Let’s preface this by saying I consider myself a pretty big Dierks Bentley fan. Great songwriter, great singer, great entertainer and just a great guy. That said, just because you like an artist does not mean that you have to like everything they put out. In fact, it sometimes leads to looking at things with a more critical eye, as is the case with Bentley’s new single, “Somewhere On A Beach.” The single is the first from Bentley’s highly-anticipated new album, Black, which is due sometime this year. While Black has been touted as exploring “the shadows and edges of the heart,” the first single still remains in the beaming sunlight. A companion song to his mega-hit “Drunk On A Plane,” "Somewhere On A Beach” deals with what happened after that plane ride. The song opens with a promising bluesy guitar riff that pulls you in, but then comes the lyrics…..and in the words of Dierks, ”nawh.” Landing on that island, he’s “getting sun, getting some” after finding a girl who’s “got a body” and “likes to get naughty.” And it doesn’t get much better than that. SOAB is full of throwaway lyrics that one would expect to hear from other artists on t40 radio. In the words of a good friend, “Et tu, Dierks?” While Bentley has had his share of fun silly songs, they tend to have had some heart or substance, which SOAB lacks. Heck, even though DOAP was silly, you felt for the guy and knew he was in pain. Here via the language used, you just feel……meh. If the goal was to release a fun summer song that the masses would love, then Bentley probably has a hit on his hands. Me, I’ll skip this one and wait with baited breath to hear the rest of the album.
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