down-home

Instead of zooming by Yoshi’s Cafe, I can now pull up, enjoy some speed-boosting ice cream, admire the animation work and take in the delightfully down-home soundtrack, an orchestral, slightly upbeat and cartoonish approach to classic American big band, jazz and Western stylings.

Whether he was playing the conservative guy scared of cities for his down-home base or he truly believed he risked getting the taint of New York City on him if he hung around too long, the end result was the same: a grown man who is constitutionally unable to enjoy career highlights because of his own resentments.

It became an article of faith that unless a president was able to present himself as a down-home guy, he didn't have a chance.

Post Malone closed out the first weekend of this year’s Coachella festival on Sunday night with a 90-minute performance in which he remade some of his smash pop-rap hits as down-home country jams.

Among those responding with comments: Cracker Barrel restaurants and Dollar General stores, keeping the down-home vibe going.