Blake Shelton just released a new song and many fans think that it's a throwback track, but little did they know, it was a song that was just recently produced; why does it sound like an old release?
According to 103.1 KFIL, the singer dropped the song "No Body" and the reason why it sounds like an old song is because it heavily featured 90s country sound.
The track was written by Rodney Clawson, Josh Kear, and Chris Tompkins.
"No Body" revolves around his story as a singer and he didn't want to be with someone else except for his partner.
"Don't wanna shadow dance with nobody / Slide some cotton off of nobody / Don't wanna wake up kissing no body / No body but yours," the lyrics read.
The outlet noted that aside from the old country sound, the song's narrative and lyricism also featured nostalgic references like "scoot the boots," derived from Brooks and Dunn's
Boot Scootin" and "Conway [Twitty] on the radio."
Speaking about his new release, Shelton aid he gets excited whenever he drops a new song, but "No Body" is special to him because it takes him to the 1990s when he was in high school and moved to Nashville, Tennessee.
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"The hook confused me the first time I heard it - I'm hoping it's the same way for everyone else, so they have to listen to it a bunch of times to figure it out!" he added.
Aside from the throwback sound, he also embodied major nostalgia by changing his hairstyle into a mullet.
"No Body" is available for streaming on major music platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. Its music video is also available on YouTube.
Blake Shelton Updates
According to Billboard, "The Voice" coach will be returning to the Grand Ole Opry to perform at both the venue's early and late shows.
This year marks the singer's 12th year as a member of the Grand Ole Opry after being inducted on October 23, 2010.
His show will be on Saturday, September 10.
"No Body" is Shelton's follow-up to his 2021 songs "Minimum Wage" and "Come Back as a Country Boy." He also previously released his number one tracks like "Nobody but You" and "Happy Anywhere" featuring his wife Gwen Stefani in 2020.
His last album "Body Language" was released in 2021.
As of this writing, Blake Shelton has not announced whether he's going to release a new studio record or not.
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