Mitchell Tenpenny couldnât help but laugh when he joined a new phrase to describe the sound of his upcoming album: âFarm Emo.â
The singing-songwriting powerhouse will drop his second full-length album This Is The Heavy, on September 16. The project marks the first album from Tenpenny since he debuted with Telling All My Secrets in 2018. Now, fans are eager for the forthcoming 20-track collection â and Tenpenny shared one of the new songs on Friday (August 5): âAlways Something With You.â Tenpenny said on Instagram that he hopes âyâall love this one as much as I do,â as fans started dropping comments about how many times theyâve listened to it so far:
âYouâre killing me in that tank top/ Youâre flooring me in that dress/ Youâre taking up all my Fridays/ Taking away my breath/ Youâre gonna drive me crazy/ With the heaven you put me through/ Baby, I love the way you push my buttons/ Night and day, itâs always something with you/ Itâs always something, itâs always something with you/ Itâs always something, itâs always something with youâ
Tenpenny co-wrote each of the 20 songs on This Is The Heavy, and co-produced it with Jordan M. Schmidt. The finished product is one that âfinds its own lane between a little bit country, and a little bit rock ânâ roll, and is without a doubt meant to be turned up,â reads a press release announcing the new song and track list. Tenpenny added of the project: âItâs big. Itâs loud. Itâs in your face and drum heavy.â
The 20-track album â which also includes Tenpennyâs previously-released hit âTruth About Youâ â delves into âstories behind both good and bad memories,â the release also noted, nodding to the weight of Tenpennyâs lyrics.
âI hope the fans are as excited as I am that this music will be out soon,â Tenpenny previously said in a statement. âI spent an enormous amount of time writing during the pandemic and sharing bits and pieces of what I was working on along the way. The fans really showed up for me by giving me feedback on what they were liking. Their direction helped shape this album and stretched me as a songwriter and artist.â
See the full track list below. Listen to âAlways Something With Youâ here:
1. âThis Is the Heavyâ (Mitchell Tenpenny, Zach Kale, Josh Kear, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Whitworth)
2. âGood Placeâ (Tenpenny, Kale, Kear, Whitworth)
3. âAlways Something with Youâ (Tenpenny, Ashley Gorley, Matt Rogers, Schmidt)
4. âWe Got Historyâ (Tenpenny, Andy Albert, Devin Dawson, Schmidt)
5. âTruth About Youâ (Tenpenny, Matt Alderman, Thomas Archer
6. âSleeping Aloneâ (Tenpenny, Brad Clawson, Rodney Clawson, Schmidt)
7. âMore Than Whiskey Doesâ (Tenpenny, Albert, Kyle Fishman, Jordan Schmidt)
8. âObsessionâ (Tenpenny, Daniel Ross, Whitworth)Â
9. âGood and Goneâ (Tenpenny, Zach Abend, Seth Ennis, Geoff Warburton)Â
10. âDo Youâ (Tenpenny, Chris DeStefano, Claire Douglas, Whitworth)
11. âBucket Listâ (Tenpenny, DeStefano, Laura Veltz)
12. âCry Babyâ (Tenpenny, Will Weatherly, Dallas Wilson)
13. âMiss You Cause I'm Drinkingâ (Tenpenny, Jesse Frasure, Emma-Lee)Â
14. âElephant in the Roomâ (Tenpenny, Christian Griswold, Sean Small, Sam Sumser, Jaten Dimsdale)
15. âHappy and I Hate Itâ (Tenpenny, Schmidt, Warburton)
16. âNow We're Talkingâ (Tenpenny, Albert, Schmidt, Warburton)
17. âLosersâ (Tenpenny, Albert, J. T. Harding, Daniel Ross)Â
18. âStill Thinkin' 'Bout Youâ (Tenpenny, Archer, Fishman)Â
19. âLong as You Let Meâ (Tenpenny, Archer, Fishman, Schmidt)Â
20. âThat's How She Goesâ (Tenpenny, Brett Warren, Brad Warren)