{"id":97174,"date":"2026-09-01T11:14:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=97174"},"modified":"2026-09-01T11:14:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T10:14:55","slug":"brandon-sandefur-is-back-and-hes-pensacola-rollin-with-his-homage-to-his-chosen-hometown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2026\/09\/brandon-sandefur-is-back-and-hes-pensacola-rollin-with-his-homage-to-his-chosen-hometown\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Sandefur Is Back And He&#8217;s &#8216;Pensacola Rollin&#8221; With His Homage To His Chosen Hometown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Brandon Sandefur has been back in the recording studio where he&#8217;s put down new material for a full EP. His new single, &#8216;Pensacola Rollin&#8221;, is a reflection on where he is today, and the country-rock song draws from the landmarks, and the everyday life in the city that Sandefur has chosen to call his own, Pensacola.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While he grew up in Houston, Brandon Sandefur has laid his roots down in Pensacola, Florida, and he&#8217;s not shy about sharing his love for his adopted home town. Co-produced by Sandefur alongside James Adkins, &#8216;Pensacola Rollin&#8221; sounds like a map of his new hometown, and it comes with a video to match. While it would be easy to treat it all as generic scenery, Sandefur instead draws deeply on the places and landmarks he knows; namechecking them in the song, and showing himself enjoying them in the video, giving a local&#8217;s point of view, rather than a tourist&#8217;s one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The music video continues in the same spirit, with Sandefur performing on the beach with his guitar, showing the perfect Florida beach vibes, with people enjoying their day. The Blue Angels flight demonstration squad fly overhead, while other scenes show footage filmed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandshaker.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sandshaker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sandshaker Lounge<\/a>, showing that Sandefur is clearly happy in the place he now calls his home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Pensacola ever needed a song to promote the city, then this just might be it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_52628\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ptA8w1eS0CU?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Brandon Sandefur- &quot;PENSACOLA ROLLIN&#039;&quot; (Official Music Video)\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ptA8w1eS0CU\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the music video for &#8216;Pensacola Rollin&#8221; below, and find out more about Brandon Sandefur and his music online on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brandonsandefur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BrandonSandefurMusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brandon Sandefur has been back in the recording studio where he&#8217;s put down new material for a full EP. 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