Lady Antebellum drops much-anticipated new album

The members of Lady Antebellum get asked a difficult question all the time: When are you going to write another hit like ”Need You Now”?

That’s a little like asking if they can pick a set of winning lottery numbers, twice. The probability of achieving one worldwide hit is astronomical. But two? ”How could we ever do that?” singer Charles Kelley said. ”That was a once-in-a-lifetime song. But I think we’ll continue to have success if we stay true to ourselves and our fans, our core audience, which is the country music audience.The songs on “Night” reflect this period. There is some sadness initially and the corresponding songs about heartbreak: Scott went through a difficult breakup before meeting her fiancee, for instance. But for the most part, the album is upbeat, happy and self-assured, like its creators.


“I think we’re the closest we’ve ever been as a group right now,” Haywood said. “And I think that comes through in our songwriting. I feel like I know what Hillary would be comfortable saying and what we can dive into, and vice versa. And I think we work great in those scenarios. Hopefully the songs have a genuine feel to them because we feel like we write them from a very personal place.