How Zach Bryan’s ‘Something in the Orange’ Struck a Chord With Listeners — And Why It’s Still Ringing
variety.comSteven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer At the time that he had begun recording tracks that would make his sprawling 2022 third album “American Heartbreak,” Zach Bryan had already become a groundswell musician.
The Oklahoman struck a chord with his true blue American songs, uploading YouTube videos of himself performing and collecting a fan base — largely devoted to his exposed nerve, underdog aesthetic — along the way.
A former Army brat, the 27-year-old chased a stint in the Navy with online virality, stripping away the highly polished beer-and-whiskey veneer that’s popular in the Nashville music scene.
For Ryan Hadlock, a veteran producer with credits on projects from the Lumineers and the Gossip, collaborating with Bryan for “Heartbreak” and its breakthrough single “Something in the Orange” made sense.
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