New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Today, country superstar Jon Pardi hits the streets in a dark and thrilling new music video for current radio single "Friday Night Heartbreaker." Released as the lead track off his upcoming fifth studio album, the video for the track that "kicks down the door of this next musical chapter" (American Songwriter) was directed by Jim Wright and shot in Nashville's historic Printer's Alley. It highlights Pardi's signature mix of honky-tonk rhythms and contemporary flair, capturing the bittersweet blend of infatuation and the heartbreak often felt during fleeting moments of romance. With its lively melody and mysterious edge, "Friday Night Heartbreaker" highlights Pardi's knack for blending storytelling with an infectious, danceable sound.
"I always enjoy filming with Jim Wright, even if it means being in Printer's Alley until 2 AM," says Pardi. "You really see some wild characters down there at that hour. One of my favorite parts of the shoot was chatting with the actors and actresses who performed the circus stunts—they were amazing! All I had to do was play guitar and drive a cool car while they were over there breathing fire and swallowing swords. It was awesome to watch it all come together!"
Since first hitting the country landscape, singer/songwriter/producer Jon Pardi has long separated himself from the pack, carving a lane that was all his own by producing, writing, and singing songs he created from the melodies up, and earning praise for it. "Jon Pardi cut a path through modern country's embrace of pop, hip-hop and EDM" (The New York Times) with "an emboldened work… a distilling of his sound into a more potent form that draws both vitality and assurance from his anything-but-sterile relationship to his tradition's modern era" (NPR). Pardi is "a leader among a growing number of artists bringing back fiddle, steel, and twang" (People) and "even when he's singing sad songs, he wants people to have a good time" (Associated Press). Pardi's critically acclaimed most recent album MR. SATURDAY NIGHT proved he has "blazed his own trail over the past decade" (Billboard) and followed his critically acclaimed 2019 album - HEARTACHE MEDICATION - a CMA and ACM Album of the Year nominated project that was also named as one of Rolling Stone's "Best Album of the Year" and Los Angeles Times' (Top 10) "Best Albums of the Year" upon release. His breakthrough Platinum-selling album, CALIFORNIA SUNRISE, features the multi-Platinum, chart-topping hits "Dirt On My Boots," "Head Over Boots," "Heartache On The Dance Floor" and "Night Shift." Pardi has earned several No. 1s on country radio and is noted for his "long-lasting mark on the genre" (MusicRow) and his impressive ability to carve out his own path creating "the kind of country music multiple generations came to know, and love can still work on a mass scale" (Variety). Filled with fiddle, twang and steel guitar, Pardi continues to "apply new ideas to country's old sounds" (Los Angeles Times) and "bring authenticity back into Country music" (People). Pardi's brand new "Friday Night Heartbreaker" is the lead single from his upcoming fifth studio album, anticipated for release in 2025. For more information and for a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit JonPardi.com.
