SCOTTY MCCREERY

                                                               "Cab In A Solo" 

                                                                Triple Tigers

Whether he’s walking the most modern edge of his style with songs such as “Feelin’ It,” or grabbing from his rich, traditional influences on heart tuggers like “Five More Minutes,” Scotty McCreery always puts on a pure showcase of who he is that fully embraces his defining characteristics to appease not only his strong following, but mainstream country radio.

He now returns with “Cab In A Solo,” the lead preview of his forthcoming album and the first new music since the deluxe version of his Same Truck album, which featured recent smashes “You Time,” “Damn Strait,” and “It Matters To Her.

Dripping with classic country infused flavor that pulls back to an early 2000s vibe, the mid-tempo waltz embedded into the instrumentation wraps perfectly around McCreery’s distinguishable vocal as he sings through the opening verse of how he’s already sent a dozen unanswered texts to his on again/off again while reasoning with himself that she must simply be playing hard to get back this time.

With roses and a bottle of her favorite wine (cabernet) in hand, he has us immediately recalling feels of the Rhett Akins classic “That Ain’t My Truck,” as he’s slapped through the chorus with the reality in which he’s been denying and never wanted to face:

“I can’t believe what I just saw

A couple shadows kissing on her bedroom wall

Looking like my plan didn’t work out at all

Heartbreak turned into broke up

So now I’m finding out how a heartbreak tastes with a silver oak 1998

Drinking cab in a solo, solo in the cab of my truck.”

Lamenting in the second verse that although he thought about returning the bottle of wine to the store, he would only use the money for a beer or a whiskey at the nearby bar so he might as well just drink it instead, as he’s forced to accept the hard truth of the situation while his heart further breaks though the bridge, “she just turned out the lights, guess she meant it when she said goodbye.”

“Cab In A Solo,” is Scotty McCreery doing exactly what’s made him so endearing throughout his entire career by delivering a traditionally brushed modern sound that sees him skillfully utilizing the proper tones of his voice to display the evolving emotions of his heart slowly breaking as each new page turns during this classic tale of lost love.

With the song having been already road tested and performed in the circle on the hallowed stage of the Grand Ole Opry, the tremendous response that it’s already receiving tells us that this is a surefire bet to become his next big hit upon its impact at country radio. 

(Review Written By: Jeffrey Kurtis)