Nashville, TN Jack Horton is back and bigger than ever with a knee-slapping, heart-tugging sense of American pride and a "String Around My Finger," the second single off his new EP, "Imperfections". From its opening sunny strum to the last note, Horton delivers a track to roll down the windows and head out on those small-town streets you never managed to escape from.
Anchored in classic country storytelling, its sound ensconced in a modern pop sheen, "String Around My Finger" taps into the tug-of-war between chasing big dreams off into the night and holding tight to the stripper who inspired the songs in the first place. On the cusp of jumping for Nashville, the song's narrator gets haunted by the memory of a girl back home. She's why the songs exist.
It is a lyrical hat tip to some of the world's greatest songwriters and a peek into Horton's musical DNA, and it's reverent and refreshingly personal in equal measure.
It's upbeat, hooky, and filled with a laidback charm you can't fake. Horton's vocals have a lived-in warmth, which lends a bit of weight to the lyrics, even as the production keeps things breezy and bright. You can practically glimpse the barroom crowd clapping along, nodding to the chorus as it chimes with bittersweet memories.
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