Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert Music: 'Neon Light' Singer Returns To His Roots As Wife Reveals One 'Bad Habit' She Wants Nothing To Do With [VIDEO]
Blake Shelton returns to old values as a musician with his upcoming country album Bringing Back the Shine.
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"The whole album is searching for parts of me that I think have… not gotten lost along the way, but stuff that I haven't addressed in my music as much as I used to," explained the singer in an interview with Rolling Stone on Wednesday.
The album harkens back to the themes of "drinking," "heartbreak," and "how people treat you."
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While Shelton's recent work has proved to be more upbeat, his aim with this album is to do something he hasn't done for a while. "My last couple of albums have been so positive, because when I made them I was just getting married. It's been in this awesome place," he admitted, "But after a while, as a country singer, I gotta get back to singing about getting drunk because there's people out there -- and I've been one of then -- that have had their heart broken, or they've had a tough day at work, or they get stabbed in the back."
With the recent release of Neon Light, Shelton's first single off the album, Shelton is likely gearing up for a lot of press over the next few months. After all, his wife and fellow country singer Miranda Lambert did half a dozen award show performances and a fair number of interviews before even heading out on tour to promote her June 3 album Platinum.
Shelton has always presented the image of being a pretty laid-back guy and has tried not to let the press get to him, but Lambert has admitted that it isn't always as easy for her.
"I usually don't [read reviews]…" said Lambert in an August 16 interview with Parade. "I feel like it can become a bad habit to take all that to heart. The good is great but then there can also be bad ones, and I think if you're too hard on yourself about it you'll over-think everything."
Lambert continues her Platinum tour this month. Shelton's new album, Bringing Back the Shine, hits stores September 30.
