Award-winning country and roots artist Dave Lenahan releases new single, “Die on This Barstool.” You can stream and download the single HERE.
For many, the local bar is a second home, and Dave Lenahan’s “Die on This Barstool” takes that love to the extreme. From the first note, you’re transported to a favorite honky tonk on a summer Friday night. “These spirits got my soul feelin’ just right, here in my home away from home,” he sings, and the groove hits like the warm buzz of your first few sips. Quick-witted and charmingly defiant, he leans into his barroom devotion: “This happy hour heaven never gets old / these hardwood floors are my streets of gold / everybody in this bar treats me like a star / if I kick the bucket don’t wanna see no tears / in fact the last thing that I wanna hear is / the cry of fiddle and ole steel guitar.”
A fusion of rootsy fiddle and classic country swagger carries the track into a breakdown that makes it nearly impossible to stay seated. You can feel the conviction in his voice — he would die on that barstool, and he means it. As a self-proclaimed bar star, he signs off with a final wish: “All I ask is a plaque on the back of my chair / so everybody knows I went with a smile right here.”
Dave Lenahan is here for a good time, and “Die on This Barstool” captures that feeling to the last drop. It’s a toast to the kind of place, and the kind of night, you never want to leave.
MORE ABOUT DAVE LENAHAN: Recently featured by Holler and the Academy of Country Music, Lenahan is a Buffalo-born, Cleveland-raised, Nashville-based singer-songwriter blending Midwest rock grit with Americana heart. A lifelong musician and former radio veteran, he’s also a past Cincinnati NSAI coordinator and host of the award-winning podcast The Songwriter Connection, which won Podcast of the Year at the 2024 Elite Music Awards.
His songs have surpassed a million Spotify streams, including cuts by independent artists and Chancey Williams, who twice recorded “Baby I’m Gone.” Following his 2023 debut, Or Something Like That…, Lenahan is preparing Absalom, a concept album inspired by a forgotten Tennessee cemetery. It includes Top 10 World Songwriting Award finalists “Absalom” and “Father of Peace,” alongside fan favorites “Die on this Barstool,” “First,” and “Faces in the Glow.” Recorded in San Diego with Grammy-winning producer Alan Sanderson (The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John), Absalom features collaborations with Jessica Nixon, Taylin Rae, Norm McDonald, and Greg Althammer. A regular at The Bluebird Café and festivals nationwide, Lenahan writes over 80 songs and performs 100+ shows annually, driven by storytelling and an unwavering love of song-craft.
DIE ON THIS BARSTOOL
PRODUCED BY ALAN SANDERSON
WRITTEN BY DAVE LENAHAN, SCOTT BARRIER, ANDREW EMERSON
DISTRIBUTION BY HEART SONGS MUSIC GROUP
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