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Bro-country is a form of country pop originating in the 2010s, and is influenced by 21st-century hip hop, hard rock, and electronica. Bro-country songs are often musically upbeat with lyrics about attractive young women, the consumption of alcohol, partying, blue jeans, boots, and pickup trucks.
- "Cruise," Florida Georgia Line. Photo : Mike Lawrie/FilmMagic. If there is a Platonic ideal of a bro-country song, it is Florida Georgia Line’s breakout hit “Cruise.”
- "Drunk on a Plane," Dierks Bentley. Photo : Amy Harris/Shutterstock. For its title alone, Dierks Bentley’s 2014 Riser hit “Drunk on a Plane” deserves a spot in the Bro-Country Hall of Fame.
- "Girl in a Country Song," Maddie & Tae. Photo : Kevin Winter/Getty Images. There’s so much to love about “Girl in a Country Song,” Maddie & Tae’s introductory single wherein they owned the bros: from the music video that flipped the narrative and put dudes in cutoff shorts, to priceless one-liners like “sure I’ll slide on over, but you’re gonna get slapped.”
- "That's My Kind of Night," Luke Bryan. Photo : Amy Harris/Shutterstock. If “Cruise” opened up the bro-country floodgates, then Luke Bryan summed up the trend’s philosophy and ethos most succinctly when, one year later, he shouted: “Girl hand me another beer, yeah!”
Oct 9, 2014 · In 20 years, fans of country music are going to look back on the era of bro-country like anyone under age 35 today looks back on the urban cowboy craze.
Jul 28, 2016 · Jody Rosen of New York Magazine officially dubbed the new, party-starting sound as a sub-genre of country music playfully known as “bro-country.” Other artists that often get lumped into this label include Luke Bryan, Chase Rice, Jake Owen, and Jason Aldean. But what exactly makes a bro-country song?
- The bro-country season: Endless summer. In a bro-country song it is summer, endless summer. I understand the South is warm, but there definitely are a few brisk days.
- The bro-country day: The freakin’ weekend. In country music of yore, weeks had seven days. There were drinks on Saturday, church on Sunday, and a 9-5 the rest of the week.
- The bro-country hour: Moonlight. The bro country clock only has one time of day — nighttime. It's never lunch, seldom afternoon, and if it’s morning it’s the morning after.
- The bro-country love interest: A “girl.” Forget country songs about people. We are no longer in the age of Jolene, Amy, or even a Boy Named Sue. For a song to be real bro-country the singer must directly address the object of his affection as nothing more than “girl.”
Jan 9, 2015 · Nashville songwriter Greg Todd heard similar melodies, music beds and solos in six "bro country" songs — by Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Parmalee, Cole Swindell and Chase...
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Genuinely though, bro country makes me feel joy unlike any other genre. Its formulaic template of a mid-tempo beat, bouncy melody and jumping-into-the-air-in-slow-motion power chorus is soaked...
