We love a decent Country reference and a bit of imagery – and the new track Stuck Behind A Tractor from Tommy Atkins gives us both in the title alone!
We nominated Tommy in the Best
Song category in last year’s Silverball Country Awards for “Cinderella’s Had A
Drink”, and whilst it wasn’t the winner, it showed how far Tommy has come
whilst still possibly being under the radar of a lot of UK Country fans and
festivals.
Tommy’s voice and style seem
to have matured a little since his previous, more up tempo/poppy releases,
which is appropriate with the song being a coming-of-age type, reflective release.
As Tommy himself puts it
Out where we live, we get stuck behind tractors all the time, and I thought that was the perfect metaphor for where I’m at right now. Between the Covid lockdowns, turning 30 and moving out to the country, I’ve learned to slow down and not lose my shit when things aren’t happening as quickly as I’d like.
Undeniably Country, with a twangy guitar in the intro and the instrumentation you would
expect from a Country song, Tommy again shows his skill at writing a Country
song with a very UK slant to it – although getting Stuck Behind a Tractor
is probably a worldwide hazard!
The
song and imagery is about turning thirty, and life under Covid, two things that
have possibly encouraged a lot of people to stop and take stock of themselves and
their life. Tommy includes some wise
words in the song
Take a breath, destress learn to take it slow
Which
is good advice for us all!
Our
advice – if you haven’t heard Tommy’s music yet, take a breath and check out
both his new single and his back catalogue of work.
Stuck Behind a Tractor, the new single from Tommy
Atkins is available to download and stream from 6 May
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