JORDAN ROWE

                                                              "I Didn't Sleep Last Night" 

                                                               River House Artists

Standing out as a new artist in the sea of up-and-coming country singer/songwriters is no easy task. However, when you’re a part of tours with some of the hottest acts – Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, and this fall with Jon Pardi – people will take very quick note of you.

That’s the case with Jordan Rowe, who with a substantial amount of positive buzz behind him releases his brand-new single “I Didn’t Sleep Last Night.”

The mid-tempo song, co-written by Rowe, Will Weatherly, and Thomas Archer, is the first release from his highly anticipated debut album Bad Case of the Good Ole Boy (Due out in August) and it hits the bullseye with a connectible lyric, catchy melody, and uncanny ability to twist his modern country style into a 90’s country feel.

Though a moving on type of song isn’t anything new, “I Didn’t Sleep Last Night” plays out in such a unique way that it sounds like you’re listening to a break-up note that Rowe is leaving for his ex to let her know that he’s moving on now.

The lyric begins innocently enough with Rowe talking about what he actually planned to do that fateful night – stay home, think about his ex with the ball game on, lay awake tossing and turning in bed, etc.

Of course, these plans are shattered once his buddies coax him out of the house and out to the bar where he ends up meet someone new and the getting over his ex begins when they stay up all night, watch the sun come up, etc.

What I love about this lyric is that it masterfully never crosses the line into “R” rated territory, but there is plenty of insinuating that can be done when Rowe brings us into the hook of the song by talking directly to his ex about his new flame: “Nah, you didn’t keep me up, but I didn’t sleep last night.”

This lyric is super relatable for anyone who has lost someone they loved, only to find that someone better is waiting just around the corner. Combine that with the nostalgic use of the prominent fiddle smashing into the modern touches of this song, as well as the resume that Jordan Rowe already carries, and you have a single that is sure to break him into the Top 40 and open his next chapter.

(Review Written By: Jeffrey Kurtis)

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