She has brought attitude and ardent thinking to her songwriting and delivered a quality of music not that commonly found on a major label.Ī new name to many but this debut argued her case as one of the most interesting talents who are playing their vision of country music with a diverse individuality and vision intelligence. This was a finger to those who thought she would never make it.
Realised by her band on such telling songs as Damned If I Do, Damned If I Don’t. Her second album for Bloodshot Records built on her tight but intense sound, Shook, McBride and McHone all write songs that were are true to their views of life, love and longevity. The Pistol Annies collective delivered an album that was a strong as any of their individual releases if not more so. Overall, I think the albums that came from a female perspective were among the most rewarding and the music was vibrant and again very individual in approach and attitude. There were some equally vital albums this year from some strong and forceful women. This is inspired by the genre’s golden age, but is as important to today’s confused musical landscape. The Nashville based artist has made a debut album that lays out his credentials and musical talent.
On this album, East Coast artist draws from a well spring of West Coast influences that includes a nod to Bakersfield and Dwight Yoakam. Harris has upped his game for his third album and incorporated some widersounds that are, however, still solidly country. Here, the clues all add up to some mighty fine country music that finds each act maintaining their individual sound.ġ JP Harris Sometimes Dogs Bark At Nothin’ It is also more enticing to listen to given that quite often the cover is a pretty good clue to what it’s all about. I find when the album has a well designed, well thought out cover, it usually means the music is equally well thought out and delivered. Some albums that hit the spot for this listener during 2018r in terms of their real country music content that came with equally striking covers (though the old adage that “you shouldn’t judge a book by the cover” is predominantly true). Various Artists King Of The Road - A tribute to Roger MillerĪlejandro Escovedo and Don Antonio The Crossing Mike and The Moonpies Steak Night at the Prairie Roseīen De La Cour The High Cost Of Living Strangeĭave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore Downey To Lubbock Sean Burns and Lost Country Music For Taverns, Bars And Honky Tonks Pat Reedy & The Longtime Goners That’s All There Is (And There Ain’t No More)
Warren Hood sings harmony vocals and plays a 1920 Ernst Reinhold Schmidt violin.These are the albums that stood out for me during the last year for a variety of reasons but mostly because they simply contained good music. Rich Brotherton plays a 1968 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, 2014 Glendale Blackguard Telecaster, National New Yorker Electric Lap Steel, and Fotheringham cittern. Peter Stopschinski plays a Yamaha C7 grand piano, Wurlitzer 206A electric piano, and glockenspiel. Kris Afflerbaugh plays upright and electric bass. Steve Schwelling plays Gretsch drums, Bosphorus cymbals, and Bopworks drumsticks. Vinyl lathe cutting by Jeff Powell at Take Out Vinyl (Memphis, TN)Īlbums pressed at New Orleans Record PressĮrin Ivey sings and plays a Martin D35 acoustic guitar and Collings MTO Mandolin.Ĭhuck Pinnell plays a Collings DS2H acoustic guitar, Martin 00-18 acoustic guitar, Yamaha GC classical guitar, Lanakai ukulele, Belanger octave mandolin, and Collings MTO mandolin. Mastered by Michael Romanowski at Coast Mastering (San Francisco, CA) Solace in the Wild - Release January 29, 2021Įngineered by Patrick Conway, assisted by Sarah Randolph at Blue Rock Studio (Wimberley, TX) with additional recording engineered by Rich Brotherton at Ace Recording (Austin, TX).
0 kommentar(er)
