& Eric Church

• 1 Through My Ray-Bans 04:33
• 2 Doing Life With Me 03:16
• 3 Do Side 03:35
• 4 Kiss Her Goodbye 03:52
• 5 Mad Man 03:58
• 6 Lone Wolf 03:40
• Total Runtime 22:54

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Eric Church ist auf dem vorläufigen Zenit seiner Karriere angekommen. Inmitten der Corona-Krise hat der 43-jährige Country-Rocker den lang ersehnten und wohlverdienten Titel des „Entertainer Of The Year“ der Country Music Association erhalten. Mit diesem Ritterschlag im Rücken steuert der Querkopf aus North Carolina auf weitere musikalische Großtaten zu.

„&“ ist das Überraschungsei für die treuen Fans, die ihrem Meister durch die harten Jahre der Countryrebellion bereitwillig gefolgt sind. Nun da Eric Church den Gipfel der Szene erreicht hat, wird jener „Church Choir“ mit geglätteten Universalsounds eines gereiften All-Genre-Künstlers bedacht. „Through My Ray-Bans“ ist eine Hymne der Hoffnung, in der Orte und Zeiten menschlichen Beisammenseins beschrieben werden. Wer bei aller opulenten Musikalität das Countrybackbone vermisst, wird durch die reduzierte Stringballade „Doin‘ Life With Me“ dezent daran erinnert. Das funkige „Do Side“ ist ein wenig an die Free-Style-Elemente von „The Outsiders“ angelehnt, bevor mit „Mad Man“ und dem hymnischen „Lone Wolf“ zwei scharfsinnige Persönlichkeitsprofile den Abschluss bilden. Insgesamt hat „&“ eher den Charakter einer Bonus-Session, überzeugt durch grundsolides Singer-Songwriting, ohne dabei die großen, spektakulären Ausbrüche zu anzubieten.

"Auf "&" hält Eric Church sehr persönliche und meist mit metaphernreichen Bildern ausgestattete Songs parat. Die Liebe - und was sie mit einem Menschen anstellen kann, ist das zentrale Thema." (Gunther Matejka, countrymusicnews.de)

Eric Church

Eric Church
Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year and 10-time GRAMMY nominee Eric Church has spent the past year-plus releasing new music at a relentless pace; providing a glimpse into the marathon session during which he spent nearly a month writing and recording a song per day – including current Top 5 single “Hell of a View” – while sequestered in rural North Carolina. The resulting project, his critically acclaimed new triple album, Heart & Soul, is available now.

Just as unique as Church’s approach to recording and releasing music is his tenacity on the road. During his most recent outing, 2019’s Double Down Tour, Church played back-to-back nights of two unique shows in each market sans opening act, giving every city’s fans six-plus hours of his iconic music. The tour also featured a massive stop at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, where he broke the venue’s concert attendance record with more than 56,000 fans in attendance and became the first artist to sell out the venue with a solo lineup. Church also took to the field at Tampa Bay’s Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, February 7 to perform the National Anthem with R&B star Jazmine Sullivan ahead of Super Bowl LV and will return to the road for The Gather Again Tour this fall.

A seven-time ACM Award winner, four-time CMA Award winner, and 10-time GRAMMY nominee, Church has amassed a passionate fanbase around the globe known as the Church Choir as well as a critically acclaimed catalog of music. His previous album, Desperate Man, earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album (his third nod in the category) and produced his most recent No. 1 hit, “Some Of It.” Additional releases include the Platinum-certified Sinners Like Me (“How ’Bout You,” “Guys Like Me”), Carolina (“Smoke a Little Smoke,” “Love Your Love the Most”) and Mr. Misunderstood (“Record Year,” “Round Here Buzz”), the Double-Platinum certified The Outsiders (“Like a Wrecking Ball,” “Talladega”) and the 3x Platinum-certified Chief (“Springsteen,” “Drink In My Hand”), as well as 22 Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum certified singles.

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