is back with his fourth full-length album, Wild World with 13 songs ready for country music fans.
The rock-edged country artist from Tifton, Georgia goes to what he does well and what his fans love on this record, starting with Janie Blu and moving all the way through to Payin' Hard. Heck, these songs are instantly ready to join your Kip Moore favourites on your playlists for whatever occasion you love them for.
The wait for Wild World might have felt long as fans started getting excited a year ago when he tweeted that the record was done. Now, we know that it takes a while for all of the pieces to come together after the last lines are recorded, but boy howdy, it made the excitement and anticipation for these songs vert real.
And it all started with the released of She's Mine (which climbed to #28 on the US Country Air Play Chart).
On the album, Moore walks the line back and forth between the fist-pumping country-rock energy that he carries with power and the gentle grace of singer-songwriter chops with country storytelling packed with feelings for the world to see. It's that kind of balance that's going to make the tracks like Red White Blue Jean American Dream, Wild World, Hey Old Lover, and Crazy For You Tonight great additions to his live show, fitting in and keeping things fresh and moving.
Note: I've gotta give a tip of my hat to Southpaw (track #2) because any love for lefties like me still makes me smile. Also, it's quite a good song, so it's got that going for it as well.
Often when I'm listening to albums for review I find myself trying to figure out which songs might be picked to go to radio as singles with a chance to chart and make their way up the list. But, with Kip Moore and Wild World, I decided not to. That's not what I'm looking for from a Kip Moore album, and I don't think it's what his biggest fans care about either.
In an Instagram post last August, Kip Moore posted a screenshot of a piece of our review of his Boots & Hearts set. The snippet read, "Over the years, Moore's chart success hasn't matched the ticket sales, streaming numbers, and dedication of his fans. So when we saw thousands of fans loving every minute of the show, we knew it was real. And when we saw and heard them singing along, we knew that it was because they've put the time and energy and effort into listening to them enough to know them and love them."
Moore's captioned his post with this, "It's always great to have a hit...really great..but nothing better than a fan base that dives into the body of work and charges with you night after night. Cheers to all the slowhearts." We have a feeling that those fans are going to dive into Wild World the same way and be just as ready to sing along to the new music as they are their old favourites when Kip Moore gets back on stage again.
For 48 minutes, across 13 songs (12 co-written by Moore), Wild World is the kind of listen that will make you want to pour a drink and party, and also sit and think about the hard parts of your life. It's a country record with a rough edge that makes it his, and that doesn't need to be measured by chart success (although it does deserve some recognition).
If you've ever loved a Kip Moore album before, or if you're looking for a new record to dive into this weekend because you're in search of new music - hit play on the Wild World stream, turn up the volume, and enjoy!
Kip Moore, Wild World Tracklist
