Intertwining twangy Americana and country charm, “Weaker Every Day” is an affecting success from Greg Strawn, a singer-songwriter based in Eldorado, OK. Strawn recently returned to music following a 14-year hiatus, impressing with recent tracks like “Old Guitar” and “Hero” — and now with the excellent “Weaker Every Day.” All of these tracks stir in their accounts of personal struggle and ensuing perseverance. “Old Guitar” recounts the story of pawning his guitar for gas money to get to court during a particularly difficult time in his life, while “Hero” was written after his father’s passing.
Strawn’s music values a sense of honesty and self-awareness that results in something strongly relatable — playing like a breath of fresh air in a music climate that often exudes fake bravado. Case in point with “Weaker Every Day,” reflective of personal tumult as Strawn dealt with aging parents, a family business, and being a parent himself.
“Nobody said it was going to be easy,” his vocals open with heart-on-sleeve sentiments, following a twangy guitar push that shifts into a solemn acoustic-set backing. Themes of perseverance arise with the admission that “I’m feeling weaker everyday” — moving thereafter into a harmonious organ-laden “you can’t understand how I feel” solemnity. “Weaker Every Day” develops throughout with heartfelt, melodic immersion — marking another success from Greg Strawn.
Strawn elaborates on the track:
“Weaker Every Day was written at a stressful time. Trying to deal with my aging parents’ declining health, taking care of a family farming operation and raising my daughter. Lots of negative talk from outsiders on how I handled my parent’s situation. With all that, it seemed hopeless. I wrote the song on my front porch one Sunday evening.”
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This and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
