Brantley Gilbert Marks Life’s Ups And Downs With New Album ‘Tattoos’

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For Brantley Gilbert, his tattoos tell a story just like the songs he writes, so he decided to give a nod to that idea on his seventh studio album, Tattoos, set for release Sept. 13 via The Valory Music Co.

With the announcement, Gilbert shares a taste of the forthcoming project with “Me And My House” featuring Struggle Jennings and Demun Jones, a hand-over-heart declaration of purpose and a defiant tip of the hat to the indie country rap world Gilbert has always admired, with each collaborator writing and performing their own verses.

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Featuring 10 songs all co-written by Gilbert with some long-time collaborators, Tattoos mirrors Gilbert’s ink in both striking design and depth of meaning. Through flowing curves and jagged lines, he muses on a life of blue-collar pride and full-throttle rebellion—along with addictive love, abiding faith and blessings beyond what any of us deserve. Other special guests on the project include Justin Moore, Gary LeVox and Ashley Cooke, who appears on lead single “Over When We’re Sober” which is climbing the charts at country radio after being most-added upon its debut.

“All my albums, they capture a chapter of my life,” Gilbert explains. “If somebody wants to know who I am, what I’ve been through and where I stand, they can start at the beginning and listen through, and that’s why it was undeniable that Tattoos should be the title—because my tattoos do the same thing.

“People get ‘em for a lot of reasons, but for most of us, tattoos talk about our victories and losses, our struggles and the whole nine,” he observes. “I was one of those kids who had to learn the hard way. But if I would’ve listened to the advice of others, I don’t know I would have ended up where I am.”

In celebration of his new album Tattoos, Gilbert will headline “Brantley Gilbert’s World’s Largest Album Release Party” on Broadway in downtown Nashville on Sept. 13. The free, multi-artist concert is part of Freedom Friday events kicking off the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix weekend (Sept. 13-15). The fourth annual Freedom Friday concert honors members of the military, police, fire, first responders and frontline heroes. The 160th Special Ops Aviation Regiment will perform a helicopter aerial demonstration and a pre-concert flyover by the 101st Airborne Division.

Tattoos Track List:
1. “Dirty Money” ft. Justin Moore (Brantley Gilbert, Josh Phillips)
2. “Over When We’re Sober” (Brantley Gilbert and Ashley Cooke) (Brantley Gilbert, Brock Berryhill, Jason DeFord, Justin Wilson)
3. “Tattoos” (Brantley Gilbert, Jake Mitchell, Randy Montana, Cole Taylor)
4. “Gone By Now” (Brantley Gilbert, John Byron, Taylor Phillips, Ryan Vojtesak)
5. “Off The Rails” (Brantley Gilbert, Brock Berryhill, Brian Davis, Brandon Day, Chase McGill, Josh Phillips, Taylor Phillips, Michael Ray)
6. “The Hell That Raised Us” (Brantley Gilbert, John Byron, Devin Dawson)
7. “Me And My House” ft. Struggle Jennings and Demun Jones (Brantley Gilbert, Struggle Jennings, Matthew David Jones, Brock Berryhill, John Byron, Blake Pendergrass)
8. “God Isn’t Country” ft. Gary LeVox (Brantley Gilbert, Brock Berryhill, Ned Cameron, Jaxson Free, Jacob Hackworth, Taylor Phillips)
9. “Out Here” (Brantley Gilbert, Brock Berryhill, Gabe Foust, Jaxson Free, Taylor Phillips)
10. “Miss These Towns” (Brantley Gilbert, Brock Berryhill, Jaxson Free, Ashley Gorley, Taylor Phillips)

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