THE MOUNTAIN
| Dierks Bentley
THE MOUNTAIN
The Mountain is the ninth studio album by American country music singer Dierks Bentley. It was released on June 8, 2018, via Capitol Records Nashville. It features the single "Woman, Amen" and twelve other songs. -Wikipedia
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Sounds Like Nashville
While Bentley has shown is ability at pushing genre lines over the years, on The Mountain he successfully returns to his roots.
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Newsy
An eclectic, likable tour of country styles.
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Rolling Stone
But The Mountain is no rehash of Bentley’s high-flying hit “Drunk On A Plane” – instead, it’s an introspective album that grapples with the low points of everyday existence, even when it’s conjuring mental images of the sun-bleached bacchanalia Burning Man.
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Country Exclusive
This is everything you want in a mainstream country record in 2018, and although not a perfect album, it’s a damn good one and one which will have staying power. I can’t stop playing this record, and I wouldn’t be surprised if that 8 looks entirely too low by December.
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Lexgo Kentucky
Yes, I am really into the positivity of this album, probably because it is something I'd like to hear at this time when so many people seem to be itching for fights and want to see the glass as half empty. Bentley has another way of looking at things, coming from an honest and rooted perspective.
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The Paste Magazine
Overall, though, The Mountain offers plenty of evidence that whatever creative spirit Bentley felt in Telluride last year, it was real and vibrant and fertile. Across these 13 songs, he sounds refreshed, enlightened and ready for another however many years as a bright spot in mainstream country music.
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All Music
Generally, The Mountain is so skillful and polished, the songs glide by without effort, so it takes a little close listening to realize how well crafted the individual songs are, and how they combine together to make one of Bentley's best records.
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Saving Country Music
Bentley’s new record The Mountain is not some dramatic return to his bluegrass roots, and it’s probably not even fair to call it rootsy aside from a few songs. But it is a return to Dierks Bentley doing what he does best, which is putting out good, quality, often inspiring songs that are raised in importance since they’re something you can enjoy with others that may otherwise not fit your musical alignment
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The Boot
The Mountain, written and recorded in Telluride, Colo., grapples with themes of self-reflection and coming to terms with your inner self, reflected in the natural beauty of mountainous Colorado.
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Herald Standard
When Bentley sings about navigating the everyday ups and downs of life with a renewed appreciation, the message hits home with a comforting familiarity that we all have experienced in one way or another.
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ROUGHSTOCK
Dierks Bentley makes wonderful records. Records which are truly records and The Mountain feels like one of his best.
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Spectrum Pulse
But as a whole... look, this is a very good album - it doesn't feel nearly as compromised as parts of Riser did and it's definitely stronger than Black
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Six Shooter Country
For me, The Mountain is a shining example of an artist evolving and producing music that is interesting, engaging and made to last. This album stands together perfectly as a whole but, as Dierks himself says, each track stands alone just as well.
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The Heights
Between confusing speculations about the future and profound, introspective lyrics, the songwriting and stripped-down sound on The Mountain is far superior to most of the country music being released today.
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Ghostwriter
Dierks Bentley’s “The Mountain” is a Hoodsie Ice Cream Cup of music with the best of two different feelings.
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