Hunter Flynn Refuses To Play The Villain In New Song “You, Not Me”

Today (8.21), Appalachian singer-songwriterHunter Flynnreleases his new song "You, Not Me" via Big Machine Records. Stamped with swampy Southern blues, the song finds Flynn casting the female antagonist as a "wolf in sheep's clothing," staying one step ahead of her deception and refusing to be fooled.

Listen to "You, Not Me" here:

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"They can't all be love songs," said Flynn. "It felt good to take a bad situation I'd found myself in and turn it into this funky tune with the help of some really good buddies of mine."

Written by Flynn alongside Evan Wayne Ison and Zach Adkins, and produced by David Ferguson (Tyler Childers' "Feathered Indians") and M. Allen Parker (The Black Keys' "Peaches!" and Johnny Blue Skies' "Mutiny After Midnight"), "You, Not Me" plays out like a Southern noir standoff: a sly saxophone and a rumbling trombone frame Hunter's read on a woman he already knows is trouble. Through sharp, venomous imagery, he likens her to a cottonmouth waiting to strike and a predator lurking in "deep, dark, murky water," capturing the tension of recognizing someone's danger before they can pull you into it.

Hand-drawn in charcoal by Flynn himself, the artwork for "You, Not Me" sees the return of his Appalachian astronaut character, this time alongside the song's antagonist, wielding a knife behind her back. The track follows Flynn's "Wasted Day " (5.22), "Robbing A Bank" (6.26) and "Dreams Keep Dying" (7.17), all of which will be featured alongside the new song on his debut album, due later this year.

Flynn recently announced his 36-date Back To My Roots Tour, with stops in Lexington, Asheville, Brooklyn, Boston, Buffalo, Memphis, Nashville, Atlanta and more, alongside select October dates opening for The Turnpike Troubadours' Live On Tour. Full tour dates and ticket information are available at hunterflynn.com.

Back to My Roots Tour Dates:

Fri., August 21 | Johnson Creek, WI | Gobbler Theater

Mon., September 7 | Du Quoin, IL | Du Quoin State Fair

Sat., September 19 | Nashville, TN | AmericanaFest 2026

Thurs., October 1 | Newport, KY | The Southgate House Revival

Fri., October 2 | Middlesboro, KY | Cumberland Mountain Fall Festival

Sat., October 3 | Beaver Dam, KY | Stomp and Holler Festival

Thurs., October 8 | Huntington, WV | The Loud

Fri., October 9 | Lexington, KY | The Burl

Sat., October 10 | Asheville, NC | Revival Asheville

Fri., October 16 | Lynchburg, TN | Jack Daniel's Distillery

Sat., October 17 | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach, CA

Wed., October 21 | Brooklyn, NY | Skinny Dennis

Thurs., October 22 | Albany, NY | Empire Underground

Fri., October 23 | Asbury Park, NJ | Asbury Lanes

Sat., October 24 | Warrendale, PA | Jergel's Rhythm Grille

Tues., October 27 | Portsmouth, NH | The Press Room

Wed., October 28 | Somerville, MA | The Rockwell

Thurs., October 29 | Wayne, PA | 118 North

Fri., October 30 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | River Street Jazz Cafe

Tues., November 3 | Buffalo, NY | Buffalo Iron Works

Wed., November 4 | Cleveland, OH | Beachland Ballroom & Tavern

Thurs., November 5 | Columbus, OH | A&R Music Bar

Sun., November 8 | St. Louis, MO | Old Rock House

Mon., November 9 | Indianapolis, IN | HI-FI

Thurs., November 12 | Memphis, TN | 1884 Lounge

Fri., November 13 | Maryville, TN | The Shed

Sat., November 14 | Decatur, GA | Eddie's Attic

Thurs., November 19 | Isle of Palms, SC | Windjammer

Fri., November 20 | Wilmington, NC | Bowstring Brewyard

Sat., November 21 | Greenville, SC | Doc's Tavern

Fri., November 27 | Somerset, KY | The Virginia Theatre

Sat., November 28 | Chattanooga, TN | Songbird's

Fri., December 4 | Mobile, AL | Soul Kitchen Music Hall

Sat., December 5 | Oxford, MS | Proud Larry's

Thurs., December 10 | Nashville, TN | Skinny Dennis

Fri., December 11 | Huntsville, AL | Rocket City Honky Tonk

Thurs., December 17 | Menomonee Falls, WI | Caribou Room

Fri., December 18 | Appleton, WI | Appleton Beer Factory

Sat., December 19 | Jacksonville, IL | Twisted Tree Music Hall

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