"New Zach Bryan featuring Bruce Springsteen on the fourth of July, maybe America will be ok…"
'The Great American Bar Scene' album cover (Source: Supplied)
It’s been approximately two hours since Zach Bryan released his highly anticipated fifth album, The Great American Bar Scene, and I doubt we’ll be over it anytime soon.
The country music crooner's latest LP, featuring 18 songs and a poem, contains his already-released singles Pink Skies (which shouldn’t have gone to pop radio) and Purple Gas.
While the latter song starred its original songwriter—Noeline Hofmann—as Bryan’s duet partner, it turns out that the Something In The Orange singer was just getting started when it comes to collaborators.
The Great American Bar Scene includes special guests John Mayer (on Better Days), John Moreland (Memphis; The Blues), and American hero, the one and only Bruce Springsteen (Sandpaper).
The revelation that Springsteen stars on Bryan’s new album shocked many, with fans on X (formerly known as Twitter) writing, “zach bryan & bruce springsteen have a song together holy shit,” “New Zach Bryan featuring Bruce Springsteen on the fourth of july maybe America will be ok…” and more.
On the album itself, fans have already described The Great American Bar Scene as Bryan’s best album yet, called it a 10/10, declared that it has no skips, and it’s the album of the year. You can check out the tracklist, as well as reactions to the album below.
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Zach Bryan. 10/10 Album. No Skips. Album of the year
— sam lipetz (@SamLipetz1) July 4, 2024
me when the choir came in towers by zach bryan pic.twitter.com/9d58cA485s
— anika (@ScholtenAnika) July 4, 2024
happy 20 beers and listen to new Zach Bryan album night to all who celebrate
— austin coomes (@austincoomes53) July 3, 2024
if you told me two years ago that i would be listening to a country album the moment it released i would not believe you
— matt | the great american bar scene (@swiftsdaya) July 4, 2024
The Great American Bar Scene is poetry. @zachlanebryan pic.twitter.com/BNkPnmIpc5
— Lauren Kerner (@LaurenKerner) July 4, 2024
how lucky are we to be alive the same time that the great American bar scene exists @zachlanebryan pic.twitter.com/CdyfILsHre
— Camden (@cammms1975) July 4, 2024
everyone in this neighborhood and by extension a 30 mile radius will HEAR the great american bar scene i do not care
— alex (@avvex__) July 4, 2024
zach bryan & bruce springsteen have a song together holy shit
— SK⚡️ (@raptalksk) July 4, 2024
There are Bruce Springsteen AND John Mayer collabs on the new Zach Bryan record???
— Cara Jeffrey (@cara_jeffrey) July 4, 2024
Zach Bryan and Bruce Springsteen pic.twitter.com/zTGRKCWoFE
— Phil Connors (@h0neyspoon) July 4, 2024
New Zach Bryan featuring Bruce Springsteen on the fourth of july maybe America will be ok…
— abby (@abby100times) July 4, 2024
My lord does Bruce’s voice sound beautiful on this song with Zach Bryan. There’s pretty much zero vocal chemistry between them and the song is a rip off of I’m on Fire, but Bruce’s vocals are special on this one.
— Josh Carus (@josh_carus) July 4, 2024
ZACH BRYAN YOU NEVER FAIL! BEST ALBUM! HIT AFTER HIT.
— Tyler (@Tyler_09_01_28) July 4, 2024
update: why did zach bryan write any of this? it's 1:34am on the 4th of july and i'm crying. https://t.co/xRARjksgb9 pic.twitter.com/g7HEedMpVg
— —morgan lawson 🌠 (TSWB is OUT NOW!) (@writing_morgan) July 4, 2024
The Great American Bar Scene is now on streaming services. You can pre-order the album—arriving on vinyl on 10 October—via Warner Records.
Lucky Enough
Mechanical Bull
The Great American Bar Scene
28
American Nights
Oak Island
Purple Gas
Boons
The Way Back
Memphis; The Blues (ft. John Moreland)
Like Ida
Bass Boat
Better Days (ft. John Mayer)
Towers
Sandpaper (ft. Bruce Springsteen)
Northern Thunder
Funny Man
Pink Skies
Bathwater