Kip keeps giving Moore with his latest album Slowheart

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The wait is over for country rock singer/songwriter, Kip Moore, whose third full-length studio album, Slowheart is a positive sign of growth for the Georgia native.

Country rock singer/songwriter Kip Moore is back with his third studio album Slowheart, a collection of songs that are both soulful and raw, but still as catchy as ever.

Moore's been on a travelling bug for the last while, having toured across North America this summer and continues to do so this fall and early winter. He will make his way to the U.K in October.

Moore last made his way to London, Ont., this past July, performing at the Trackside Music Festival, impressing the audience with his songs, songwriting, guitar playing, enthusiasm for his work and overall connection with his fans. What Moore makes clear with each and every show, is that he's there for his fans and wants to create and deliver the best possible music for them.

Moore is one of country music's rare songbirds who's running his own path and creating music that's not like what general artists of this genre have produced before.

Moore has taken time in the past creating and releasing full-length body of works between his 2011 debut album Up All Night and his 2015 sophomore album Wild Ones. He has done so this time around as well (roughly two years) for Slowheart. Though he's released singles in between his full-length albums, the wait for Slowheart was well worth it.

“My driving force was the songs, the music, the connection with a true fan base and the hope to inspire others,” Moore said when describing the album.

Besides a few exceptions, Slowheart is a series of songs that are for the most part a bit of a departure from Moore's usual fast paced tunes and instead are a number of raw and almost stripped down pieces that explore a number of topics including love and life.

Top songs from the album so far include “The Bull”, “Blonde”, “More Girls Like You” and “Bittersweet Company” all of which are unique and have deep messages behind them.

“The Bull” describes Moore's musical journey and thanking people and anything that may have pushed him to succeed to get where he is today.

“Thank you uncle Dean for teaching me La Bamba on guitar ,thank you girl from Broken Bow who shot an arrow through my heart, thank you mama for the roll and thank you daddy for the rock. Most of all, most of all thanks to the bulls that bucked me off, wooh,” the chorus goes.

“More Girls Like You” partially reflects on not only finding love, but also how one would hope that their future daughter would be as great as their mother, and “Blonde” is a clear distinction of reflecting on an old friend and seeing that they're not the same person they once were and rather changed for the worse.

“You can chase the lights, you can chase the fame. Used to be the captain of the cheer team, now you're just a never coming homecoming queen. Don't sell yourself long girl, you must be confused. You ain't even Blonde girl, or even true to your roots,” Moore sings.

The songwriting and instrumentation behind Slowheart are strong and something fresh to the country music scene.

It's clear not only from this album, but in general that Moore is about giving it his all and making sure that his fans are not only happy with his work, but that he is as well. Though glitz and glamour are part of Moore's career, it's safe to say the Georgia native and Hawaiian/island enthusiast is focused on pacing himself and making sure anything he releases will keep his true fans happy and perhaps garner a few news ones along the way.

Overall, Slowheart is an album worth listening to. It's unique and slightly different from Moore's previous body of work, but in a positive way.

Though there are a number of ballad and slower, more soulful songs, there are also some top tapping tunes such as “The Bull”, for those who like Moore's faster, danceable songs.

Slowheart is an example and sign of not only positive growth for Moore, but also the musician going back to his roots and putting his energy into creating meaningful songs for his audience. With his husky, Springsteen style voice, the free spirited Moore is surely creating a lasting impact for his fans.