When announcing his sixth studio album, With Heaven on Top, on Instagram earlier this week, Zach Bryan added the disclaimer, “Hope you don’t hate it.” Now that the followup to 2024’s The Great American Bar Scene has arrived, you can decide for yourself.
With Heaven on Top spans 25 tracks. Bryan tends to prefer an overloaded album, as evidenced by the 19-song track list on The Great American Bar Scene and the 16-song track list on Zach Bryan (2023) — and especially by the 34 entries on 2022’s American Heartbreak.
After the rapid release of three studio albums in the span of three years, not counting a flurry of EPs and live recordings, Bryan mostly took last year off to recalibrate. He still racked up a few headlines regarding his high-profile break-up with BFFs podcaster Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia, an altercation with Gavin Adcock at the Born & Raised Festival, and the release of a song that some interpreted as criticizing ICE. In November, the musician shared that he began experiencing “earth-shattering panic attacks” amid controversy online.
“Being in the military for a decade and then thrown into a spotlight that I hadn’t fully comprehended the scope of, had some subconscious effects on me as a person,” Bryan said at the time. “I was not content, but I also feared showing weakness because that’s not who I am or how I was raised. To charge forward and never settle was the motto.” He found stability in pursuing sobriety and married his now-wife Samantha Leonard during a private ceremony in San Sebastian, Spain, at the end of 2025.
Heading into the new year with a clear mind and a new album, Bryan is gearing up to get back on the road. The country star’s With Heaven On Tour run kicks off on March 7 and features support from Kings of Leon, Alabama Shakes, Ben Howard, MJ Lenderman, Dijon, and more.
With Heaven on Top Track List
1. “Down, Down, Stream”
2. “Runny Eggs”
3. “Appetite”
4. “DeAnn’s Denim”
5. “Say Why”
6. “Drowning”
7. “Santa Fe”
8. “Skin”
9. “Dry Deserts”
10. “Bad News”
11. “South and Pine”
12. “Cannonball”
13. “Slicked Back”
14. “Anyways”
15. “If They Come Lookin’”
16. “Rivers and Creeks”
17. “Plastic Cigarettes”
18. “You Can Still Come Home”
19. “Aeroplane”
20. “Always Willin’”
21. “Miles”
22. “All Good Things Past”
23. “Camper”
24. “Sundown Girls”
25. “With Heaven on Top”
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