SHREWSBURY, Mass. — Shrewsbury native Lexi Jordan grew up on country music. She says her mom would always play the genre on the radio, specifically songs from the 1990s and 2000s, and she soon became mesmerized by the melodies and lyrics.

Jordan started taking singing lessons, and by the time she was 16 years old, realized that it was her passion. In 2016, she played publicly at Faneuil Hall in Boston, singing Miranda Lambert’s song “The House that Built Me.”

“I was nervous, but I ended up taking the opportunity,” Jordan said. “I sang one song and I could not feel my body. I got through the song, and that song will forever hold that memory.”

Jordan realized that day, at the market among other performers, that she would pursue her dream.

“I always knew that I wanted to sing, and I always knew that I wanted to do it,” Jordan said. “But I didn’t really know that I could until that moment.”

Jordan, who currently attends Bryant University for digital marketing, has been featured on three of the biggest country radio stations in New England. She has also performed at Indian Ranch, which has been called “New England’s Home of Country Music,” and at The Big E, which is the sixth-largest fair in the nation. She received five Worcester Music Award Nominations and was honored as the Female Vocalist of the Year by the New England Country Music Organization.

She said that music has helped her through trying times. No matter the situation, she is able to find a country song that is the perfect fit.

“It’s just really made me who I am,” Jordan said. “The whole storytelling aspect of the genre is just something that is really special to me, and it’s really special to my music as well. I feel like there’s really no other genre that fits me as a human.”

Now, Jordan is gearing up for new song releases and a move to Nashville to continue to pursue her country music dreams.

“It’s nerve wracking. It’s exciting. It’s something I’ve been waiting for for a really really long time,” Jordan said. “It’s really nice to experience, write it, put it out to the world, and do the things that so many artists did that I’ve been inspired by when I was younger.”

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jordan had more time on her hands to write music, which she now has started to play at live shows. Jordan said the time has allowed her to explore new routes for her music and grow from the person she was a few years ago. She still does covers, especially of musicians who inspired her growing up.

“I have a lot of exciting new things coming,” Jordan said, adding that a lot of her music often just comes to her when she’s doing everyday tasks like laundry. She will pop out her phone, Jordan said, and just record the few lines to expand upon later on.

While she wouldn’t confirm a potential album just yet, Jordan said that her social media pages hold hints about her upcoming releases.

“Once upon a time, I wrote a song called ‘Highway,’ which many of you know as my debut single,” Jordan wrote in an Instagram post on August 9, “that song will always mean so much to me… but later, I realized it was missing a HUGE part of my story.”

Artwork for “Highway.” Courtesy photo.

Jordan has re-written her original debut song in 2017 with the support of her mentors and managers, Lyssa Coulter and Todd Williams Jr., to retell her story. Jordan said that the song is now more true to herself and the sound that she would like to create. She called it a “Highway 2.0” of sorts.

“It really just fits me as an artist now and where I’m at,” Jordan said. “It’s kind of my re-debut, but also a new chapter for me. I’m really excited.”

“Highway” will be released on Aug. 27. In the meantime, the song is available for pre-save on Spotify.