Dylan Scott’s third studio album, Easy Does It, is out now, bringing fans 11 new songs that reflect a more grounded, mature version of the chart-topping artist’s sound.
Just as the title suggests, Scott explained to Country Now and other outlets that this was the “easiest” album he’s ever made. Despite the depth that lies within every track, the entire process was a “breeze,” according to the singer/songwriter.
“No pun intended,” he said before explaining, “It was the quickest album. And I think that’s what made it easy was not that there wasn’t a lot of thought into it, but my past albums, I mean, we may work on it for a year and a half before it’s ever done, and with this one it was like, ‘Hey, we need to get an album out quick.’ I was like, ‘okay, perfect. Well, I already had a lot of the music done and this is music I love.’”
Instead of using one producer to create the album, he recorded with several different producers in order to speed up the process. Scott found that he had a lot of fun working with a variety of people to illustrate different aspects of his life.
Honing In On Heartbreak, Romance and Real-Life Moments
While staying true to the heartfelt storytelling that’s defined his career, this fresh chapter sees Dylan Scott leaning even deeper into what matters most to him right now—family, small-town roots, and the lessons of growing up.
“Obviously the first album, I was a kid, and I mean, I’m still young, I feel like, but there’s days where it’s like, ‘yeah, I know I’m getting old, 34, three babies and been married for a while now’ and everybody changes in life. I think the first two albums compared to this album, context wise are still the same. They’re still love songs, they’re still life songs, they’re still town songs. But I think the lyrics are a little more mature,” he shared honestly. “I have found what my fans want to hear, and luckily it’s the same thing I want to hear and what I want to sing about. So just staying true to myself and trying to do something different in a way that’s still the same, but it’s just a little more mature.”
Taking His Wife’s Opinions Into Account
He credits his wife Blair as his most trusted opinion when it comes to deciding whether a song should make it on an album or not. Scott revealed that one of her favorites off this collection aligns with the fans’ opinions – “What He’ll Never Have.” His latest single, which kicks off the album, has already surpassed 300 million streams and is climbing the country radio charts, positioning itself as the biggest hit of his career.
“We’re driving down the road and she looked at me and she goes, ‘this is my favorite song you’ve ever written.’ And I’m just sitting there thinking of all the love songs I’ve written, the one about me dying and another man taking my spot and taking all my stuff except the love I have for you, what female would not want to hear that?” He joked. “I’m just like, whatever. So she’s a big part of why I recorded the song, and luckily, I did because the fans loved it.”
He added, “I know she’s not going to blow any smoke on her rear end. She’s going to tell me how it is with everything in life, but especially the music…she knows me better than anybody, and she knows my show, she knows my life. And so for her to say something like that, it’s like, okay, well, there’s a reason behind it.”
The album also features Scott’s most recent No. 1, “This Town’s Been Too Good To Us,” the upbeat “I Owe You One,” which he performed on NBC’s TODAY and must-hear anthems like “Country Till I Die” and “I Hate Whiskey,”
Another standout on the album is “Twice,” a song that carries the same heartfelt spirit as his first No. 1 hit, “My Girl,” but this time from the perspective of a man shaped by years of marriage and fatherhood.
Scott Feels Most Connected To ‘Back Forty’
Then, there’s “Back Forty,” a song Scott didn’t write but immediately connected with. Instead, it was penned by Adam Craig, Kyle Clark and Patrick Murphy and then sent to Scott.
“I feel like those guys were thinking about my life that day and said, ‘Hey, we’re writing this for Dylan.’ It really does speak to exactly what’s going on right now in my life. We bought the farm, building a house right now. We’re out there working on it…it’s a special one to me. It’s one of those songs on the album that I did record for me, just me and my life, hoping that obviously people will relate to it, but not everyone’s going to because not there in life yet, but it’s a special one.”
At the end of the day, while it’s the fans who drive the music, Scott values his wife, his kids and his own opinion the most. He expressed his hope that at the end of the day, his kids will ultimately remember how much fun they saw their dad having, the importance behind every lyric he sings and his constant effort to be a good person.
“I mean with anything in life, I do for my kids to see, I just want ’em to see, ‘Man, dad had fun and it was all positive and gratefulness.’ Because what I don’t want to teach my kids is to be a jerk and we can all be jerks. I mean, some of these guys have probably seen me on my worst days through whatever, but I just try to be real, try to be a good human, and I feel like that shows in my music. And so hopefully it ain’t really about, ‘oh, dad was awesome or Dad sounded good.’ It’s like, no, I just want to be like, ‘man, the lyrics he sings and what he’s doing, it’s like, he was happy, music sounded positive and seemed like a good dude.’”
Easy Does It ties together all the themes of his real-life while highlighting the moments that feel authentic to who Scott is, both as a person and an artist.
Easy Does It Track Listing:
1. “What He’ll Never Have” (Dylan Scott, Logan Robinson, Ricky Rowton, Robbie Gatlin)
2. “I Hate Whiskey” (Taylor Phillips, Michael Ray, Jon Kraft, Jaxson Free)
3. “Easy Does It” (Chris DuBois, Jeb Gipson, Jordan Gray)
4. “This Town’s Been Too Good To Us” (Dylan Scott, Ashley Gorley, Ryan Vojtesak, John Bryon, Taylor Phillips)
5. “Twice” (Charlie Handsome, Jaxson Free, John Byron, Taylor Phillips)
6. “Country Till I Die” (Benjamin Joel Johnson, Taylor Phillips, Ryan Vojtesak, John Byron)
7. “Back Forty” (Adam Craig, Kyle Clark, Patrick Murphy)
8. “Smoke Follows Beauty” (Danny Majic, Jessi Alexander, Jordan Gray, Trannie Anderson)
9. “You’d Think I Was A Cowboy” (Dylan Scott, Will Weatherly, Jaxson Free, Michael Whitworth)
10. “Till I Can’t, I Will” (Dylan Scott, Taylor Phillips, Jesse Frasure, Chase McGill, Ashley Gorley)
11. “I Owe You One” (Morgan Wallen, Ashley Gorley, Mark Holman, Ernest K. Smith)
2025 Easy Does It Tour
Fresh off his biggest tour yet, including his first-ever headlining arena shows on the Country Till I Die Tour, Scott is not slowing down. He is preparing to head back on the road this fall on his headlining Easy Does It Tour, set to hit 15 cities throughout September and October. Special guests George Birge, Josh Ross and Zach John King will join him on select dates.
Fans can also catch the country star at CMA Fest in Nashville next week. He’s scheduled to take the stage at Spotify House on June 6 and Nissan Stadium on June 8.
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