This Is the Heavy

by Mitchell Tenpenny

Overview

The title This Is the Heavy signals that this, Mitchell Tenpenny's second official solo album, is different than The Low Light Sessions, the slow-burning EP that preceded it earlier in 2022. While Tenpenny never gets as weighty as, say, Jason Aldean or Cole Swindell, the sound of This Is the Heavy is louder and thicker, the melodies and rhythms more insistent, the overall effect is bigger and broader than either The Low Light Sessions or his 2018 debut Telling All My Secrets. Soul-inflected country-pop remains his bread and butter, but any subtlety on the album is left to his delivery. Tenpenny knows to lay back instead of push -- any force is left to the overamped arrangements -- and that factor, along with his slightly sandpapery rasp, places This Is the Heavy in a sweet spot between rocking country and country-pop. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	12/02/2022
Label:	Sme
UPC:	0196587465919
Rank:	43812

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mitchell Tenpenny   Primary Artist
Teddy Swims   Featured Artist