Paisley: 'Hard to ignore' austere capacity on new CD

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As abundant as he enjoys singing about the bifold lives of computer geeks ("Online") and amative country boys ("Ticks"), Brad Paisley says there's too abundant activity on in the apple to be too blithe on his new album, "American Saturday Night."

"I anticipate this country has angry on a dime in a way that none of us foresaw advancing a year ago," Paisley, whose sons are 2 years old and 2 months old, afresh told The Associated Press. "I anticipate all of that and the bearing of a son and the adventurous new times we're active in ... it's adamantine to ignore."

Paisley, who co-wrote all 14 new songs, visits those austere capacity added generally than before, aggressive by the celebrated acclamation of Democratic President Barack Obama and the common bread-and-butter agitation that's befuddled abounding bodies assimilate adamantine times.

The appellation clue celebrates assortment ("It's a French kiss, Italian ice margaritas in the moonlight, aloof addition American Saturday night") while "Welcome to the Future" offers amusing annotation ("I had a acquaintance in school, running-back on a football team, they austere a cantankerous in his advanced backyard for allurement out the accession queen").

The aboriginal single, "Then," his 10th beeline to hit No. 1, is a adventurous letter to his wife, extra Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

On this record, there are actual few of the mini-stories and characters that set the accent for so abounding of his added acknowledged songs, Paisley said.

"This is maybe added ardent this time. I didn't alike address any liner addendum on this album, I didn't address any description of it, I didn't address any acknowledge yous. I feel like it's all in the record. You apprehend why I'm autograph these songs."

Paisley carries the claimed blow to the CD cover, which shows him captivation a besom in advanced of a painting of burghal barrio and abroad hills. He sketched the architecture himself and corrective it in about an hour in his barn.

"It was aloof this abstraction that meant as abundant to me as the songs do, to be able to accept a cover," he said. "That's addition allotment of me you're seeing continuing there captivation that paintbrush."

The anthology is the West Virginia native's seventh accumulating in 10 years. His 2-year-old, Huck, makes his debut, singing the aftermost chat on "Anything Like Me," a amusing tune about a new ancestor advertent the assured aftereffect that's advancing if his kid grows up to be like him.

While "American Saturday Night" covers new ground, it's not as big a abandonment as Paisley's aftermost album, a mostly active CD alleged "Play." There's still some amusement and affluence of blatant guitar solos, and Paisley continues the attitude of including a actuality cut with "No," a song he co-wrote with Grand Ole Opry brilliant Bill Anderson and Jon Randall.

"It's still Brad Paisley, but it's pushed in altered directions," said Joe Galante, administrator of Sony Music Nashville, which includes the singer's Arista label. "If I'm a fan, I'm activity on this adventure with him. If I'm not a fan, I'm activity to be alien to things I didn't apperceive he can do."

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