Kenny Chesney — Here and Now Kenny Chesney is the only country artist in the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Top Touring Acts of the Last 25 Years, and his latest album is a testament to how an artist who has been headlining since 2002 can still thrive. You see, it’s about many things — the … Continue reading
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New Music: Paul Mark & The Van Dorens — GRAVITY
Paul Mark & The Van Dorens — GRAVITY Label: Radiation Records Release Date: June 2, 2020 Paul Mark & The Van Dorens have achieved their usual brilliance with their new release, GRAVITY. If I awarded stars in music reviews, I’d give them a constellation. Even better news is that Gravity is Paul Mark’s eleventh studio album. For … Continue reading
New Country: Tracy Lawrence — “When the Cowboy’s Gone”
Tracy Lawrence — “When the Cowboy’s Gone” “Who’s gonna ride in and save the day?Who’s gonna throw that big John Wayne right hookWhen it looks like everything’s gone to hell?Tell me whoWhat we need is more walk than talk in the windshield not the rear viewLike some long lost song‘Cause this world’s in trouble when … Continue reading
New Country: John Anderson — ‘Years’
John Anderson — Years Years is a soft, serious meditation on life. Musically, it is a piano-driven journey — the layer cake I’ve been craving, alternating tiers of experience and recalibration. John Anderson’s Southern drawl is as comforting as a cool breeze on a sunny shore and as eternal as the surrounding driftwood. His is … Continue reading
New Blues: Victor Wainwright and The Train — ‘Memphis Loud’
Victor Wainwright and The Train — Memphis LoudLabel: Ruf Records Release date: April 24, 2020 As the soon-to-be-released CDs pile up on my desk over the past few weeks, waiting to be heard and reviewed, I’ve been playing one over and over to muster up the energy to take on each new day. That album … Continue reading
New Blues: Lucinda Williams — ‘Good Souls Better Angels’
Lucinda Wiilliams – Good Souls Better Angels Label: Highway 20 Records Release Date: April 24, 2020 Good Souls Better Angels is the definition of rock-solid blues. It also happens to be the most topical album of three time Grammy award winner Lucinda Williams’ career. It’s a collection of straight up, obstinate blues. The dangerous world … Continue reading
Timely New Country: Big and Rich — ‘Stay Home’
If there ever was a country song just begging for a video, it’s the new release from country music’s feel-good duo, Big and Rich. The new single, on the Thirty Tigers label, is titled, “Stay Home.” Sound familiar? I’m sure we can all relate to it. For a “quarantune,” it’s kinda catchy. “WE’RE ALL … Continue reading
New Blues: Rory Block — ‘Prove It On Me’
Rory Block – Prove It On Me Label: Stony Plain Records Prove It On Me , an album full of breathtaking musicianship and haunting beauty, is the latest from the six-time Blues Music Award-winner Rory Block. The second installment in her “Power Women of the Blues” series (dedicated to exploring the music of some of her … Continue reading
New Music: Gordon Lightfoot — ‘Solo’
Gordon Lightfoot — SoloLabel: Rhino Records Solo is Gordon Lightfoot’s first studio album since 2004. It is a spare songwriting tour de force and more than welcome during these introspective, pared down times. Most of these songs were written and first recorded not long before Gordon Lightfoot suffered a debilitating aneurysm in 2002. Rediscovering them … Continue reading
European Radio Stations Play “You’ll Never Walk Alone” At Same Time In Show Of Solidarity
Radio stations across Europe including the BBC have joined forces to simultaneously play Gerry & The Pacemakers’ ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ in a show of solidarity against coronavirus. The stirring 1963 song was played at 7:45am GMT this morning on BBC Radio 1’s weekend breakfast show with Matt Edmondson and Mollie King, Zoe Ball’s Radio … Continue reading
