Jon Pardi depicts a conflict of domesticity and restlessness in the new video for “Ain’t Always the Cowboy,” which was released on Tuesday. The song is the second single from the California native’s 2019 album Heartache Medication.
Penned by Brandon Kinney and Josh Thompson, “Ain’t Always the Cowboy” gives more than a subtle nod to major Pardi influence George Strait, whose own song “The Cowboy Rides Away” was a hit in 1985. In this case, those gender narratives are inverted and it’s the cowboy’s partner who refuses to sit still.
Penned by Brandon Kinney and Josh Thompson, “Ain’t Always the Cowboy” gives more than a subtle nod to major Pardi influence George Strait, whose own song “The Cowboy Rides Away” was a hit in 1985. In this case, those gender narratives are inverted and it’s the cowboy’s partner who refuses to sit still.
- 6/16/2020
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Luke Bryan will release his new album Born Here Live Here Die Here on April 24th. The Georgia native’s seventh studio LP, it features 10 tracks, including the singles “Knockin’ Boots” and “What She Wants Tonight.” On Friday, Bryan shared the title cut to the album.
A mid-tempo ballad written by Jake Mitchell, Jameson Rodgers, and Josh Thompson, it hits the nostalgic sweet spot for the country singer, as he reminisces about his upbringing and loyalty to his hometown. “Ride the same roads, work the same dirt, go to the...
A mid-tempo ballad written by Jake Mitchell, Jameson Rodgers, and Josh Thompson, it hits the nostalgic sweet spot for the country singer, as he reminisces about his upbringing and loyalty to his hometown. “Ride the same roads, work the same dirt, go to the...
- 2/14/2020
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Chuck Mead roars back with a blast of rocking honky-tonk, Erin Enderlin pours a potent whiskey and Cobie Caillat’s new band Gone West make their debut in this week’s list of the best country and Americana tracks.
Sam Williams, “Gemini”
Hank Williams Jr.’s 22-year-old son bridges the gap between astrology and Americana with this nuanced, nocturnal-sounding anthem about humans’ dual nature. “I’ve been a jailbird, I’ve been a scholar; turned a pure Catholic girl into the devil’s daughter,” he sings over stomp-clap percussion and a minor-key chord progression,...
Sam Williams, “Gemini”
Hank Williams Jr.’s 22-year-old son bridges the gap between astrology and Americana with this nuanced, nocturnal-sounding anthem about humans’ dual nature. “I’ve been a jailbird, I’ve been a scholar; turned a pure Catholic girl into the devil’s daughter,” he sings over stomp-clap percussion and a minor-key chord progression,...
- 6/28/2019
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
George Strait famously sang about romantic restlessness in his show-closing signature “The Cowboy Rides Away,” but Jon Pardi upends the idea of the impossible-to-fence-in rambler in his new song “Ain’t Always the Cowboy.”
Opening with plaintive fiddle, the mid-tempo ballad sets a scene of leaving, but here it’s the woman who’s lighting out for greener pastures, leaving her man alone and lonesome. “It ain’t always the cowboy that rides away,” sings Pardi in the pay-off line, lamenting his lover’s “tumbleweed heart” and her need to go searching and running.
Opening with plaintive fiddle, the mid-tempo ballad sets a scene of leaving, but here it’s the woman who’s lighting out for greener pastures, leaving her man alone and lonesome. “It ain’t always the cowboy that rides away,” sings Pardi in the pay-off line, lamenting his lover’s “tumbleweed heart” and her need to go searching and running.
- 6/21/2019
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
The Country Music Association announced the final nominees for The 52nd Annual Cma Awards this morning, and it’s a big day for singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton, who leads the list of finalists with five nominations. Producer and musician Dann Huff receives four nominations, while nine artists garnered three each — Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Janson, Miranda Lambert, Midland, Thomas Rhett and Keith Urban.
Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay and Sugarland appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” today, live from Luke’s 32 Bridge Food + Drink, Bryan’s new restaurant and bar in downtown Nashville, to reveal nominees for six of the 12 categories on air.
“Today kicks off Cma Awards season where we get to honor the best of the best in our outstanding format,” said Cma Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern. “There were some great breakout performances this year and the diversity of the nominations...
Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay and Sugarland appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” today, live from Luke’s 32 Bridge Food + Drink, Bryan’s new restaurant and bar in downtown Nashville, to reveal nominees for six of the 12 categories on air.
“Today kicks off Cma Awards season where we get to honor the best of the best in our outstanding format,” said Cma Chief Executive Officer Sarah Trahern. “There were some great breakout performances this year and the diversity of the nominations...
- 8/28/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Cole Swindell will release his new album All of It on August 17th, a record that, judging by the tracks he’s unveiled so far, indicates a more mature direction for the Georgia songwriter.
“Love You Too Late” is the latest taste of the album, a road song for the one who got away and is now off traveling some interstate. The narrator, meanwhile, is trying in vain to reverse what went wrong – and even the brown liquor won’t help. Written by Swindell, Brandon Kinney and Michael Carter (who...
“Love You Too Late” is the latest taste of the album, a road song for the one who got away and is now off traveling some interstate. The narrator, meanwhile, is trying in vain to reverse what went wrong – and even the brown liquor won’t help. Written by Swindell, Brandon Kinney and Michael Carter (who...
- 7/13/2018
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
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