Keith Urban took his last name literally on his new album.
Its hardly the first time this New Zealand-born star has tugged at the leash of country music.
Hes been using drum machines on recordings since 2003.
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Yet never before has he opened himself so eagerly to a world of sound.
Those years spanned most of the time between his last album, 2013sThe Fuseand his latest.
Thats the good news.
Urban also does himself no favors by approving so many cynically conforming lyrics.
John Cougar, John Deere John 3:16 reduces a mans identity to a series of branding opportunities.
Then again, depth isnt Urbans calling card.
Its also cool that in Habit of You Israeli producer K-Kov gave the tune a middle eastern lilt.
