{"id":2045690,"date":"2025-09-24T07:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T07:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2045690"},"modified":"2025-09-24T07:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T07:08:08","slug":"review-ben-gallaher-brings-muscle-heart-on-new-album-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/review-ben-gallaher-brings-muscle-heart-on-new-album-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Ben Gallaher brings muscle &#038; heart on new album &#8216;Time&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ben Gallaher clocks back in with\u00a0sophomore album \u2018Time,&#8217; an arena-ready mix of melody-driven country and heartland rock scheduled for release on September 26. Produced by Neil and Patrick Thrasher, the album marks the latest chapter in the career of a self-taught guitar hero whose journey began in small-town Pennsylvania. Growing up on a steady diet of \u201990s country staples like Brooks &amp; Dunn, Tim McGraw and BlackHawk, Gallaher hit the highway as a teenager, chasing music full-time. That road has since taken him across America\u2019s stages, where he\u2019s shared bills with Blake Shelton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hank Williams Jr. and Lee Brice, building a reputation as one of country rock\u2019s most exciting live performers.<\/p>\n<p>After relocating to Nashville, Gallaher quickly carved out a place as a triple threat\u2014singer, songwriter, and electrifying lead guitarist. His riff-driven style and raspy vocals have earned critical praise, with\u00a0American Songwriter\u00a0hailing him as \u201ca promising young songwriter\u201d and CMT spotlighting his \u201cauthentic artistry.\u201d His viral \u2018Stomp&#8217; riff exploded online with over 36 million organic views, inspiring more than 10,000 fan-made videos and earning nods from legends like Peter Frampton. Wide Open Country has already flagged him as one of the &#8217;10 TikTok Country Singers That Need To Be on Your Radar,&#8217; a testament to his growing influence. On\u00a0new album \u2018Time,&#8217; Gallaher\u2019s searing guitar work is supported by an all-star cast of Nashville players, including Tom Bukovac, Jedd Hughes, Justin Ostrander, Adam Shoenfeld, and Ilya Toshinskiy\u2014ensuring that his sophomore record balances raw firepower with seasoned craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Time&#8217; is a bold, full-throttle statement that cements Gallaher as one of country rock\u2019s most promising voices. Where many of his peers lean into polish or pop gloss, Gallaher wears his 80s-rock influences proudly, mixing Bryan Adams rasp with Keith Urban drive and Rascal Flatts uplift. The result is a collection of songs that sound equally at home on country radio and in an arena packed with lighters (or, more likely, phone screens) held high. From roaring rockers to introspective ballads, \u2018Time&#8217; thrives on the balance between big riffs and raw emotion.<\/p>\n<p>The record opens with \u2018I\u2019ll Take You,&#8217; a sunshine-soaked rocker with a guitar riff that lives somewhere between Bryan Adams and Rascal Flatts. It barrels along on a wave of joy and love\u2014\u201cdownhome over downtown and home grown over store bought\u201d\u2014setting the tone for an album that celebrates both life and music with unapologetic energy. \u2018Rearview&#8217; keeps the momentum going with a more country-style riff but maintains that same breezy, euphoric feel. With Gallaher singing about driving with his girl, \u201csinging like heaven\u2019s gonna hear you,\u201d it comes across like an early Keith Urban anthem\u2014carefree, guitar-driven and full of open-road vibes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Gallaher - Rearview (Official Visualizer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WnSWyl-kl5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Elsewhere, \u2018Betcha Money&#8217; leans even harder into Gallaher\u2019s Bryan Adams influences. The rasp in his vocals is pure 80s, though the lyrics stay firmly rooted in country storytelling\u2014turning a girl \u201ccountry\u201d with Merle Haggard records, camo hats and fishing trips. Another superb guitar solo pushes it into rock territory, making it one of the standout uptempo cuts. Later in the album, \u2018Dirt Ones&#8217; and \u2018Mistakes&#8217; continue the anthem-ready streak. The former is a gritty midtempo rocker about staying true to your roots, Gallaher declaring, \u201cYou\u2019re gonna burn up a lot of miles before you get where you\u2019re going to.