countryperspective.comd. 6. Feb. 2017ByByJosh Scottd. 6. Feb. 2017"Outside of a few songs, Brantley Gilbert's The Devil Don't Sleep is at best a huge waste of time. At worst it's butt rock at it's most butt rock. I didn't think I would hear one of the worst country albums of 2017 by the end of January, but I'll be highly surprised if The Devil Don't Sleep isn't a contender for Country Perspective's Worst Album of 2017 award. It's that damn awful".
AllMusic2017ByByStephen Thomas Erlewine2017"The Devil Don't Sleep is a little bit long -- an impression exacerbated by its slow tempos -- but its individual components are strong, which means even if the album doesn't quite have momentum it's nevertheless always satisfying to sample".Read review
Sounds like Nashvilled. 24. Jan. 2017ByByChuck Dauphind. 24. Jan. 2017"The thing that has always been the most appealing about Brantley Gilbert to me is the that there are no pre-tenses in his writing. That trait continues on this disc, with many of these songs being both heartfelt and straight to the point ... he does stretch some. "The Weekend" is about as adventurous as he's ever gotten from a production standpoint, and "In My Head" is pure ear candy with its seductive melody. Taking three years between albums allowed Gilbert to strengthen himself as a songwriter".Read review