Benjamin Tod is Trashy and Sassy in New Video “I Ain’t The Man”

I dare you to find a more trashy country music video than this new one from Benjamin Tod. Literally. Giving us a perspective on Music City rarely seen, here’s “I Ain’t The Man” from the trash heap across from downtown Nashville…

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I’m totally digging the vintage country sound of this folky song. It’s so refreshing coming off a decade (or more) of country music widely accepted as “bro country” or “boyfriend country” and I have no hesitation in calling Tod’s song Country & Western. It’s similar to music coming from other bands and artists in the industry… almost in opposition to the soft offerings of pop country radio friendly songs. In that regard, Tod had this sassy statement on his website:

“Most of my career has been laser-focused on poetic, piercing songwriting in mainly a folk tradition.” Tod says. “I wanted to prove to myself and the industry that I could write an elite country record with ease. Either way, if I didn’t accomplish that goal, I sure as hell came closer than anyone on pop country radio.”

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While a bustling Broadway was a great backdrop for the new Post Malone & Luke Combs video, the trash heap was equally as good for this music video shoot (hat tip to the director Jesse Weeden). Even if it’s the eyesore of downtown Nashville, it looks perfectly cinematic in the video. Another kudos for the western feel with the sepia-type color grading they added in the edit. About the trash heap, the kazillionaire guy who owns the multi-acre property isn’t selling… yet, which is breaking the hearts of developers who must be absolutely salivating over that piece of land.

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Technically, it’s a recycling center but the story remains the same, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Until the property gets sold and the trash removed, it can still be a treasure in the present with ideas that are a little out of the box. Like, oh I don’t know, shooting a music video where most people wouldn’t. I love the idea. I love the video from Benjamin Tod. I think it’s a win for him and for country music.

-Out of the Wilderness