‘Catch of the Day’ – Justin Moore – “You Look Like I Need A Drink” [AUDIO]

Today the focus lands on a young artist from Poyen, Arkansas, who has proven he is versatile, covering songs by artists as diverse as Rhett Akins and Motley Crue.

Justin Moore came to Nashville with the built in image of being the good kid from a small town. But it more than an image, it was the real Justin Moore. Moore began performing in local bands while still in high school, and wound up joining his uncle's Southern Rock band after graduation. He moved to Nashville at age 18, and soon after was introduced to Scott Borchetta of the Valory Music Co. Borchetta promised Moore a record contract, telling Moore he had to be patient.

Moore's patience would pay off, and Borchetta stayed true to his word, signing the young singer to a contract with his own Label, Big Machine Records in 2008. Moore's first single, "Back That Thing Up". co-written by Randy Houser, reached #38 on the Billboard Country chart the same year. Moore entered the studio to work on his debut album, which Big Machine featured in a social media contest called "So You Want to Be a Record Label Executive". This promotion placed his music on social networking sites such as MySpace and iLike, where fans were allowed to create playlists comprising ten of his songs; the Top 10 songs picked were then included on the final album.

The second single from the album, "Small Town U.S.A." was released in February of 2009, and Moore's self-titled debut album, which featured the single was released in August. "Small Town U.S.A." became Moore's first #1 single, and the follow-up singles, "Backwoods" and "How I Got To Be This Way" peaked at #6 and #17 respectively.

Moore's second #1 hit was a cover of a song written and originally recorded by Rhett Akins in 2007. "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away" failed to chart for Akins, but quickly climbed the chart for Moore, climbing into the top-10 just three weeks after originally charting. The song was the lead single for Moore's second album, Outlaws Like Me, which also featured the top-10 hit "Bait A Hook" and the #1 "Til My Last Day".

Moore's third album, 2013's Off The Beaten Path featured two more top-5 singles, "Point At You" (#2) and "Lettin' The Night Roll" (#1) as well as a third single "This Kinda Town" which failed to crack the top-30. Sandwiched in between the singles was a track from the album Nashville Outlaws: A Tribute To Motley Crue. Moore's contribution was a cover of the Motley Crue classic "Home Sweet Home" which featured Vince Neil, the band's lead singer on co-lead vocals. The single, which wasn't widely accepted by country radio, peaked at #28.

Moore is back in the studio, working on his fourth album, and the lead single from the as yet unnamed project is in our spotlight today. Justin Moore and "You Look Like I Need A Drink" is today's Catch of the Day, new music you haven't heard, but you'll want to hear it again.