"It's strange to think that Chris Stapleton only released his debut album five years ago. Before then, the Kentucky-born musician had spent over a decade writing hit songs for other country music stars, from Kenny Chesney to Luke Bryan. Upon releasing 2015's Grammy-winning Traveller, though, he went from one of Nashville's best-kept secrets to one of its biggest artists ... As ever, Stapleton's songwriting is economical, and he tackles favoured themes with a weathered sensitivity; production from his long-time collaborator Dave Cobb, another of Nashville's finest, is never over-embellished".