listening impulse.
On The Questlove Show, Cross explained how a live cover of Paul McCartney’s “Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five” gave him the song’s signature turnaround. He also talked about taking the guitar solo himself.
The pop songwriter enlists two soft rock icons for a single that aims for timelessness but feels curiously adrift.