Bailey Zimmerman is enjoying a tremendous ascent as a rising country star, but as he frequently reminds us on Different Night Same Rodeo, which arrived Friday (Aug. 8), he’s not so lucky when it comes to love.

Cold-hearted women and nostalgic memories of the ones that got away — and they almost all did — are themes throughout the 18-track album, issued on Atlantic Records/Warner Music Nashville. The heartache is palpable, and Zimmerman brings a rugged, appealing vulnerability to many of the songs here.

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Not all is woe, though: Zimmerman is unabashedly and unapologetically romantically and happily in love on “Before You,” and there’s a fun — albeit through lightheartedly gritted-teeth — resilience

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