Mitchell Tenpenny was in Charleston yesterday and stopped by 103.5 WEZL to play some songs off his recently released EP. Tenpenny is the newest signee to Columbia records and has soulful vocals and a very energetic and engaging personality. I would definitely encourage you to stream/download his recently released EP.
He started his set with “Truck I Drove In High School”, a song he co-wrote with country newcomer Devin Dawson. The song reminisces about his first car and the fun they had together. “I kinda wonder where she’s at these days I bet she runnin’ like nothin’s changed”.
Tenpenny told the story of how he was drinking at a bar and overheard a person tell his friends he would call them later; but he heard it as Alcohol You Later. He immediately saved the phrase in his phone and the next day he wrote “Alcohol You Later.” This is a song about calling your old flame knowing that it is not the smartest thing to do.
Number one on my speed dial, I changed your name so my friends won’t find out, But they’re all heading home now, And I got word that she’s hanging downtown, I know I shouldn’t do it, Oh, but these shots I’m shooting, Make me not give a damn.
Tenpenny then spoke about writing “If The Boot Fits” and how he got the call from Granger Smith letting him know he would be recording the song. He got a call back from Smith a few days later saying that the song was going to be the lead single. Tenpenny talked about how awesome it was hearing a song he wrote on the radio. He then played us his version of the song.
Tenpenny said that even better than hearing a song he wrote on the radio was hearing a song that he recorded. “Drunk Me” was released to country radio on Monday(3.26.18) and is the lead single from his recently released EP. This is a song about getting over a heartbreak and quitting drinking, not from indulging too much but because “drunk him” can’t wrap his head around the reality.
I’ve been sober ’cause there ain’t no hangover like you girl, no, no, no
Baby can you come over, I always find those words at the bottom of a hundred proof, yeah
Girl, every time you do
I just end up, head all messed up like the sheets where we made love
I’ve been sober since you broke my heart in two
‘Cause drunk me can’t get over you
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