Tyler Childers offers the first taste of his upcoming album with “House Fire,” Lady Antebellum are haunted by memories in “What If I Never Get Over You” and Ashton Shepherd stays strong in “This Heart Won’t Break,” plus more must-hear songs for this week.
Ashton Shepherd, “This Heart Won’t Break”The title track from Shepherd’s new album is a mid-tempo salute to resilience and resolve. “You’ve gotta keep your faith and stay strong, even when everything else in your life is going wrong,” she sings over power chords and mandolin, her Alabama accent coloring every last line.
Julie Roberts, “I Couldn’t Make You Love Me” Julie Roberts delivers a classic story of unrequited love, her vocals sharing the spotlight with orchestral strings, cinematic percussion, and a choir of backup singers. With lyrics written by John Bettis — the man behind Whitney Houston’s power ballad for the 1988 Summer Olympics, “One Moment in Time” — “I Couldn’t Make You Love Me” doubles down on Hollywood-worthy heartache.
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, “Bad Case“Lukas Nelson is no stranger to the titans of 20th-century popular music. The son of Willie Nelson (and, recently, the bandmate of Neil Young), he channels the Traveling Wilburys’ galloping country-rock stomp with this track from the upcoming Turn Off the News (Build a Garden).
Lady Antebellum, “What If I Never Get Over You”After a two-year break from the studio, Lady Antebellum return with another power ballad that revisits the trio’s patented heartbreak-and-harmonies combo. Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott both sing their own verses, with Dave Haywood’s voice thickening the mix during each chorus. Delivered from the perspective of two former lovers, “What If I Never Get Over You” plays out like the sequel to “I Need You Now,” focusing upon the heartache and sad nostalgia that follows a breakup.
Tyler Childers, “House Fire”With another album of Appalachian Americana due out this summer, Tyler Childers is rolling out new material, much of which has already been road-tested during the singer’s n"art-20">McClinton, now 78 years old, sings the song in a bluesy belt that’s only grown more complex with age, spinning the story of a down-and-out musician who’s considering a
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