Jake Worthington On The Importance Of Artists Continuing To Make Full-Length Records: “They Are Gonna Find The Rest”

Neotraditional artist Jake Worthington still believes in the art of the full-length album.

Jake Worthington stopped by the podcast to talk about his sophomore album When I Write The Song, how he loves sad country songs but has been scared to cut them in case they come true, walking up and down Broadway and listening to the live bands, how Nashville has never lost its magic, his love for Zach Top and the traditional country revival, being from Texas and his influences there and so much more.

Worthington is one of the few modern country artists that take pride in bringing the classic country sound to the table. The saying “out with the old and in with the new” typically applies in most areas, but not with modern country music. It’s in with the old right now, and artists like Jake Worthington and Zach Top are at the forefront of that movement.

Another modern trend that Worthington is intentionally bucking is the movement towards prioritizing singles over full-length albums. There’s undoubtedly been a shift towards creating songs that can get radio play or go viral on TikTok in recent years.

But the “It Ain’t The Whiskey” singer doesn’t think that’s a valid excuse to put singles on a pedestal:

“I still don’t think it’s a reason not to make records. I think we should still make albums, because if that one single does pop off, you’ve turned them on and they are gonna find the rest of what you got to offer. Whether the rest of it becomes a single or not… cut good songs. If it makes you feel good, if you believe in it, then it’s good.”

Jake Worthington also loves what tangible, physical music can offer. Though it might not be the first choice for many music fans in this digital, streaming age, the country music star firmly believes that dropping a needle on a vinyl record just might be the golden choice of listening:

“That’s the fun of music. I know it’s a little easier to access through Apple Music and Spotify, but it’s still fun to be able to put it in your hands and not even know what’s about to hit you… good or bad.”

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And there’s plenty of good in Worthington’s new album When I Write The Song, which released earlier this month and stands as the second, full-length project of Jake’s young and promising career. He might have waxed poetically about listening to the album in it’s entirety… but he doesn’t care how fans consume it. The 29-year-old just hopes people connect with it:

“I don’t care how you find it. I just hope you find it. This is me. I just hope when you get into this record, it’ll be something that you want to listen to forever… I love the way this one turned out. If you just like one song on it, great. Love that song. If it’s something that you can listen to top to bottom, I feel like that’s a really big compliment.”

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Cheers, y’all.

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