The pairing of Submit and HARDY sounds just like the late-night, drunken musings of two buddies asking huge questions – and that’s fairly probably how this track got here collectively. Whereas the story begins with “the world turnin’ again on,” Submit wonders if he noticed a message within the white and yellow avenue strains guiding him dwelling, prompting him to fret simply how far his companion would go for him. And whereas he questions whether or not they’d pack a go-bag or cover his gun for him, amongst different murder-adjecent hypotheticals, the story proves to be simply that. “Lord, I didn’t do something incorrect,” whispers Submit on the finish, “I’m solely asking simply because.”

Probably the most rocking track of Submit’s solo 9-song set is a few coincidental encounter that “simply is perhaps destiny, or a rattling good time if it ain’t.” Arriving in the course of the brand new undertaking helps Posty step outdoors of his feels, adopting a fashion of “it’s what it’s” – and serving to transition into the undertaking’s latter half, which ups the ante by choosing up the swinging tempo.

Any fan of Submit is aware of simply how true this track’s title is, because the artist has by no means shied away from the finer issues in life, lots of which he rattles off right here: “platinum on my tooth, and wagyu on my grill,” he sings, earlier than declaring himself to be a “five-star hell raisin’ dive bar rockstar.” In that one sentence, Submit manages to sum up lots of his elements – and you’ll nearly hear his self-aware grin coming by the audio system. Getting a legend like Hank Williams Jr. to hitch in on the enjoyable makes this track all the higher, as he lists his personal lavish loves, from a “50-foot pontoon” to “Pappy Reserve.”

As the primary observe of the bonus (Lengthy Mattress) undertaking, which provides 9 solo songs to the F-1 Trillion household, “Fallin’ In Love” bridges the hole between the broader attraction of the album itself, which boasts main expertise with main hits in addition, with what appears to be the undertaking that Submit had needed to make for many of his profession. It’s as if F-1 gave him the permission to go precisely the place he needed, and (Lengthy Mattress) positive delivers.

It’s not till the sixth observe that Submit takes heart stage together with his first of simply three solo songs. And whereas “Belong” begins with a delicate twang, the track shortly transitions right into a extra basic Submit Malone cocktail of pop, a splash of hip-hop and a contact of rock. The wonder is in that seamless transition, as this track reveals simply how pure this evolution has at all times been for the celebrity. Plus, what makes it most nation isn’t the manufacturing however extra so the which means, as Submit counts all of the folks and locations he’s already given his coronary heart to, from “half-way lovers” to his “rockstar livin’ – and proves simply how a lot of a softie, and romantic, he’s when he declares, “If I knew I’d meet you someday, I woulda by no means gave all of it away.”

Serving as the only solo nation track from Submit on the album, “Proper About You” is proof that he didn’t want assist to make this undertaking – or to have or not it’s successful. However as evidenced by the stacked observe listing – and as he himself sings on the album’s lead single – he positive did have some assist. And it’s these heavyweight options that make a track like this not solely stand out, however really feel much more particular for and appreciated by Submit’s day one followers who knew he had this in him all alongside. Guess they’re feeling fairly proper themselves proper now.

Submit and the legendary Parton takes issues again to the ‘70s with this throwback, rollicking, piano-laden duet that soars when the 2 sing collectively, as they do for almost all of the tune. These two lovers “don’t have the center” to interrupt up with one another in order that they merely maintain falling again into one another’s arms and beds. The practically 50-year age distinction between the 2 could give some folks the ick when lusty ideas prevail, but it surely’s laborious to not smile when Parton sings, “Oh what the hell, what’s yet another evening going to harm.” 

Submit has a little bit of enjoyable breaking the third wall, as he sings of discovering a technique to work it out together with his woman earlier than admitting, “that ain’t the way it ends in a rustic track.” He then declares that “Hank and Johnny, Strait and Ronny, Dunn made all the principles” – and contemplating that is Submit’s debut nation set, it’s solely becoming he performs alongside. 

Break-ups have very actual penalties and Submit Malone goes into the main points right here. If a line like “Candy little women, two and three, they will’t even spell custody,” doesn’t seize at your heartstrings, perhaps the For Sale signal within the yard and the shifting again to his mama’s home and sleeping in a room with a leak in it’s going to on this delicate, fiddle-filled ballad.

On the primary of two collaborations between Submit and Combs on the set, they scratch beneath the floor as this uptempo tune belies a puzzling scenario. They each know guys who can repair nearly something that ails them from the sighting on a rifle to the binding on a bible, however they arrive up quick in relation to discovering a man who can repair a lady’s damaged coronary heart — they usually know they’re simply going to should dwell with the implications of their actions.

On the heels of a break-up, Submit lists all of the issues that he ought to have achieved in another way on this observe that makes use of basic nation cleverness: It goes with out saying that she’s not coming again after which because the prepare leaves the observe, she goes with out saying goodbye. Submit and Paisley, whom Submit first noticed in live performance when he was six, commerce verses and Paisley’s guitar licks are tastefully on show, although he retains the fireworks at bay (which is probably not a very good factor) in step with the low-key really feel of the mid-tempo observe. The tune sounds completely different from all the pieces else on the album, particularly with the delicate mandolin work, and might be a possible change up single. 

By this third track, it’s clear that the (Lengthy Mattress) version of F-1 Trillion is much less about celebrating the intersection of nation and pop and way more about diving deeper into the uncooked emotion and storytelling of the previous style. With “Killed A Man,” Submit appears to grasp the craft, leaving listeners to marvel if the person he speaks of was merely an outgrown model of himself. 

Of their second collab on the set, Combs and Submit go straight for the feels with this conventional nation ballad that sounds straight out of the ‘80s. Fiddles accompany the heartache as absence solely makes the center develop sadder even when, as Combs sings, “the subsequent neatest thing is mendacity proper right here.” 

