Greg Strawn’s “Weaker Every Day” is a rousing, upper mid-tempo number. It’s tinged with country-infused guitars breezing about, his country-infused twang rippling through the verses and the hook, and a heaping helpful of accomplished drumming to ground it all.

It certainly doesn’t hurt that the mix itself is extremely credible, if not more so than that found on most songs—especially those without major label backing. The bass is mixed so well you feel it rather than hear it, it’s so indistinguishable from the rest of the instruments.

The kicks on the acoustic drums try their best to hit as hard as programmed ones and, thanks again to whoever mixed the affair, largely succeed in doing so. One may say the same about the snare, which actually gives way to a staid rim shot during the verses, which is better for listeners to heed Strawn’s vocals.

Nonetheless, the surfeit of guitars on the cut give it it’s winning style. There’s a rhythm guitar, and likely at least two other tracks vying for one another for lead. The latter are imbued with some sort of tubed effect that makes them splay their notes like rays of sunshine lingering on a midsummer’s afternoon. The chorus encapsulates the energy of an electric guitar, giving the whole thing teeth and just a hint of danger that’s not misplaced.

A significant amount of the song’s verve is attributed to Strawn’s vocals. He has a way of riding the track with his singing that somehow propels it forward. The hook is a nod to Nietzsche’s ‘that which doesn’t kill will make you stronger’, but as Strawn laments, somehow he’s still “feeling weaker every day.”

It’s the sort of sentiment that many can relate to and, delivered as it were, within this sonic bed of rousing rhythm and peppy playing of instruments, is something that more than a few can get behind, dance to, and certainly enjoy a libation or two while doing so.