American Love Song
Ryan Bingham · 2019
66 min · 15 tracks · blues
A raw blend of Americana and blues that weaves heartfelt storytelling with gritty instrumentation.
Top tracks — play these first
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Beautiful and Kind — This track encapsulates the album's emotional core, combining reflective lyrics with a haunting melody that highlights Bingham's vocal prowess.
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Got Damn Blues — With its driving rhythm and poignant lyrics, this song showcases Bingham's ability to blend personal storytelling with broader societal commentary.
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America — This closing track serves as a powerful reflection on national identity, delivering a poignant critique that resonates deeply in today’s sociopolitical climate.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album features strong storytelling and instrumentation but lacks a cohesive flow throughout its length.
What we noticed
- The album opens with a lively track that sets a mid-tempo pace, but by the fifth song, the energy shifts to more introspective themes and slower tempos.
- Several tracks feature a prominent use of slide guitar, which adds a gritty texture to the blues-infused Americana sound.
- Lyrically, the album explores contemporary American issues through storytelling, with recurring motifs of love and loss across multiple tracks.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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6/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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5/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- heartfelt storytelling with grit
- cathartic moments of reflection
- late-night soulful introspection
- varied pacing throughout the album
- sing-along choruses with friends
Maybe skip if you
- prefer upbeat, fast-paced songs
- want polished, highly produced tracks
Where this album fits
- Career context
- By the time Ryan Bingham released American Love Song in January 2019, he was already an established artist known for his unique voice in Americana music. This album followed his acclaimed work on the soundtrack for the film 'Hell or High Water' and marked his return after a four-year hiatus since the previous studio album, 'Fear and Saturday Night'.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Sturgill Simpson· Chris Stapleton· Jason Isbell
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Jingle and Go 3:52
- 2 Nothin’ Holds Me Down 3:24
- 3 Pontiac 3:22
- 4 Lover Girl 6:25
- 5 Beautiful and Kind 3:16
- 6 Situation Station 4:27
- 7 Got Damn Blues 4:36
- 8 Time for My Mind 3:27
- 9 What Would I’ve Become 4:19
- 10 Wolves 4:32
- 11 Blue 6:02
- 12 Hot House 4:35
- 13 Stones 6:04
- 14 America 3:00
- 15 Blues Lady 4:48
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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