Rascal Flatts are seeking redemption with their new single “Back to Us.” The title track from their latest studio album is similar to the slow heartbreakers that became their calling card a decade ago.
Vocalist Gary LeVox sings it like he’s lived it, or is living it. The main character is in a state of transition, not quite able to give his lover everything he knows she needs while understanding she’s not to blame. There’s a darkness to “Back to Us” not found on recent Rascal Flatts singles. It ends with a sliver of sunlight, however.
The trio’s sweeping, orchestral ballad hits the heart as hard as the lyrics. Cary Barlowe, David Hodges and Josh Thompson should be credited for being insistent on no wasted words during throughout the song. A sparser lyric gives the arrangement room to overtake one’s emotions.
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