Old Man Luedecke is one of those acts I rarely feature on the site and doesn’t need to since he has a big supportive fanbase in the folk community.
I was surprised to hear the new song he dropped today called My Status is the Baddest which features Bahamas via Outside Music.
The shift from traditional banjo folk music to a more folky-pop singer/songwriter style with the influence of Bahamas seems like an interesting transition.
It’s a testament to the artist’s versatility and willingness to experiment with his sound.
Exploring new musical territories often allows artists to express different facets of their creativity and showcase their adaptability.
If “My Status is the Baddest” reflects a sense of freedom and delivers a fun, upbeat, and catchy vibe, it sounds like Old Man Luedecke has successfully embraced this change and is bringing a fresh energy to his music.
About the track by Chris Luedecke:
“My Status Is The Baddest”, which sees Chris Luedecke leaving behind his signature banjo to explore songwriting and finding a freedom in it.
The track is a joy-filled complaint of parenthood.
Channeling Steve Miller and Tom Petty with a breezy existential refrain, Luedecke tries to sort out whether the high road of parenting is espionage against the true nature of the beast.
‘Am I a coward or a traitor? I’m always at war with my nature’ Holding it all back to be a good parent, or trying to be, most of the time. Suppressing flight urges, keeping the train on the rails, trying to get the kids what they need.
All these things are in this feel good ditty about how the joys and bliss of parenting are also really a lot of work, doubt and heartache with little right to but also little escape from complaint.
Sweet otherworldly guitar lines keep the humour ethereally above the Steve Miller-like candy rock of the melody.
My Status is the Baddest gets: 📷📷📷📷📷📷📷📷/10.
Old Man Luedecke – My Status is the Baddest (feat. Bahamas) [Listen]
