The Early Reactions Are In: Zach Bryan's 'The Great American Bar Scene'

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.

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.

Zach Bryan – The Great American Bar Scene Tracklist:

1. Lucky Enough

2. Mechanical Bull

3. The Great American Bar Scene

4. 28

5. American Nights

6. Oak Island

7. Purple Gas

8. Boons

9. The Way Back

10. Memphis; The Blues (ft. John Moreland)

11. Like Ida

12. Bass Boat

13. Better Days (ft. John Mayer)

14. Towers

15. Sandpaper (ft. Bruce Springsteen)

16. Northern Thunder

17. Funny Man

18. Pink Skies

19. Bathwater