◎美国乡村天王，2013年全美乡村榜冠军/流行榜亚军全新专辑 　　◎Los Angeles Times、USA Today、Spin等专业乐评高分推荐 　　◎收录全美乡村电台榜Top2热门单曲〈Southern Comfort Zone〉；饶舌天王LL Cool J另类跨刀合作〈Accidental Racist〉等17首原创现代乡村作品 　　当今乐坛不论是「美国偶像」新任评审Keith Urban、畅销天后LeAnn Rimes、Trisha Yearwood、星光一姊Kelly Clarkson或当红的Lady Antebellum及小天后Taylor Swift等，这门自1920年代兴起于美国南方，以流畅旋律铺陈优美叙事的曲风，在将近百年的岁月轮转后，原本根深蒂固的乡土气息，早已慢慢演化成融合各种流行曲调，走出美国本土而广为全球乐迷欢迎的乐种。 　　而当今全美乐坛最能将传统草根气息发扬光大，同时又兼顾流行新意、让全球乡村乐乐迷注目的美国乡村天王Brad Paisley，更是传承乡当代村音乐的最佳代表人物。自1999年发行首张专辑至今14年来，已先后获得3座葛莱美奖、14座乡村音乐奖多多项大奖肯定，称其为新世代乡村天王一点也不为过。《Wheelhouse》是第十张由他亲自担任製作人的全新专辑。整张专辑氤蕴着浓厚的南方乡村气息，大量传统乐器的编配，从吉他到钢琴，Brad Paisley几乎排除了所有当代流行音乐中出现的电子乐器干扰，重现1980年代从Kenny Rogers、Willie Nelson等前辈专注于乡村音乐浓厚庶民性格的丰采，没有刻意艰深刁鑽的编曲，亦不为拉拢未知客层而媚俗地改头换面；首支单曲〈Southern Comfort Zone〉甫推出便空降美国乡村榜冠军，邀得饶舌天王LL Cool J友情献声的〈Accidental Racist〉也绝对是让人注目的焦点，从两个在美国南方纠缠多年的种族，透过歌曲将「黑人」、「白人」间逐渐广存的接纳善意化为旋律，词意间传达出现代社会中「害怕造成更多误会，希望从这一代开始真正消弥歧视但又不知如何是好，担心成为Accidental Racist」的複杂心情。歌曲深刻经营的词义，也让Brad Paisley这张专辑更贴近美国社会的现状，有血有肉地成为一张反映时代的乡村经典。  　　Wheelhouse is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Brad Paisley. The album is scheduled to be released April 9, 2013. 　　Entertainer of the Year, Brad Paisley is one of the most recognized artists in the history of country music. On April 9, Brad continues his evolution of country music with the release of his highly-anticipated new studio album, Wheelhouse. 　　It's all about leaving your comfort zone," explains Paisley about the album's title. "It's like, what is my wheelhouse? You know,the baseball expression, sort of what is in your strike zone, your wheelhouse, where you're comfortable. We really have 　　tried to go out on a limb with this record and see how far we can stretch certain things." 　　Wheelhouse also allowed Brad to produce the album on his own for the first time in his career. Wheelhouse's first single "Southern Comfort Zone" is Paisley's fastest rising song of his career and will allow for 2 hit singles at radio prior to the album's launch. Likewise, the video for "Southern Comfort Zone," a fan favorite, rapidly climbed the charts 　　to the #4 position at CMT in a matter of a few weeks.