Bobby Scongack is only two singles in, and he’s already showing you he has more than one card to play.
His latest single, “In Trouble,” is a high-energy, whiskey-fuelled honky tonk track that hits like a good story from a barstool you didn’t plan to sit at. Rowdy, reckless, and a little too relatable, it’s a sharp pivot from where he started.
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A Man Out of Control, and He Knows It
“In Trouble” is classic outlaw storytelling. A man, a woman, too many drinks, and a whole lot of bad decisions made in the right order.
Lines like “Can’t stop looking at her dress, as she drinks me under the table” don’t need explaining.
You’ve met this guy … You might have been this guy!
Then “Burning bridges by the dime. For this old boy it’s the end of the line” lands and the song shifts from funny to a little heavy without losing its footing.
That balance is harder to find than people think, and Bobby pulls it off.
A Nod to the Old Boys
Bobby describes “In Trouble” as his first real kick at going back to traditional roots, and you can hear exactly what he means. He points to Johnny Cash and The Tennessee 3’s “One Piece At A Time” as a touchstone, and the comparison holds up. There’s the same wry delivery, the same barroom storytelling that makes you grin before it makes you wince.
He grew up in Bruce County on the shores of Lake Huron listening to Willie Nelson and George Jones.
That kind of upbringing doesn’t wash out, and this song doesn’t try to hide it.
Who Is Bobby Scongack?
He’s a blue-collar, small-town Canadian singer-songwriter who has been quietly building something real across Southern Ontario’s West Coast music scene. Winner of Harvest Star Search and Queen’s Battle of the Bands, he has also performed at the Lighthouse Blues Festival, The Cameron House, and Lucknow’s Music in the Fields, and opened for Juno Award-winning artist Crystal Shawanda.
“Heart On My Sleeve” introduced a songwriter willing to be honest and sit still with a feeling. “In Trouble” introduces the guy who shows up after last call with a story you’re going to want to hear.
Two singles in, Bobby Scongack is drawing a line in the dirt. Pull up a chair.
Logan Miller
As the founder of Front Porch Music, I believe that music has the ability to connect people. I love country music, and I love the country music industry as a whole. My goal is to help music fans find new artists to fall in love with.
