old dominion are living a binary life in that every song they release goes to no. 1 or no. 2. "hotel key" should have no trouble keeping the streak alive.
the playful, love-for-a-day, pop-country flavor is comparable to "snapback," a hit song from their debut album meat and candy. ride geoff sprungs bass groove for a verse and chorus before playing air guitar alongside the thick riffs that trail matt ramseys vocals. lyrically, ramsey, guitarist trevor rosen and josh osborne tell a more detailed story than the number of words on the page would suggest. individually, the men of old dominion are nothing if not efficient songwriters. being able to contrast summer frivolities like this with more pensive moments like "written in the sand" (the previous single from happy endings) shows off their combined versatility.