It’s been more than a decade since Capitol Records Nashville artist Jon Pardi began careening down the highway, leading the charge to modernize honky tonk with roaring guitars and a roaring, good-time spirit.
Now with four Top 5 albums which include 2016’s Platinum #1, California Sunrise, Jon Pardi’s reputation for punchy, against-the-wind bravado has only grown. Never afraid to break from the pack, fourteen RIAA-certified singles feature six #1s (like the back-to-back 6x-Platinum “Head Over Boots” and “Dirt On My Boots”), and with years of blue-collar barnstorming behind him, the California native has earned international headlining acclaim, alongside 9.3 billion global streams. But despite the success – or maybe emboldened by it – today’s Jon Pardi feels more restless than ever.
In point of fact, it’s also the most liberated, shapeshifting record Pardi has ever made; the soundtrack to a place where anything can happen and worlds collide – Honkytonk Hollywood. Taking big steps out of his normal routine while fulfilling some lifelong dreams, Pardi calls it his “rock and roll record” and says that with pride, barreling full speed ahead with no real destination in mind. The spiritual successor to his fearless breakout hits, it once again finds a star pulling out the stops to stay true to himself – yet gives his signature sound a spark.
