In the breakout songs that made him a star, Paul Cauthen pairs a sleazy drawl with wickedly clever one-liners that update country-music tropes for the wider pop landscape of the 2010s and 2020s. His bread and butter is provocative, hip-hop-informed cuts like “Country as F***,” “F*** You Money,” and “Cocaine Country Dancing.” However, he can jerk a tear with romantic and inspirational fare like “I’ll Be the One” and “Slow Down,” and his collaborations demonstrate even greater range: examples include the Diplo and Sierra Ferrell campfire anthem “Rain on My Mind“ and an “Unchained Melody” cover alongside fellow modern country iconoclast Orville Peck.