Brown sounds equally at home with "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" - an open-highway anthem in the vein of Florida Georgia Line's "Cruise" - as he does with the simmering seduction of "Thunder in the Rain," and while that versatility is impressive, it also gives the sense that Brown is attempting whatever sound that might land him on the charts. Brown spends as much time working the party-hearty territory of Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line as he does with the R&B-inflected romance of Sam Hunt - to break things up a bit, he dabbles in the hometown nostalgia of Eric Church ("Cold Spot") - which gives Kane Brown some range.
"Learning" also suggests Brown has grander ambitions than he actually does, as the rest of his 2016 eponymous debut follows familiar bro-country paths. That much is made clear from "Learning," a song where he raps about being a domestic abuse survivor - tough stuff that goes down a bit easier due to its shiny modern production.
He's social media savvy, he has a history of auditioning for music reality programs, he blends hip-hop with his country-pop, he has an R&B bent to some of his rhythms, and - most notably - he doesn't shy away from difficult issues. Kane Brown is a thoroughly modern country singer. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
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