On his new album ‘Mr. Saturday Night,’ country artist Jon Pardi makes music that’s aware of honky tonk history but never feels like a reenactment.
Other times, he’s just finding ways to cut loose, as on the raucous “Fill ‘Er Up” and “Workin’ on a New One,” which mixes Nineties country style with a subtle programmed beat to chronicle his forthcoming hangover. In “Your Heart or Mine,” splashes of electric piano mingle with a funky backbeat and minor-chord progression as Pardi ponders the intoxicating pull of temptation. “Is it somethin’ in the night/Makin’ us wanna cross that line?” he sings.
But he’s got some stylistic range as well. “Raincheck” is a solitary drinking song in the key of George Strait, and even though Pardi doesn’t have Strait’s buttery croon, he sells it on sincerity. He teams up with Midland for another drinking song that’s a harmony-rich, West Coast country-rock number, and then sings about one who got away in the shimmering, pop-influenced “Santa Cruz”
His one real misstep is “Smokin’ a Doobie,” which has the feel of a Zac Brown Band song by way of Jimmy Buffett, and goes in too heavy on some Tex-Mex references to “cervezas” and “senoritas” along the Guadalupe. You’ve heard it before. If any one song sounds primed for disaster among these 14 tracks — which move along surprisingly quickly — it’s the creepily titled “Reverse Cowgirl.” Think of it as a spiritual cousin to Kacey Musgraves “Space Cowboy,” except this time it’s about wanting someone to come back. “If you back it up, we can make this work/So put that thing in reverse, cowgirl,” he sings. It’s a surprising twist, not to mention a lovely example of the way Pardi mines traditions and makes them sound fresh.
Editor’s Note: You may have noticed that we got rid of the stars on our reviews. If you’re an engaged music fan in 2022 your opinion isn’t going to be defined by some random number. We’ll tell you right away when a new album is a must-hear or, in rarer cases, an instant classic. After that, our critics will help you make up your own damn mind.
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