With Unstoppable, Gary, Joe Don and Jay release their most powerful and accessible album to date, taking their career and country music another large step forward. Produced by Dann Huff and Rascal Flatts, the record applies the group’s formidable talents to a spectrum of songs that range from the pure drama of “Forever,” which deals, as the group has so often in the past, with the pain of a broken relationship, to the pure fun of “Summer Nights,” a romp through a world of coolers and bikinis guaranteed to be a concert favorite. The trio is as proud of the project as they’ve ever been.“This is the best group of songs we’ve ever had,” says Joe Don, and given the band’s storied history, that is no small statement. Their deliberate approach is much of the reason.“We started early on this record,” says Jay, “so we could take the time to cut when we wanted to cut. We set out from the beginning to track when we got songs we believed in. That allowed us to take a deep breath now and then and take our time, and the great thing is every song means something very deeply to us.” That conviction is evident in every vocal.“Songs like ‘Why,’ which deals with a very important and sensitive topic,” says Gary, “put me in a place vocally where I’ve never been. Overall, these were songs I could pour all of myself into.”There is perhaps no male singer on the current country scene who can wring more from songs of loss and heartache than Gary, and Unstoppable gives him several opportunities to do just that. “Holdin’ On” and “Close” both tell stories of people clinging to the remnants of lost love, while “Once” paints a portrait of loss that takes full advantage of his vocal prowess. All three agree, though, that Unstoppable’s first single, “Here Comes Goodbye,” covers the territory as well as it’s been covered.“It’s one...