Album Review – Eric Church’s “Evangeline vs. The Machine”
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Congratulations Eric Church fans, this is what you waited four years for—seven new songs and a Tom Waits cover spectacularly overproduced by Jay Joyce. “Evangeline vs. The Machine” is right…
Album Review – Caitlin Cannon’s “The TrashCannon Album”
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Caitlin Cannon’s trash is the audience’s treasure trove of country and rockabilly pleasure that will have you first in stitches, then later sobbing with empathy, and then recycling the experience over and over again as you can’t get enough. Whether you’re looking for steel guitar-soaked tearjerkers, or the whip-cracking attitude of Bettie Page.
John Baumann Bemoans How “The Country Doesn’t Sound The Same”
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Not your standard and cliche-riddled country protest song, this more thoughtful, reflective, and hushed effort bemoans the passing away of important things in life—country music included—to the onslaught of progress and noise, while resisting the new favorite Americana pastime of laying blame.
George Jones Recordings in Possession of Drug Dealers Surface
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Country music Hall of Famer George Jones passed away in 2013, putting an end to the recorded output from one of the most legendary singers in country music history. But multiple never-before-heard studio performances from George Jones could be sitting in a bank vault in Benton County, Tennessee as we speak.
Album Review – Jason Isbell’s “Reunions”
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It’s within a contentious environment that Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit deliver ‘Reunions’ to what will be thunderous and virtual universal applause from critics, while many conservative country fans will write him off without a fair listen. But like most things in politics and life, the truth lies somewhere in the middle.
Album Review – T.J. Hernandez’s “Destination Unknown”
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You can’t get 30 seconds into this new record from T.J. Hernandez without being convinced you’ve landed in the right place. The voice is somewhere between Cody Jinks and Jamey Johnson. The music is pure uncut country. The production is just about perfect. And the songs hit the spot. It’s a traditional country oasis.
Mainstream Country Station Explains Why It Plays Tyler Childers
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Despite all the success Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell and other independent stars have enjoyed, they still haven’t been able to crack the mainstream radio paradigm. Without a million-dollar budget and a nine month commitment to a radio station tour, mainstream country radio just won’t play you. But something inexplicable happened this week.
New Photos of Evan Felker of the Turnpike Troubadours Emerge
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Some new photos of Turnpike Troubadours frontman Evan Felker were posted by a photographer named Calvin Shofner late Monday evening, May 10th. They are the first physical signs they’ve seen of Evan Felker in quite some time.
Zach Bryan On Why He Didn’t Work w/ Dave Cobb on New Album
28 CommentsViral songwriter Zach Bryan released his second album on Friday, May 8th called ‘Elisabeth’ to mostly rave reviews, but some criticisms for taking the same homespun approach he brought to his first album ‘DeAnn.’ Zach was spotted working with Dave Cobb last November.
Mo Pitney Announces New Album “Ain’t Lookin’ Back”
29 CommentsIf you think all major label artists are built the same, you don’t know Mo. Before Chris Stapleton blew up unexpectedly, before Jon Pardi hit it big, Mo Pitney was one of the few major label artists that gave us faith in country music’s future. He’s now set the release of his second album.
Founder/Father of The Bakersfield Sound Fuzzy Owen Has Died
10 CommentsCall him the Founder, call him the Father, but whatever you call him, make sure you recognize that without Fuzzy Owen, there may have never been a “Bakersfield Sound” in country music, and country may have never taken such a foothold on the West Coast.
American Aquarium Sees Career Best Debut for “Lamentations”
16 CommentsNorth Carolina-based alt-country band American Aquarium is celebrating a career best debut for their latest album ‘Lamentations’ released on May 1st via New West Records after it appeared in numerous charts in the latest updates from Billboard.
Rita Wilson Is Latest to Ask, “Where’s My Country Song?”
52 CommentsThis new song Rita Wilson just released called “Where’s My Country Song?” hits at the heart of something really important. Well-written aside from maybe the bouncy and somewhat list-like chorus, it’s the perspective forwarded in the song that makes it such an interesting specimen and discussion point.