Dustin Lynch has always been one of Parcbench’s favorite country stars. We’ve had the pleasure of interviewing him ever since his first single (“Cowboys and Angels”) hit back in 2012. It’s a new decade now and he’s got a new album, but it’s still the same well-crafted, solid, country music. Here’s Dustin’s take on the … Continue reading
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Brandy Clark’s New Single — “Who You Thought I Was”
Brandy Clark’s ‘Your Life Is A Record’ Out March 6 Grammy-nominated and CMA Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician Brandy Clark will release her highly anticipated new album, Your Life is a Record, March 6 on Warner Records. In advance of the release, the first single, “Who You Thought I Was,” is out today. The song … Continue reading
parcbench.live’s Ten Best Country Songs of the 2010s
[Songs released between Jan. 2, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2019 were considered.] Well, what do you know? The 2010’s weren’t such a bad decade for country music after all. If you don’t count Ken Burns’ trite PBS documentary. And especially if you don’t count the Las Vegas Route 91 Harvest Festival attack — a massive … Continue reading
Grammy Nominated (Best Folk Album): Gregory Alan Isakov — ‘Evening Machines’
Gregory Alan Isakov — Evening Machines Label: Dualtone Music To listen to Gregory Alan Isakov‘s album, Evening Machines, is to take a highly personal trip. His gorgeous music is so evocative and inviting that it cannot help but inspire the listener to travel inward and supply these mesmerizing songs with some intimate context. The songs … Continue reading
New Blues: Fuel Junkie — ‘All Out’
Fuel Junkie — All Out Fuel Junkie’s new album, All Out, starts with the title song — an explosion of thrilling sound that sets the course for the trip to follow. The next 10 tracks maintain the energy of that ambitious kickoff, and expand on the band’s impeccable showmanship by displaying the fulfilled potential of … Continue reading
DUSTIN LYNCH COMES HOME TO TULLAHOMA, FOURTH ALBUM OUT JANUARY 17
DUSTIN LYNCH’S STAY COUNTRY TOUR 2020 STARTS JANUARY 30 Broken Bow Records hitmaker Dustin Lynch is using his fourth album to recount the Country saga of a true “Small Town Boy,” setting January 17 for the release of TULLAHOMA. Named after the acclaimed star’s Tennessee hometown, the ambitious self-portrait comes after eight years of sustained … Continue reading
New Blues: Sandy Carroll — ‘Blues & Angels’
Sandy Carroll — Blues & Angels Label: Catfood Records Within seconds, on her new album, Blues & Angels, singer/songwriter Sandy Carroll has her usual effect on me. One or two verses from her sympathetic, yet intoxication, vocals and I am in the mood for blues. I can’t get enough of her delivery, doused in spirit … Continue reading
Grace Potter: ‘Daylight’
Grace Potter — Daylight The chords take you so far. Then the ample voice, starting smoky and erupting into searing hot spurts, takes it from there. Together, they achieve what only some of the greatest albums in rock history have accomplished. Grace Potter’s new release, Daylight, is so good it might even have you convincing yourself … Continue reading
New Blues: Ben Racine Band — ‘Live à Montréal’
Ben Racine Band — Live à Montréal The Ben Racine Band is been one of Montreal’s most critically acclaimed blues acts. Racine brings strong vocals to a stellar musician group (including a tight rhythm section, a sizzling horn section and a show-stopping telecaster guitar). They won the 2017 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, where Ben won … Continue reading
New Acoustic Blues: Hudspeth & Taylor — ‘Folie a deux’
Hudspeth & Taylor — Folie a deux In the stack of CDs that arrive every few days, eager for review, there is occasionally one that catches my eye before it catchers my ear. Once in awhile there is a CD that stands apart from the rest simply by offering an original, intriguing cover. Such is … Continue reading
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