Justin Moore has always been one of the more traditional sounding artists in country music, even as the genre has expanded and broadened. But these days the pendulum of what’s popular seems to be swinging a little bit more back to some of the traditional sounds, thanks to artists like Justin, Chris Stapleton, Midland and Cody Johnson. “Yeah, it kinda does feel like there’s a little bit of that happening,” says Justin. “I think with all the different outlets and ways for people to find music nowadays, I don’t think it’s ever gonna condense back into one thing ever again. There’s just too many ways to find too many different things. But, I do think maybe the desire for people to hear it is maybe stronger right now than it has been in the past few years.”
While Justin has pushed himself to try out more modern sounds on a few songs, he says, “That’s one of the things I’m really proud about our career is, we did a song here or there that was a little different for us, but 99% of what we’ve done has been pretty straight-forward country. Our lane is a lot more narrow than a lot of people, and I’m proud of the fact that we still are here making music and having success doing it.”
You can hear Justin’s traditional country sound on his latest single, “The Ones That Didn’t Make It Back Home,” which will be on his next album, that he says will potentially be the most traditional country sounding album he’s ever made.
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“Yeah, it kinda does feel like there’s a little bit of that happening. I think with all the different outlets and ways for people to find music nowadays, I don’t think it’s ever gonna condense back into one thing ever again. There’s just too many ways to find too many different things. But, I do think maybe the desire for people to hear it is maybe stronger right now than it has been in the past few years. And that’s one of the things I’m really proud about our career is, we did a song here or there that was a little different for us, but 99% of what we’ve done has been pretty straight-forward country. Our lane is a lot more narrow than a lot of people, and I’m proud of the fact that we still are here making music and having success doing it.”