The Orange County-born singer has climbed the charts with R&B-inflected, sweet-hearted songs such as In Case You Didn’t Know (I’m Crazy ’Bout You) and (I Can’t) Sleep Without You. If radio country has recently been infatuated with rock and hip-hop, Young’s self-titled debut album represents a longer-running trend: pop country. It’s a more amped up version of traditional country, which doesn’t quite warrant the bro tag. In songs such as his big hit Dirt on My Boots, he sings standard country lyrics (“Hard as I worked all day, I’m gonna work harder on loving you”), while the studio musicians behind him play their fiddles, steel guitars and drum sets loud enough to fill a stadium. Jon Pardi’s new album, California Sunrise, tries to strike a balance. Their music no longer has the distinctive sound of Haggard but now finds itself at the heart of an argument over contemporary country’s sound.įor the past few years, Nashville has argued with itself over “ bro country”, which relies less on traditional instruments and more on hard rock riffs and hip-hop beats. A third California native, Sam Outlaw, is on his way up as well.
California produces country stars such as Jon Pardi and Brett Young – two of the hottest acts in country today – but they have to move to Nashville to pursue their careers.
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