Born and raised in Abilene, Texas, Hunter Hutchinson has accomplished a lot in the space of a few years.He was 17 when he began to play the guitar, learning chords on his late father's guitar from tutorials on YouTube. That was just a couple of years ago and Hutchison, now a senior at Texas Tech University, released his debut album, What Do You Say at the beginning of the year. Recording a full-length album whilst also studying for a degree in business is an impressive feat on its own but more impressive is the list of names that Hunter has shared a stage with in these still very early moments of his music career - Aaron Watson, Wade Bowen and Eli Young Band, to name just a few. The aforementioned Watson, in fact, is a big fan, was a producer on What Do You Say and has written with Hutchinson too.
As a result, a definite Watson influence can be heard in Hutchinson's sound. It falls more towards the more traditional style of country with strong meaningful lyrics, catchy hooks and a good ol' fiddle but not so much as to alienate those who prefer more subtle country twangs to their songs. Think Kip Moore (to pick an established act on the chart right now). Hutchison sticks to his country roots and doesn't try to play anything other than country music and it works.
Current single 'Storm To Weather' is a solid track that you'll find yourselves singing along to after a few listens, 'Texas Too' is country through and through and Aaron Watson features on 'She's Gone'. Yet the real standout is 'The Man Who Believes In Me' which with lyrics such as 'You'll be with me all the way/ Every breath of every day' is a lovely, and powerful, tribute to Hutchinson's father.What Do You Say is a very promising start to Hunter Hutchinson's career. Treat yourself to some good country music and go get a copy.
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