Heartbreaks & Last Goodbyes is Robert Jon & The Wreck’s ninth studio album — firmly rooted in southern rock, but with a modern twist for today’s audiences. The album includes ten original tracks, including one, “Long Gone” co-written by John Oates.
Filled with stories reportedly based on real life experiences of the various band members the album opens with “Sitting Pretty” which comes blasting out of the gate with roaring guitars and frantic drums as Robert Jon proclaims he “is feeling dangerous”. Things slow down with a ballad, “Ashes in the Snow” as he sings, “a house without her is a house of pain”. “We’re just going through the motions, pretending everything’s all right.” Robert describes “Highway” as “a heartfelt love song – wide open, full throttle, and impossible to get out of your head”. He sings “We took a chance with bitter hearts and lonely dreams. We didn’t have anything to lose.”
Produced by Dave Cobb the album definitely stays on the rock side of music delivered with a constant thunderous groove mixed with a modern country sound.