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Braxton Keith Releases New Honky Tonk Heartbreaker, “Chase You Down”
Braxton Keith is bringing the jukebox-sounding honky tonk heartbreakers back.
If you're a fan of the sound Zach Top is reviving, bringing back '90s country, then you also need to listen to Braxton Keith.
The twenty-something-year-old Texas native calls San Antonio home, but you'll have trouble finding him there. As Keith has blown up on the Red Dirt and Texas country scene, he's embracing a true road dog spirit and is constantly on the road touring. Keith went viral earlier this year on TikTok for his single "Cozy," which is a stone-cold cheating song.
"I'm trying to bring back the traditional values of old-school country music, with a modern twist."
Since "Cozy" turned many heads towards Keith, he is letting fans know he's more than a one-hit wonder and is releasing heater after heater.
This week, he dropped a new single that is heartbreaking gold: "Chase You Down."
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The single, penned by Keith and Deric Ruttan, highlights a man drinking through the pain of his heartbreak. However, the man keeps hurting himself, with memories surfacing the more he keeps drinking. It's a double-edged sword as he tries to numb his pain with the bottle, but the bottle won't let him truly move on because he will always "chase you down."
The play on words with the title is perfect as it relates to chasing the shots down and trying to chase down those memories that keep him from moving on.
"Saw your bags packed by the door
Then I helped load 'em in that '99 Ford
Tears were streaming from your eyes
When you turned around and whispered goodbye
I could've put my truck and drive
Caught up with you and changed your mind
But as long as Kentucky's makin' bourbon
Jack is back in ole Tennessee
You ain't too far gone
If there's Cuervo down in Dallas
Waitin' on a broken heart like me
I watched those goodbye taillights
Fadin' on outta town,
But as long as there's a bottle of something somewhere around
I can always chase you down..."
Keith's thick twangs hit home, and his vocal delivery conveys the feeling of heartbreak so well. The gut-wrenching lyrics combined with the moan of the steel guitar make this single a perfect sad country song.
If sad county songs make you happy, blast this one at full volume.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtxUuMVUBfc