The Eli Young Band hail from Texas but if their fourth album, 10,000 Towns, is any indication, their heart lies in Nashville.
Not quite country bros but also a far cry from the weathered country-rockers working the Texas circuit, the Eli Young Band are a decade into their career and playing like seasoned professionals -- pros savvy enough to know when to cop a turn or two from such hot properties as Florida Georgia Line without outright mimicking.
"Dust" is as clean, clear, and melodic as anything on modern country radio in 2014, as are the better, poppier songs here: "Your Last Broken Heart" is similarly measured and well constructed and "Just Add Moonlight" carries a sense of anthemic urgency in its chorus not entirely dissimilar to LeAnn Rimes' classic Coyote Ugly theme, "Can't Fight the Moonlight." Elsewhere on 10,000 Towns, the Eli Young Band get a little funky ("Revelations") and introspective ("Angel Like You," "Prayer for the Road"), but their strength lies in the sweeter stuff, how they can make crossover country-pop that seems amiable but never cloying.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drunk Last NightJosh Osborne, Laura Veltz | Eli Young Band | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | 10,000 TownsRodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins, Craig Wiseman | Eli Young Band | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | DustKyle Jacobs, Jon Jones, Josh Osborne, James Young | Eli Young Band | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | Angel Like YouMike Eli, Heather Morgan, Liz Rose | Eli Young Band | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Let's Do Something TonightDavid Lee Murphy, Jon Nite, Jimmy Robbins | Eli Young Band | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Your Last Broken HeartMike Eli, Jon Jones, Sean McConnell, James Young | Eli Young Band | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | What DoesMike Eli, Jon Jones, Sean McConnell, James Young | Eli Young Band | Play | 04:21 | 10 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | A Lot Like LoveDylan Altman, Will Hoge | Eli Young Band | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | Just Add MoonlightWill Hoge, Jon Randall | Eli Young Band | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | RevelationsMike Eli, Jon Jones, Sean McConnell, Chris Thompson, James Young | Eli Young Band | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | Prayer for the RoadMike Eli, Kyle Jacobs, Jon Jones, Billy Montana, Chris Thompson, James Young | Eli Young Band | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 40 mins | 92 MB | |||||
| 40 mins | 280 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natthaphol Abhigantaphand | Assistant |
| 2 | Dylan Altman | Composer |
| 3 | Daniel Bacigalupi | Assistant |
| 4 | Leann Bennett | Production Coordination |
| 5 | Heather Bohn | Publicity |
| 6 | Drew Bollman | Assistant, Engineer |
| 7 | Tom Bukovac | Guitar |
| 8 | M. Brady Clark | Graphic Design |
| 9 | Rodney Clawson | Composer |
| 10 | J.T. Corenflos | Guitar |
| 11 | George Couri | Management |
| 12 | Eric Darken | Percussion |
| 13 | Dan Dugmore | Guitar (Steel) |
| 14 | Eli Young Band | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 15 | Mike Eli | Composer, Guitar, Vocals |
| 16 | Kenny Greenberg | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 17 | Mike Griffith | Production Coordination |
| 18 | Adam Grover | Assistant |
| 19 | Mark Hagen | Digital Editing |
| 20 | Tony Harrell | Keyboards |
| 21 | Troy Hepler | Assistant |
| 22 | Wes Hightower | Vocals (Background) |
| 23 | Brian Hill | Booking |
| 24 | Will Hoge | Composer |
| 25 | David Huff | Digital Editing, Programming |
| 26 | Kyle Jacobs | Composer |
| 27 | Allison Jones | A&R |
| 28 | Jon Jones | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Vocals (Background) |
| 29 | Charlie Judge | Accordion, Hammond B3, Keyboards, Piano, Strings, Synthesizer, Wurlitzer |
| 30 | Gina Ketchum | Stylist |
| 31 | Brian Lazzarro | Photography |
| 32 | Frank Liddell | Producer |
| 33 | Tony Lucido | Guitar |
| 34 | Sean McConnell | Composer |
| 35 | Jerry McPherson | Guitar |
| 36 | Andrew Mendelson | Mastering |
| 37 | Billy Montana | Composer |
| 38 | Heather Morgan | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 39 | Greg Morrow | Percussion |
| 40 | David Lee Murphy | Composer |
| 41 | Justin Niebank | Engineer, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Programming |
| 42 | Jon Nite | Composer |
| 43 | Josh Osborne | Composer |
| 44 | Russ Pahl | Guitar (Steel) |
| 45 | Jenn Poppe | Management |
| 46 | Danny Rader | Accordion, Bouzouki, Guitar (Acoustic), Mandolin |
| 47 | Jon Randall | Composer |
| 48 | Cale Richardson | Guitar (Acoustic), Hammond B3, Piano |
| 49 | Jimmy Robbins | Composer |
| 50 | Liz Rose | Composer |
| 51 | Adam Shoenfeld | Guitar |
| 52 | Chris Thompson | Composer, Drums, Percussion |
| 53 | Chris Tompkins | Composer |
| 54 | Ilya Toshinskiy | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 55 | Laura Veltz | Composer |
| 56 | Brian Willis | Digital Editing |
| 57 | Craig Wiseman | Composer |
| 58 | James Young | Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |