Erin Enderlin Embraces the Art of Being ‘Somebody’s Shot of Whiskey’

Singer-songwriter bets on herself with rowdy new anthem of self-worth

By Jon Freeman

Erin Enderlin embraces the idea of not being able to please everyone in the new song “Somebody’s Shot of Whiskey,” which she released on Friday. It’s the first original music to appear from the Nashville singer-songwriter since 2019’s excellent full-length Faulkner County.

Beginning with rhythmic strums of acoustic guitar, the stripped-down arrangement of “Somebody’s Shot of Whiskey” gradually incorporates drums, bass, steel, and fiddle along with Enderlin’s vocals, retaining a looseness that feels like a living-room jam…

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