The bridge makes this song an earworm (“It’s one more call/It’s one more ‘Whatcha doin’ right now’/It’s one more trip to my side of town and you walk right in”), but it’s John’s deft guitar work that’ll win over boot-scootin’ skeptics. Co-written with hitmaker Shane McAnally (Kacey Musgraves, Sam Hunt), the song glides over the will-we-or-won’t-we phase in a romance, and hot lines about tearin’ off T-shirts are given depth with T.J.’s low vocals. Their latest single, “Stay a Little Longer,” loses the tropes in favor of a shredding number with a little more substance. Osborne saw some radio success with last year’s “Rum,” a lighthearted take on a booze-soaked stay-cation. Nashville-based brother duo John and T.J. ![]() The Brothers Osborne, “Stay a Little Longer” This song has all the magic, joy, and loss that come left of the dial. Don’t let the trucks and violins fool you. Bryan finds himself driving around until 3:35 in the morning so he can hear some mystery girl sing every song on the radio. And that’s a shame, since the second single Bryan released from that album ( Tailgates and Tanlines - again, not helping us here) is a rueful ballad built to torch indie hearts. 22 Billboard Hot 100 hit called “Country Girl (Shake It for Me).” The title makes for about 90 percent of the lyrics. If Top 40 country music isn’t your cup of (sweet) tea, you probably haven’t sought out Luke Bryan, country’s king of spring break, who broke through with a No. Luke Bryan, “I Don’t Want This Night to End” Embrace the banjo and the Southern drawl. Below is a list of songs that’ll convert you to country fandom and make you reconsider that “Anything but” proclamation. While the “list” song in bro country continues to rage on unrepentant - seriously, do a shot every time you hear “Chevy,” “whiskey,” “blonde,” or “small town” while blasting a country station you’ll black out in minutes - artists are taking more twangified risks than ever before, and they’re doing so while contributing to a legacy that’s long since been established by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Patsy Cline, and a handful of American artists who challenge assumptions and expectations for one of the most stigmatized genres of American music. ![]() That’s not the case anymore - but it never has been, really. Metal, pop, rock, rap, indie, punk, sure, but country - specifically popular country, the kind that hollers about Stetsons and cowboy boots and talk of trucks, beer and girls - up until recently has been maligned as an uncool genre, a cheesy, hokey, twangy tradition that banks on old flavors and sounds instead of reinvention and experimentation. “I’m into everything but _ and country.”įor years, this was an all-too-common response when people were asked what kind of music they like. From Reba to Old Crow to Sturgill and back again, here's a batch o' songs that'll keep you from condemning country music.
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