Republic Records
Release Date: April 12th 2024
Reviewed by: Joshua Andre
Keith Urban– Let It Roll (From “The Garfield Movie”) [feat. Snoop Dogg] – Single (Amazon mp3/iTunes)
Track Listing:
- Let It Roll (From “The Garfield Movie”) [feat. Snoop Dogg]
It’s no stranger that throughout the time that I’ve been blogging about influential artists, and throughout the time that I’ve been listening to country music– that Australian superstar Keith Urban has been a favourite artist of mine. He’s seems to be an extremely likeable guy (judging from his interviews and his presence as a judge on The Voice Australia!), and his songs are super catchy, relatable, inspiring, as well as relevant to the times we’re living in now. Keith is like an everyman type of artist- someone you can aspire to be like if you’re a budding young singer or songwriter- and it’s clear that he’s very grounded and has no ego. I can guarantee you that in 50 years’ time, we’ll still be talking about Keith and his music, as well as the mark he’s made on music in general; and if you want to know more about Keith and his music, then read Jon’s blog about him, as well as his review on his 2020 album THE SPEED OF NOW PT 1. Since that time, Keith’s also released 4 stand-alone singles and 1 lead single for his new album- and each are varying degrees of success and impact, in my opinion. “Wild Hearts”, “Nightfalls”, “Brown Eyes Baby”, “Street Called Main”, “Straight Line” and “Messed Up As Me” were all reviewed by this site, and each track is unique, and each is incredibly catchy and poppy. Still a bonafide country artist, Keith reminds us through his music and especially in these songs, that he marries the genre of country and pop quite well, and that his song-writing in general is to be aspired to.
With Jon covering Keith and his biography and his music quite extensively (so there’s no reason for me to rehash old ground), now’s the time for me to voice my thoughts on Keith’s latest single “Let It Roll”, the lead single (featuring Snoop Dogg) from the upcoming Chris Pratt led animated film Garfield. It’s a song that should and technically could be radio ‘gold’, considering the star power of the two artists. Unfortunately, this song is entirely skippable with the lyrics being cliché to the max. in fact, after several times listening to the basic pop track, I don’t even know what it’s about! Shall I say that this song is about ‘letting it roll’ and taking life as it comes… something so trivial and something that isn’t worth your time, effort and money to listen or stream? Sorry Keith, I know you tried your hardest. The song just didn’t land in this instance. Nothing against the guy- he’s super likeable I presume- but this song did not do anything for me in the slightest.
Even though the greatest hits project is only ‘alright’, as well as “Messed Up As Me”, and “Let It Roll” is an undoubted stinker; can I say I still have high hopes for THE SPEED OF NOW PT 2, releasing sometime this year or next year, based on the previous 5 singles? Even if it is half as good as its predecessor, then it’ll be fantastic. Songs like “Nightfalls”, “Messed Up As Me” and “Street Called Main” aren’t fantastic like the other 3 stand-alone singles. But kudos still needs to be given for Keith’s commitment and passion which is still on display. But just because this melody doesn’t resonate as much with me now, doesn’t mean that it won’t in the future. And so, I’ll leave you with a question. Do you abandon someone’s discography just because you don’t resonate with one song or one specific body of work? Would you give an artist a chance if you love one song and are indifferent to the rest of their discography? Something to think about and ponder, that’s for sure! And hopefully, Keith Urban’s upcoming new album impresses on us all greatly! And if it doesn’t, that’s ok too! Let’s just be glad that “Let It Roll” isn’t on Keith’s upcoming album and is just on a single!
Score: 1.5/5
RIYL: Thomas Rhett, Kane Brown, Ava Max, Dua Lipa, Demi Lovato, Jonas Brothers, Kygo, OneRepublic