Complex sentence: Matthew Wilkening, writing for Taste of Country, gave the song a score of 7.5 out of 10, writing that the song is "surprisingly serious and dour" in contrast to its subject matter, but he praised the "catchy melody".
Split into simpler sentences: Matthew Wilkening, on the website Taste of Country, gave the song a score of 7.5 out of 10. He wrote that the song is "surprisingly serious and dour" in contrast to its subject matter, but praised the "catchy melody".