\u201d The latter, darker in tone, brings in a 90s post-grunge heaviness reminiscent of Bryan Adams\u2019 \u2018Run to You&#8217; colliding with Nickelback, as Gallaher sings, \u201cI\u2019ve learned a lot from my mistakes to know I\u2019ll probably make some more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Gallaher isn\u2019t all about wide-open rockers\u2014he knows how to slow it down and dig deep. \u2018Bullet&#8217; shifts gears with a moody mid tempo ballad that feels part The Calling, part Hinder, all while keeping a country cadence in its bones. The anthemic chorus\u2014anchored by the promise that he\u2019d take a bullet for the one he loves\u2014explodes into a searing guitar solo that underscores the emotional punch. \u2018Where Do You Go?&#8217; strips things back even further with restrained guitars and raw vocals, Gallaher asking, \u201cWhere do you go when your go-to\u2019s gone?\u201d It\u2019s a heartbreak track tender enough to sting, but his rasp ensures it still lands as an anthem.<\/p>\n<p>The album\u2019s title track, \u2018Time,&#8217; takes a reflective turn, blending banjo textures with a steady rock rhythm. \u201cI wish I could move on like time,\u201d Gallaher sings, delivering a line packed with hard-earned wisdom. It\u2019s the kind of thoughtful song that elevates the album from being just a showcase of muscle riffs into something more meaningful. That theme continues with \u2018Kinda Can\u2019t Say No,&#8217; which uses acoustic guitars and a clever, infectious chorus to capture the push-pull of falling back into an old relationship, even when you know \u201clast time was a mess.\u201d It\u2019s an arena-ready ballad with enough vulnerability to hit home.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Gallaher - Bullet (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vwPVmT2IlyQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>If \u2018Time&#8217; has one track destined to be remembered as its emotional core, it\u2019s \u2018Love is Hard.&#8217; Moody, atmospheric, and drenched in post-grunge guitars, it recalls the heyday of Hinder or The Goo Goo Dolls. Gallaher\u2019s raspy vocal tears into the chorus with the line, \u201cLove is hard, lonely\u2019s harder,\u201d a lyric sharp enough to stay with you long after the song ends. Had it been released twenty years ago, it could\u2019ve sat comfortably alongside alt-rock radio staples, but here it gives the album its most powerful, moody punch.<\/p>\n<p>Gallaher also tips his hat to his influences with a near-identical cover of Bryan Adams\u2019 \u2018Cuts Like a Knife.&#8217; It\u2019s straight down the line, almost indistinguishable from the original\u2014which may be the point. It\u2019s less about reinvention and more about showcasing that Gallaher has the chops to go toe-to-toe with his hero. \u2018Whiskey on a Wound&#8217; follows with a bluesy, bass-heavy darkness that channels Brantley Gilbert and Cory Marks, Gallaher drowning heartbreak at the bar with a growl in his voice and a shot in his hand. By the time \u2018Stomp&#8217; closes the album, we\u2019re in full back-porch, bluegrass-infused party mode. With handclaps, hollers and a blistering guitar solo, Gallaher signs off in rowdy, raucous style: \u201cWe\u2019re proud of the ground we stomp.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a whole, \u2018Time&#8217; is a quality record that blends country storytelling with rock\u2019s anthemic power, carried by Gallaher\u2019s distinctive rasp and searing guitar work. Think Bryan Adams and Hinder jamming with Rascal Flatts and Keith Urban and you\u2019ll land close to the album\u2019s DNA. What makes Gallaher stand out is that he\u2019s both a powerful vocalist and a guitarist who plays like he\u2019s struck a deal with the devil. In a Nashville where the boundaries of Country continue to expand, there\u2019s definitely a space for Gallaher\u2019s arena-ready mix of grit and heart. \u2018Time&#8217; proves he\u2019s not just chasing influences\u2014he\u2019s carving out his own lane.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Credit: QHMG\/Stone Country Records<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Track list: <\/strong>1. I&#8217;ll Take You 2. Rearview 3. Bullet 4. Betcha Money 5. Where Do You Go 6. Dirt Ones 7. Time 8. Mistakes 9. Kinda Can&#8217;t Say No 10. Love Is Hard 11. Cuts Like a Knife 12. Whiskey on a Wound <strong>Release Date:<\/strong> September 26th <strong>Record Label:<\/strong> QHMG\/Stone Country Records <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source entertainment-focus.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Gallaher clocks back in with\u00a0sophomore album \u2018Time,&#8217; an arena-ready mix of melody-driven country and heartland rock scheduled for release on September 26. Produced by Neil and Patrick Thrasher, the album marks the latest chapter in the career of a self-taught guitar hero whose journey began in small-town Pennsylvania. 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