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Shaboozey review – viral country superstar finds comfort in intimacy
From scorned lovers to campfire heartbreak and outlaw vengeance, the charmingly tipsy singer takes the crowd on a JD swigging journey through the Old West
The release of A Bar Song (Tipsy) just two weeks later was impeccable timing: it became a viral sensation, eventually tying Lil Nas X’s Old Town Road for the longest-running Billboard Hot 100 No 1. He plays the scorned lover when performing Anabelle, and on All Men Die the outlaw who punishes a friend who “wanna be John Wayne” and betrays him. It is in country music, he says, that he has felt confident voicing such precise emotions and found comfort in life’s small graces.
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