Under Kid Rock's brash rap-rock veneer is a troubadour influenced by earnest country and Rust Belt rock 'n' roll. The classic rock–leaning "Prodigal Son" boasts chunky electric-guitar riffage that sounds best being blasted out a car window, while "Single Father" is a full-on cry-in-your-whiskey country ballad dedicated to all the dads tackling parenthood alone.