Jim Casey talks with Thomas Rhett about:

• the anticipation of releasing his new album, Center Point Road, on May 31
• moving from Valdosta, Ga., to Hendersonville, Tenn., as a 5-year-old in 1995
• his first memory of his house on Center Point Road
• building the new 16-song album
• finding the centerpiece for the album, “Remember You Young”
• his nostalgic, old-soul nature
• writing the majority of the record while on the road
• his new song, “That Old Truck,” which was inspired by his first truck, “Fergie”
• selecting “Look What God Gave Her” as the album’s lead single
• collaborations on the new album, including Kelsea Ballerini, Jon Pardi and Little Big Town
• the range of emotions created by sequencing the songs on the album
• how being a father the last two-plus years influenced the album
• his Very Hot Summer Tour with Dustin Lynch, Russell Dickerson and Rhett Akins
• performing at Bridgestone Arena during CMA Fest on June 8

Show Participants: 

• Thomas Rhett
• Jim Casey, editor in chief of NCD