Jake Worthington may have made his mainstream debut as part of the 21st century pop juggernaut The Voice, but the music he made while on the televised musical competition showed that he was a throwback to the heyday of honky tonk. Worthington picked up on this thread in the music he made after leaving the show, culminating in his long-awaited eponymous 2023 full-length debut, where he fashioned himself as an heir to the Texas country of George Strait.