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Jon Pardi's Hyperactive Honky-Tonk Brings The Past Into The Present

"It's not a bad thing to be old fashioned, but, you know, not everything old fashioned was great either. This kind of meets in the middle," Jon Pardi says of his new album. Jim Wright/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Jon Pardi's Hyperactive Honky-Tonk Brings The Past Into The Present

Heartache Medication favors muscled-up guitars and booming drums, but reserves a place of honor for gutsy, tunefully expressive fiddle and steel solos.

Don't Pigeonhole Me, Bro: New Country Albums On The Borderline

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Don't Pigeonhole Me, Bro: New Country Albums On The Borderline

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Jon Pardi and Jason Eady confront the pop current that keeps country music commercially viable while connecting to a past that fewer and fewer listeners are aware of.

Don't Pigeonhole Me, Bro: New Country Albums On The Borderline

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