Bensays, “At first you might think this is a sad song, but if you listen to the lyrics it’s saying, ‘Don’t worry when I go, because you’re always in my thoughts.’” Official Charts - Home of the Official UK Top 40 Charts". Officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010 . Retrieved 19 March 2015. a b "Shires | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015 . Retrieved 12 August 2015.

He was proven right, as Rhodes continues: “The number of people enjoying country music has exploded in the UK, but it still feels like an undercurrent. Even recently, we’ve had people come to our shows and say they were surprised, because they didn’t think country was for them!”

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They do remain overly enthralled by the modern pop-country movement, though, which could become a problem as that increasingly oversaturated scene sounds rather watered down and dated. With independent acts such as Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson and Cody Jinks making waves with more authentic, traditional-sounding fare, The Shires should be encouraged to go further down the appealing road they explore on this album’s more organic, rootsy numbers. Thematically, 10 Year Plan is summed up by a line from closing lighters-in-the-air ballad “When It Hurts”: “Real love… takes guts, to keep on fighting through the years/There’s gonna be heartache and tears for the both of us.” But there are no entertaining C&W yarns, just pleading, post-Sheeran/Capaldi solipsism. When Earle’s theatrically emoting voice sings, on “A Bar Without You”, that he could drink bourbon and wine but not enough “to get you off my mind”, it sounds more like he’d run it off down the gym after a frappuccino. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. I already stated in my previous album review that I am not that much a fan of The Shires. Nonetheless, I loved their 2020 Good Years. The album received a massive rating. I don’t see this quality in The 10 Year Plan. The Brits are gifted songwriters, gifted musicians and vocalists – but the album feels very monotonous and boring to me. Only a few songs are at least somehow close to the quality of the predecessor album. Is The 10 Year Plan a fail? No, Ben and Crissie are simply too good for that. But these two superb musicians simply should do better than they do here.Tom Chaplin and the Shires To Support Jeff Lynne's ELO on UK Dates". Stereoboard.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021 . Retrieved 17 August 2021. Bringing wild west country instrumentation to the fore, but still peaking with a classy, transatlantic Fleetwood Mac chorus, it echoes how The Wandering Hearts have successfully married timeless rootsy textures and infectious earworm melodies to create a sound that won’t be dated to any particular scene or era.

The Shires". Theshiresmusic.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015 . Retrieved 13 March 2015. Forever Tonight comes with an R&B-alike groove, but still has a country-pop sound. This leads to a very interesting blend. Finally, this leads to more focus on this song than it deserves on this album. 12. Peggy I’m SorryChart Archive > 27 April 2018". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018 . Retrieved 28 April 2018. For Good Years: "Chart Archive > 20 March 2020 – 26 March 2020". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021 . Retrieved 21 March 2020.