Elle King & Miranda Lambert, Drunk… | Track Review 🎵

Elle King and Miranda Lambert make sweet music together on the fun, energetic, and drunken gem, “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home).”

“So, bartender, take my keys / What do you want from me? / Baby, I’m drunk and I don’t wanna go home.” Woo! Sounds like situation to me. While the drunkenness may not ultimately be optimal, the situation where two musicians the caliber of 🎙 Elle King and 🎙 Miranda Lambert (a 🏆 Grammy winner) join forces is only positive.  The resulting duet, 🎵 “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” is pretty sweet, fusing country, pop, and rock seamlessly. 

“Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” catches the ear from the onset.  It’s definitely the beat, which incites head nodding, foot tapping, and hand clapping (the movement of your choice). By the chorus, there are more ‘countrified’ cues, thanks to the inclusion of driving, rhythmic guitars. Besides the electrifying production from 🎛 Martin Johnson and 🎛 Brandon Paddock, there are also electrifying vocals.  Both King and Lambert have powerful voices and do a fabulous job of conveying attitude and feistiness.  Because both are so adept at this, the chemistry between the two is marvelous.  As far as the songwriting, it is perfect for country music in particular, referencing whiskey and of course its effects (“We’re in the bathroom stall gettin’ tatted, there’s a line in the hall / Tryna be my sugar daddy, gettin’ handsy in the stalls.” Woo!

Final Thoughts 💭

So, Elle King and Miranda Lambert together? ‘Must hear’ folks, ‘must-hear.’  “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” is just a fun track that blurs genre lines and should appeal to a number of different listeners.  The vocals are awesome, the production excellent, and the songwriting definitely entertaining with its drunken antics.  Winner in my book!

🎙 Elle King & Miranda Lambert • 🎵 “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” • 🏷 RCA • 🗓 2.26.21

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