Can't Say I Ain't Country

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Florida Georgia Line begins Can't Say I Ain't Country -- their fourth album and the one following "Meant to Be," their record-smashing 2017 crossover hit duet with Bebe Rexha -- with country comedian Brother Jervel ranting about how Tyler Hubbard is still country despite the fact that Tyler Hubbard's got himself a Tesla. Hubbard and his partner Brian Kelley follow Jervel's babble with "Can't Say I Ain't Country," which spins this sentiment into something funnier and hookier, not to mention a whole lot less defensive than the opening skit. Defensiveness doesn't suit the easy-rolling Florida Georgia Line, not when they're the biggest thing in country music in 2019 -- so big, they're essentially pop stars. Ever since their debut, FGL have courted that audience -- think of the Nelly remix of "Cruise" -- but Can't Say I Ain't Country finds the tables turning: now pop comes to the duo instead of the reverse. Bebe Rexha may not be found here, but R&B crooner Jason Derulo is, singing a valentine to "Women" -- no specific woman, they love them all -- a sign of how Can't Say I Ain't Country trades upon a pancultural pop that could easily slide onto any play list you'd like. Despite this deliberate amorphous sound, there's a reason why FGL front-loads Can't Say I Ain't Country with a preemptive protest of their country roots, then peppers the album with odes to small towns and good old boys. Sometimes, this can cause a political dissonance; when they're palling around with Jason Aldean, they brag that you "Can't Hide Red," but left to their own devices, they're sentimental saps, singing "this whole world would be a whole lot better place if we all just embrace the fact that people are different." Set this aside, and Can't Say I Ain't Country is a successful blend of the cosmopolitan and country, sounding as assured on soulful slow jams and percolating crossover pop as it does on the breakneck twang of "Y'all Boys," a duet with their protege HARDY. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. Tyler Got Him a Tesla (skit) (featuring Brother Jervel)
2. Can't Say I Ain't Country
3. Simple
4. Talk You Out of It
5. All Gas No Brakes (skit) (featuring Brother Jervel)
6. Speed of Love
7. Women (featuring Jason Derulo)
8. People Are Different
9. Told You
10. Sack'a Puppies (skit) (featuring Brother Jervel)
11. Y'all Boys (featuring Hardy)
12. Small Town
13. Sittin' Pretty
14. Catfish Nuggets (skit) (featuring Brother Jervel)
15. Can't Hide Red (featuring Jason Aldean)
16. Colorado
17. Like You Never Had It
18. Swerve
19. Blessings