With roaring guitars and a roaring, good-time spirit, “Honky-Tonk Hero” (Esquire) Jon Pardi’s reputation for punchy, against-the-wind bravado continues to grow, today with the release of his fifth studio album HONKYTONK HOLLYWOOD, out now. The 17-track album is the spiritual successor to his fearless breakout hits, and once again finds Pardi pulling out the stops to stay true to himself – yet giving his signature sound a new spark. Some tracks ring with pristine, pure-country tenderness, while others embrace fuzzed-out fiddles and soaring tripled guitars, or grungy bass lines and bottomless grooves. HONKYTONK HOLLYWOOD is available with all music partners now, HERE.
Pardi will also be featured on Sirius XM’s The Highway channel all weekend. Honkytonk Hollywood: Jon Pardi Live will mix live performance of songs from the new album along with a handful of hits and Q&A in front of a studio audience starting today at 2 PM Eastern with multiple airings all weekend.
ALBUM AUDIO WORK PARTS:
“I think it’s an incredible album and we had so much fun making it, working with a new producer for me and he’s not a new producer, he’s legend. Jay Joyce, love him. We had a great time.“
“What’s up, it’s Jon Pardi.”
“Here’s a song from my brand new album, available wherever you get your music.”
“Brought to you by Capital Nashville.”
“Boots Off”
“Friday Night Heartbreaker”
“She Gets To Drinking”
“Gamblin’ Man”
“Hey California”
“Rush”
“She Drives Away”
“He Went To Work”
“Last Call Thing”
“Honkytonk Hollywood”
“Love The Lights Out”
“Nice Place To Visit”
“Hard Knocks”
“Don’t You Wanna Know”
“Barroom Blue”
“Who I Don’t Wanna Be”
“Kinda Wanna Keep It That Way”
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“Boots Off, super fun, getting home, having a good time, starting that second round and having a good time. You know what I’m saying?“
“Love this song. I remember when I first heard it. It kinda gives a spooky, sexy vibe. Somebody’s gonna break a heart tonight.”
“She Gets To Drinkin’, wrote with my good friends, Hailey Whitters and Hillary Lindsey. It’s just about, you know, being there for a friend or a girlfriend that’s getting over a heartbreak and having a good time.”
“Gamblin’ Man. I think the hook says it the best. Don’t go all in on a gamblin’ man. So good.”
“Love Hey California. It is, it’s a story song in the long run, but I just picture a hot babe out in California somewhere rocking out to it when you hear it. And it’s just got mood. It’s got mood all over it. It’s awesome.”
“Rush is a song that I’ve had for a long time, wrote it in 2019, seems so long ago, but it’s just got a drive to it and I love it. And it’s got a lot of beat to it and emotion, really cool.”
“She Drives Away. Oh man, a father’s song, such a tearjerker, but in happy tears, happy tears and you know, life moves quick. And I think that kind of, it says it without saying it and it’s really great.“
“He Went To Work is something that, you know, I feel like all dudes can relate to their fathers and girls and also for the young fathers out there. They go to work every day, put food on the table and provide for the family. Think it kind of hits home with that really well written song. Love that song.”
“Last Call Thing for all my makeup and breakups out there, you know, got to have a makeup and breakup or where you doing that 2 a.m. song and that has a song and it’s catchy and earwormy. It’s a really cool song on this record.”
“Honkytonk Hollywood is basically a song about summer that I didn’t write, but it kind of paints a blonde hair babe from California moving to Tennessee and fell in love with the singer and the band. And it’s one of my favorite tracks. We’ve had that for a long time, ready to get record it.“
“Love the lights out, another sexy jam. You know, it’s pretty self-explanatory when you listen to it, but I love the groove and just the kind of not saying too much, but saying a lot. It’s kind of love the lights out.”
“Nice Place To Visit. Stone cold country. I’m here. You’re here. We’re going through whatever this is and it ain’t going to be long because I’m going be out. Ya know? Doing whatever, but I’m a nice place to visit, but you wouldn’t want to stay.“
“Hard Knocks, good old tough song. Punch a guy in the face song. Don’t be messing with me and my family song. Love that.”
“Don’t You Wanna Know. Oh man, that’s a missing you song. And I love that title, you know, Don’t You Wanna Know what it might be like. Be in my arms one more night. The lights down low. Such a good song. That’s all in the feels on that one. Love that one.”
“Bar Room Blue, straight up honky tonkin, country, whiskey, on ice, at a bar, somewhere, rockin’ out. Fantastic, fantastic song with a key change.”
“Who I Don’t Wanna Be? Well, that’s just sometimes you look in the mirror and you don’t want to be where you’re going. You change yourself, you change the future for the better. And you just kind of realize like you’re going down a wrong path. You might need to switch the direction. And that’s definitely what that song’s about. And we all go through it. And that was just kind of song I was feeling at a time of like realizing I don’t want to be that guy. I want to be better. So I think everybody can relate to that.”
“Kinda Wanna Keep It That Way. Front porch picking, don’t be coming around my house, don’t be messing with me kind of song. And I don’t know, it’s one of my favorites. Great way to end the album. It’s got a little, you know, keep doing what I’m doing, done my changing and now I’m not. It’s got a great song. Great, great vibes.“
To celebrate the release, Pardi heads to New York City to debut the album’s title track on NBC’s TODAY this Monday (4/14) before visiting Fox & Friends on Tuesday (4/15) to perform the album’s timeless “He Went To Work.” Later that evening, Pardi will host an exclusive album release event at Common Country Bar for one of the first-ever performances of new tracks as well as some of his biggest hits. Fans can catch up with the California native with Esquire’s in-depth interview about the album online HERE and in the new April/May issue.
Never afraid to break from the pack, 14 RIAA-certified singles feature six No. 1 hits (like the back-to-back 6x-Platinum “Head Over Boots” and “Dirt On My Boots”), four Top 5 albums (including 2016’s Platinum No. 1, CALIFORNIA SUNRISE) and with years of blue-collar barnstorming behind him, the California native has earned his international headlining acclaim, alongside 9.3 billion global streams. After recently headlining shows in Australia including CMC Rocks, the multi-Platinum country star and “spirited entertainer, with infectious energy” (Star Tribune) kicks off his HONKYTONK HOLLYWOOD TOUR on April 25, hitting arenas and amphitheaters across the US with support from Corey Kent on select dates and Kassi Ashton. For more information on new music and for a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit JonPardi.com.
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