Recording since the 1990s, Adam Harvey is a celebrated veteran of Australian country. That’s due in part to how openly and playfully Harvey speaks his mind in his lyrics, which remains the case throughout Let the Song Take You Home. The opening “What’s a Man Gotta Do” finishes its titular prompt with “to get a beer around here” while lamenting fluffy cocktails and stuffy maître d’s. “It’s Gettin’ Late” follows the arc of finally securing said beer, which leads to another and another before setting up the kind of bar-side flirting depicted in the rollicking “Mr Right.” Singing in his rich, ringing voice, Harvey always seems to have a mischievous glint in his eye. On the pointed “As Good as It Used to Be,” he observes that “country songs used to be written by ugly outlaws” and “now pretty boys sing about pickups and make all the cash.” His mixed feelings on the evolving genre aside, Harvey pays earnest tribute to the transportive power of music on the title track, citing Slim Dusty, Brooks & Dunn, and Don McLean as nostalgic personal touchstones. Other tunes linger on romantic matters, whether breezy (“Sail Away”), wistful (“Remember Me”), or downright cheeky (“Her Way With Me”).