Biography carroll jason michael

Jason Michael Carroll doesn't look like he sounds - and that intrigue only heightens both realities of the twangy vocalist from North Carolina. After all, to hear him is to hear a straight-up, full-tilt, no-frills, big-boy country singer who works a groove like a mule team, a melody like a barrel racer going for time and a tear jerker with the dignity of Sunday grace.

But to look at the rangy 28-year-old is to see a twinkle in the eye of a kid who could be just as at home on a surf or skateboard, a bit of mischief and kicked-back cool that says suburban sprawl and good times found where they fall.

Jason Michael Carroll not only isn't afraid of the contradictions, he leans into them with a freewheeling abandon - and that will-to-romp and see how far the moment will go brands his kind of country with a no-nonsense intensity that gives country back both its fun and its kick-to-the-knee power.

"I don't think about any of it," says the father of four, "I just get out