With its ricocheting reverb that hearkens back to the tube-steak boogie of ZZ Top, “How ‘Bout You” – Church co-wrote with his late brother, Brandon, and Brett Beavers – lays out an uptempo, rock & roll-friendly template that still sounds familiar today, even if the shaggy-haired singer in the handheld music video is nigh-on unrecognizable. “I like my country rocking, how ’bout you?” Church asks on his first-ever single, and as far as mission statements go, it’s a fitting one for Mr. In celebration of Church gracing the August cover of Rolling Stone, we look at the Chief’s 10 must-hear songs. Misunderstood in 2015 (he’ll further his catalog with the new Desperate Man on October 5th). Naturally, Church evolved over his next four albums, embracing both harder sounds and a more singer-songwriter vibe that culminated with the surprise release Mr. Here was an artist who, although leaning heavily on rock & roll, maintained a foothold in country, especially with his enlightened workingman lyricism. When Eric Church’s debut album Sinners Like Me hit in 2006, it signaled a brash new direction for country music.
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