Singer-songwriter Tay Bronson, known for his traditional country sound coupled with wit, humor, and observations of the human experience, has announced his sophomore album, Bad Apple, will be released on Friday, August 16. It’s been four years since Drinks & Memories with Bronson, his 2020 debut solo country album. With Bad Apple, the country singer-songwriter, with his band “The Tackle Box”, takes a more lighthearted approach to his relatable and infectious songwriting. “The thought here is, don’t take yourself too seriously,” shares Bronson who has been actively creating music since 1991. “There’s always going to be someone more clever, funnier or prettier.”
Bad Apple’s lead single “Might Just Think Again” (out now) may have a laid-back sonic delivery, but the song was actually born out of frustration. He shares, “I was driving to a gig at the Metamora Opry Barn and I got really frustrated. So I just pulled over to get a beverage. I said ‘man, I sure do like my soda from a fountain.’ Next thing I knew, I had a chorus and a verse written before I got to the gig. It’s a fun, lighthearted song, and that’s exactly what I wanted to release first before we started introducing the soul of the album.”
The album takes a deeper shift with “Kitchen Table.” What started as a songwriting exercise about a family gathering around the kitchen table, quickly turned into a co-write with Eric Richard Stone who brought a personal and tearful element to the lyric. “I sent Eric the song with a lyric sheet. In my head, I could really hear him singing the hell out of this one,” says Bronson. “Eric didn’t listen until after they had learned of the loss of a family member in a grocery store shooting in Boulder, CO. He said the song moved him to tears. He penned a third verse about the empty chair and sent it back to me.”
From the witty humor of “Drunk Shopping” and “Hole In My Pocket” (co-written with Jackson Emmer) to the deeply heartfelt “Kitchen Table,” there is a bit of all the elements that make up the human condition across the 10 song’s Tay Bronson delivers on Bad Apple.
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