{"id":92644,"date":"2025-09-17T16:30:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=92644"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:25:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T08:25:19","slug":"sweet-as-candy-janet-devlin-serves-up-playful-single-ahead-of-deluxe-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2025\/09\/sweet-as-candy-janet-devlin-serves-up-playful-single-ahead-of-deluxe-album\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweet As Candy: Janet Devlin Serves Up Playful Single Ahead Of Deluxe Album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Country\u2019s rising star Janet Devlin returns with \u2018Candy\u2019, a sweet-as-sugar track that marks the next chapter in her forthcoming deluxe album, ‘Emotional Rodeo’. Musically cinematic and lyrically razor-sharp, the song showcases her signature blend of traditional country with a playful modern twist, only heightening anticipation for the album\u2019s release.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Backed by twinkling fiddles and a jig-worthy chorus, ‘Candy’ takes a refreshing detour from the rock-leaning sound of her recent single \u2018Houston’, balancing euphoric highs with a laid-back Americana twang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As with much of her discography, the track offers more than ear-pleasing hooks – it comes with a taboo topic. Inspired by a tale of a ‘sugar baby’ actually falling head-over-heels in love with a “sugar daddy” \u2018Candy\u2019 plays like a cheeky sequel to the original album\u2019s hoedown favourite \u2018Daddy\u2019, flipping the stereotype with a wink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visually, Devlin leans into the satire: on the single cover and accompanying photos, she channels retro housewife chic – giant rollers in her hair, a baby on her hip, and a slinky black dress as she struts through a lavish mansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proving herself not just a country-rock master but a songwriter of growing wit, charm, and poise, \u2018Candy\u2019 is the delicious icing on the cake ahead of \u2018Not My First Emotional Rodeo\u2019, due out September 26th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-save ‘Candy’ here<\/a>. You can catch Janet Devlin live at Colours, Hoxton on the 16th of October<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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