Curt Brickley welcomes the dust, the sun, and the quiet of the country in his newest single, “Red Dirt Therapy,” a song that takes listeners on a tour around small-town roads. Clocking in at the perfect balance of guttural and peaceful, this song isn’t trying to be anything it isn't, and that is what makes it special.
It doesn’t take long after opening notes for Brickley to encourage listeners to throw the worries of the week in the back of his truck and drive off into the kind of escape that money can’t buy. He leads us right to the door of that quiet water, where cell service fades away and everyone gets a bit susurrus-y. It’s a feel-good country song, no filter, no fluff to remind us that tranquility can still be found where the fish bite and the red dirt runs deep.
It’s just honest writing that makes “Red Dirt Therapy” stand out. There’s no professional gloss or overproduction here, just front-porch sincerity laid down over a classic country groove. It’s the song you play with the windows down, gravel popping beneath your tires, and a sense that you’re heading somewhere very much like home.
Curt Brickley didn’t write a song so much as catch that elusive freedom we all seek out and encapsulate it in music. With “Red Dirt Therapy,” he serves up a summer anthem for anyone who knows that sometimes the best remedy is mud, sun, and stillness.