Submit kicks it old-fashioned on the album’s twangiest observe. He grew up on nation music and his roots are displaying on this ode to a lady so easy and intoxicating that she will be able to inform you “to go to hell and make you prefer it… serve you humble pie and make you strive it.” Across the 3-minute mark, the track leaps into outer area with a 90-second, knee-slapping instrumental with dueling guitar, piano and fiddle. It’s a disgrace he didn’t make this one a duet. It might have sounded superior with somebody like Clint Black or John Michael Montgomery. 

Submit and Wilson discover the sweetness in hitting all-time low on this twangy, mild ballad that the pair debuted on the Grand Ole Opry Wednesday (Aug. 14). “There’s learnin’ within the hurtin’,” Wilson sings because the pair commerce verses and are available collectively for the refrain. Their ache feels actual and genuine, as does the redemption and hope as they sing the final refrain a cappella.

Submit wouldn’t be the primary native Texan to lengthy to return dwelling, however he makes his level clear on this honky tonk tune the place he laments that he has strayed into territory the place it’s “all hat, no cattle/all belt, no buckle/all snake, no rattle/all honey, no suckle,” as he must “take my ass again to Texas” put up haste.  

Simply as anticipated, a Submit Malone and Billy Strings collaboration not solely hits laborious however man oh man is it enjoyable. Every little thing from the high-speed bluegrass beat to the playful songwriting – wherein Submit spins a narrative about being paid off by his woman’s dad to skip city, solely to seek out himself in a collection of questionable conditions whereas on his approach all the way down to Mexico – secures this track as an album standout, and absolutely one of many extra full of life tracks to hit the highway with.

This beautiful ballad sounds tailored for moonlit swaying, with Submit and Sierra Ferrell crooning in good, aching concord in regards to the impending lack of a lover – “I’ll love you ‘until tomorrow, then I’ll by no means love you once more,” they sing matter of factly. There’s a fantastic simplicity each within the message and supply from the pair, and within the larger context of the album, this intimate observe arrives as a nice respite from a few of its higher-energy companions.

Submit Malone and Jelly Roll tread acquainted territory for followers of the latter with this mid-tempo, industrially produced observe that wraps its arms round all of the outcasts on the market. “You is perhaps lonely, however you’re by no means alone,” sings Submit, earlier than Jelly Roll is available in, assuring anybody who looks like they don’t have anything to lose, “there’s a spot for you beside me on this stool.” From two artists who’ve made no secret of their outsider standing –actual or imagined — it’s an interesting and relatable invitation.

A litany of woes from the tedium of the work week to your favourite crew shedding and getting a dashing ticket are not any match for the healing powers of your favourite libation. Shelton and Posty’s voices are indistinguishable as they mix on the catchy refrain that’s positive to grow to be a Friday 5 p.m. normal. 

Western swing involves the get together with this observe, which begs for George Strait to pop up as a visitor. Submit is stuffed with self-recriminations, regardless of the up-tempo observe, noting that he doesn’t need assistance from anybody else aside from “me,myself and I,” in relation to making himself depressing. 

This ominous observe sees Submit dive deeper into his storytelling sensibilities, as he sings of a person who dies on the bar from a damaged coronary heart. And whereas consuming and heartache are topics Submit has absolutely written about earlier than, with the help of sinister nation manufacturing the danger of shedding all of it hits a lot more durable right here.

Oftentimes, a cliche is a cliche for good cause – and on F-1, Submit absolutely saved the perfect of himself for final. Whereas not practically as rousing as among the album’s standouts – particularly the beforehand launched singles – “Yours” is a surprising, singular ballad written not just for his child woman, but in addition for himself. A proud father, Submit spotlights his adoration on this album nearer, managing to summarize the expertise of loving – and being beloved – endlessly in simply 3 minutes and 19 seconds.

Whereas the singles that preceded F-1 are essentially the most pop interesting from the album, “Satan” suits in with the pack as Submit and Ernest cooked up an inviting melodic fusion. For a track about salvation, its manufacturing is fittingly releasing; not like different tracks right here, the band takes a bit extra of a backseat permitting Submit and Ernest – and their message of leaving demons behind – to correctly take maintain.

The lead off observe from the album proved to be fairly the juggernaut: six weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Scorching 100 chart (essentially the most of any track this yr) and 5 atop Nation Songs, the primary track to ever obtain such a double-fisted feat. It’s a number one contender for track of the summer season for good cause: The undulating, swaying tune a few relationship gone incorrect and an ex who doesn’t see her position within the mess is easy and infectious. Cease on the lookout for any message or complexity right here and simply give in to the season’s prime earworm.

This rousing, twangy album opener completely units the tone for the hour forward because it begins acoustically – instantly proving Submit as a vocalist in his personal proper – earlier than slowly constructing right into a booming, nearly threatening beat, as if meant to foreshadow a bar brawl. By way of all of it, Tim McGraw (whose hits together with “Actual Good Man” and “Don’t Take the Woman” are playfully talked about) is completely woven into the narrative and helps drive the instrumentation to its dizzying finish. At which level, Submit makes clear simply how sonically lush F-1 Trillion got down to be – and boy does it ship.

Submit Malone and Stapleton are clearly having the time of their lives on this tune that blends bluegrass, nation, rock and simply sufficient grunge to really feel appealingly swampy. “She mentioned, ‘Child give me yet another kiss earlier than I kiss your ass goodbye,’” sums it up, as they wrap their voices round one another as they’re left within the mud by a bewitching hitchhiker, who takes them for all the pieces they’re value. Somebody must make Smokey & The Bandit IV simply so this may be in it.