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Review: Frontier Ruckus’ New Album ‘On the Northline’
Long-awaited: Another Ruckus on the Frontier Frontier Ruckus makes a triumphant return after a 7-year hiatus with their long-awaited album, On the Northline, featuring 12 new songs and 48 minutes of melancholic melodies. Frontier Ruckus defies categorization, drawing...
Review: Noah Kahan’s New “Stick Season (Forever)”
Stick Season (Forever) Noah Kahan's third and final release of Stick Season, now titled Stick Season (Forever), debuted on February 9, 2024, with nine new tracks, including recent remixes with artists like Post Malone, Hozier, and the criminally underrated Brandi...
Review: Cash & Carter Release New Debut EP “No Use Praying”
Who are Cash & Carter? Cash & Carter, a breakout duo from the UK, consists of Birmingham musician Shaun Smith, better known as Stealth, and London producer, singer, and writer Ross O’Reilly. Cash & Carter was started as side project amongst the two, and...
Review: Dolly Parton is a ‘Rockstar’ With New Album
Album Release: November 17, 2023 Label: Butterfly; Big Machine Dolly Parton Proves Shes Worthy of The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Dolly Parton, the queen, the icon, the living legend, has just released a 2.5-hour rock album entitled Rockstar. At 77 years old, Dolly is...
Review: Vincent Neil Emerson’s New Album ‘The Golden Crystal Kingdom’
Album Release: November 10, 2023 Label: La Honda Records, under exclusicve license to RCA Vincent Neil Emerson: The Songs and Chords of Western Music Vincent Neil Emerson is often, and I mean OFTEN, compared to contemporary folk legends such as Guy Clark or Townes Van...
Review: Todd Snider’s New Album ‘Crank It, We’re Doomed’
Todd Snider Adds To His Massive Discography With 16 Year Old Songs Renowned troubadour Todd Snider has recently had a change of heart and released Crank it, We're Doomed, a musical gem recorded 16 years ago but only now seeing the light of day. With over 30 years of...
Review: Chris Stapleton’s New Album ‘Higher’
Album Release: November 10, 2023 Label: Mercury Nashville Records Chris Stapleton Sings Soulfoul R&B Songs Let's discuss Chris Stapleton's latest album, Higher. First off, let’s address the elephant in the room, it is NEVER my intention to be negative for good...
Album Review: Willy Tea Taylor’s ‘The Great Western Hangover’
Album Release: October 27, 2023 Label: Blackwing Music Willy Tea Taylor gets indulgent in The Great Western Hangover Willy Tea Taylor has been around for well over a decade now, spreading his poetic gospel and 4-string tenor guitars in beautiful musical alchemy....
Album Review: Luke Grimes’ ‘Pain Pills or Pews’ EP
Album Release Date: October 20, 2023 Label: Universal Music Group Nashville Can Luke Grimes Fill the Boots of His Cowboy Persona? There are two things I know, the world isn't always fair, and Luke Grimes is just too damn handsome to be singing about heartbreak and...
Album Review: Charles Wesley Godwin’s ‘Family Ties’
Album Release Date: Sept. 22, 2023 Label: Big Loud Records Longing for Home with Charles Wesley Godwin’s 'Family Ties' Charles Wesley Godwin has undoubtedly forged a unique path in contemporary music, and I would argue that, in terms of lyrics, he has earned a place...
Album Review: Jason Isbell’s ‘Southeastern (10 Year Anniversary Edition)’
Album Release Date: Sept. 29, 2023 Label: Southeastern Records. Southeastern Still Amazes After a Decade Jason Isbell's iconic album, Southeastern, has been reintroduced in a remastered 10 Year Anniversary Edition. The original album made its debut on June 11, 2013,...
Album Review: Kelly Hunt’s New Release ‘Ozark Symphony’
Album Release Date: Oct. 13, 2023 Label: Compass Records Ozark Symphony Will Have You Paddling TOWARDS the Banjo Music Earlier this week, I found myself mindlessly diving into the depths of the internet to catch up on the upcoming albums for this month. That's when I...