With Heaven On Top
With Heaven On Top Album ∙ Country ∙ 2026 Zach Bryan Oklahoma singer-songwriter Zach Bryan remains something of a cipher four years after his triple-album major-label debut American Heartbreak : an introspective, headstrong superstar who rejects the trappings of fame while selling out arenas, a Navy cadet turned folk hero who now finds himself atop the pop and country charts despite not really making country music, or pop songs, or “hits.” Bryan’s songs are intense and writerly, inclined towards nostalgia and grief and favoring bare arrangements, live takes, and studio chatter. He embraces contradiction, avoids sloganeering, and is not soon to die on any one particular hill. He also likes to begin his albums with spoken-word poetry, as on 2023’s self-titled album and 2024’s The Great American Bar Scene . His sixth album, With Heaven on Top , opens with a spoken-word story where a long talk with the former owner of his new NYC home leads him to a dream where he is stan...