Moonshine in the Trunk
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| Studio album by Brad Paisley | ||||
| Released | August 26, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Arista Nashville | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 56/100 |
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| Allmusic |    |
| Billboard | Positive |
| Got Country | |
| Newsday | B- |
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Moonshine in the Trunk is the tenth studio album by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released on August 26, 2014, by Arista Nashville. It became Paisley's eighth album to hit No. 1 on Billboard's country chart.
The album was first announced on May 8, 2014, and features duets with Emmylou Harris and Carrie Underwood. Paisley revealed he built a honky tonk so he and his band can get inspired and to establish a vibe for the album. He said: "I wanted this to be a modern honky-tonk record, but not one that's a 'cry in your beer' honky-tonk record: more like a honky-tonk record that Buck Owens would've made". He wanted to make a record that's "everything [he] love[s] about country music, in a modern sense with some new technology". He added that "the record is a largely positive take on life right now. It's got this sentiment of, 'well, things aren't perfect, but it's Friday'".
The first single released from the album was "River Bank". It was made digitally available on April 6, 2014, after Paisley's performance of the song at the annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The song peaked at No. 2 on the Country Airplay chart.
On July 26, Paisley tweeted that he was going to release a preview of the whole album and that his label didn't know it. The joke continued with Paisley posting previews of songs from the album and simulating a feud with his label. He also posted a remix of the album's first single, "River Bank", featuring Colt Ford.
The tracks "Perfect Storm", "Crushin' It", "Country Nation" and "Shattered Glass" were released as promotional singles in advance of the album's release, all of which charted at No. 45, No. 46, No. 37 and No. 44, respectively, on the Hot Country Songs chart. "Perfect Storm" was released on September 2, 2014 as the album's second single and it has since reached No.1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.
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