Sunburnt Sunday

Country with a laid-back two-step feel, brushed drums and twangy Telecaster; verse rides acoustic guitar, fiddle, and a walking bass line; pre-chorus pulls back to handclaps and a pedal steel swell; chorus opens with harmony vocals and a singalong hook. Lead vocal stays close-mic and conversational, with stacked doubles on the hook, little yodel flips, and short delay throws on the last word of each chorus line. Ear candy includes creek-water Foley, a match strike into the first chorus, and a fiddle lick that answers the vocal. Bright, warm, dusty mix with sun-washed low mids., country