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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 20 november 2019

Lady Antebellum get honest, vulnerable on new record 'Ocean'

By KRISTIN M. HALL the trio, who all have kids,
Associated Press address how it feels to leave
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — children behind when they
Country vocal group Lady travel so much, something
Antebellum know how to that Scott, whose parents
move people to tears with are also well-known touring
their songs and their new- artists, knows intimately.
est record feels as vulner- "I was that kid that we sing
able and honest as a ther- about and now I'm that
apy session. mom," Scott said, who has
The trio of Charles Kelley, three girls. "My husband is a
Hillary Scott and Dave Hay- full-time dad at home and
wood are known for their I travel."
heartfelt harmonies and In the music video for the ti-
emotional resonance on tle track, Scott was moved
songs like the Grammy- to tears as she sang the lyr-
winning "Need You Now," ics about wanting to drown
but on their new album, yourself in someone that's
"Ocean," they looked in- emotionally unavailable.
ward at their own relation- Her vocal delivery feels so
ships. "It's been inspiring to lonely and lost as she pleads
watch that honesty come for a human connection.
out," said Haywood. "It's "There are so many people
been exciting for this sea- Charles Kelley, left, and Hillary Scott, center of Lady Antebellum perform "What if I Never Get hurting, myself included,"
son for us to be very self- Over You" and "Graveyard" with Halsey, at the 53rd annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena, Scott said. "I just feel like this
aware and be vulnerable, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. world we live in, we're one
be courageous and not be Associated Press of the most stressed-out
afraid and not have any relationships, saying things ally honest with myself on a you didn't mean, wake up cultures. It's talked about in
fear to say those things." he didn't mean to his wife, song," Kelley said. "My wife, the next day, apologize, just about every headline
Kelley co-wrote "Be Patient and not taking care of his when I played it for her, she move on. Seven months you see.... That's what this
with My Love" after feeling spiritual health. was really proud of that. It's later, back in the same is about and that's what I
like he was letting his emo- "That was kind of my first nothing new to us. There's spot." am seeing resonate with
tions get in the way of his time I've really been re- a lot of that, say something On "What I'm Leaving For," people."q