We review the new single by Charlie Worsham out today – Fist Through This Town – available to stream everywhere here now.
‘Fist Through This Town’ takes Worsham on a new sonic direction, a blistering and simmering track. ‘I ain’t a killer, but I’d let that bastard drown / I wanna put my fist through this town.’ It’s a track that feels like a commiseration on the state of the world in general, a powerfully angry and resentful track – the emotion threatening to spill over into vocal. Produced by Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Miranda Lambert) and written by Worsham, Jeremy Spillman and Travis Meadows, “Fist Through This Town” expresses the anger, struggle, frustration and, ultimately, the love that Worsham has experienced throughout his career as an artist.
Reflecting on the song, Worsham shares, “I think we all go through those times when it feels like the world is against us, and that’s especially true for anyone who dares to chase down their dream. ‘Fist Through This Town’ fell onto the page late one solitary night in a little house I used to rent on Lillian Street. It was fueled by whiskey and a season of frustration, watched over by a painting of George Jones hanging on the wall, illuminated by the glow of hand-me-down lamps. ‘Fist’ was the first time I got that honest with myself about my anger. My hope is that this song can be rocket fuel for everyone else out there struggling to will a dream into existence.”
