Album Info

What Not To

Country - 2025

The title track of Tucker Wetmore’s debut album, What Not To, holds poignant significance for the Washington-born singer-songwriter. As the... more

Tracklist

1

Whatcha Think Is Gonna Happen?

2:48 min
2

3,2,1

2:38 min
3

Bad Luck Looks Good On Me

2:47 min
4

Casino

2:38 min
5

Takes One To Break One

2:50 min
6

Brunette

2:19 min
7

Wind Up Missin’ You

2:46 min
8

Give Her The World

2:53 min
9

Goodbye Whiskey

3:12 min
10

When I Ain't Lookin'

3:04 min
11

Drink Alone

3:41 min
12

Bad Habit

3:20 min
13

What Not To

3:15 min
14

Break First

2:57 min
15

Drinkin' Boots (demo)

2:34 min
16

Drunk On Her

3:20 min
17

Silverado Blue

3:04 min
18

Wine Into Whiskey

2:45 min
19

Whiskey Again

3:27 min

About What Not To

The title track of Tucker Wetmore’s debut album, What Not To, holds poignant significance for the Washington-born singer-songwriter. As the “Wind Up Missin’ You” hitmaker tells Apple Music, “What Not To” is an advice song in reverse and is inspired by Wetmore’s difficult experiences with his estranged father, whose actions he believes serve as examples of how not to live a loving and fulfilled life. The wrenching tune is also imbued with hard-earned compassion for the man who abandoned Wetmore’s family, with a gut-punch of a lyric at the song’s bridge: “Momma said you don’t pray no more/Breaks my heart, so I do it for you.” “I obviously don’t talk to my dad often, and I haven’t talked to him in years,” Wetmore says. “One of the last conversations we had was him telling me that he don’t pray no more. And that’s when I said, ‘That’s all right, I’ll do it for you.’ And then we parted ways.” While “What Not To” is the beating heart of the album, it is anything but a maudlin affair, with Wetmore peppering in some more upbeat tunes like the moody but playful “Brunette” and the slick, melodic “Drink Alone.” Other highlights include opener “Whatcha Think Is Gonna Happen?” which pairs a soul-searching lyric with brooding production, and, of course, Wetmore’s biggest hit, “Wind Up Missin’ You,” a sweet and soulful tune about the excitement of new love.