Turnpike Troubadours Impact Mainstream Radio with “Heaven Passing Through”
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We’ve been here before. A fan favorite from the independent country world makes a surprising impact in the insular, archaic world of mainstream country radio, and gets us all excited at the prospects.
Album Review – Royce Johns – “Thank Ya Kindly”
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Like so much of the best country music, ‘Thank Ya Kindly’ says prophetic things, but in very simple ways. It’s not that the philosophies these songs forward are novel. It’s how they remind you of things you already knew.
In Memoriam: Country & Roots Music’s Fallen Greats of 2023
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As we look back on 2023 and before we look forward to 2024, it’s important we take the time to pay tribute to the important individuals in country and roots music who left us over the last year.
Saving Country Music’s 2023 Essential Albums List
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Welcome to Saving Country Music’s most comprehensive guide to music in a given year: The Essential Albums List. It’s a resource not just for 2023, but for future generations who may want to reflect back on this year in country music.
Album Review – Stephen Wilson Jr.’s “søn of dad”
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In a true procrastinator’s fashion, I have waited until the final dying moments of the year to tackle 2023’s most difficult album to review, and the one that will include some of the most dissenting viewpoints from prevailing sentiments.
The Saving Country Music 2023 Song of the Year
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Perhaps the best barometer of how people are doing boils down to one very simple question: Are people living, or are people dying? When it comes to life expectancy in the United States, the answer is that people are dying.
“Where Ya Been” Film About the Life of Luke Bell On The Way
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Some inspired filmmakers have set out to tell the story of Luke Bell. Directors Kevin Romeo and Matt Bakken of Rhino Media have taken the idea that someone should preserve Luke Bell’s legacy in full.
Post Malone’s Foray Into Country Isn’t Going Well So Far
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Boy didn’t the idea of Post Malone making a big country album or releasing country songs seem like a sexy idea over the last few years. Back in 2020 when he was running around in T-shirts from Tyler Childers.
Album Review – “Merry Christmas From Jon Pardi”
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Jon Pardi did the Christmas album right. And because it’s Jon Pardi, he also did the Christmas album country, making this album a welcomed addition to any country household’s Holiday rotation.
Founding Dixie Chicks Member Laura Lynch Dies in Car Accident
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Founding member of The Dixie Chicks and well-regarded bass player Laura Lynch has died in a car accident in Texas. Lynch founded The Dixie Chicks in 1989 as a bluegrass and traditional country band. She was 65 years old.
The Saving Country Music 2023 Single of the Year
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Unlike a Song of the Year, the Single of the Year is supposed to be a jam or a ditty that gets stuck in your head. It just happens to be that the Turnpike Troubadours version of this type of song still comes with an emotional component.
Album Review – Ray Scott’s “Billboards & Brake Lights”
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For many other artists, Billboards & Brake Lights would be like a Greatest Hits compilation of all of their quality songs. You hear a song like “Superman” and wonder how someone else hadn’t written this song before.
Jelly Roll Could “F*ck A Goat” and Still Not Be Country
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Make no mistake about it. Jelly Roll is not a country artist. The music he makes is not country music, with some minor exceptions. And not to be pedantic or arrogant about it, but this is pretty inarguable.