From France with love for Country Music
The legendary band Eleven Hundred Springs ended its history in 2021, but the Texan band's front man and songwriter, Matt Hillyer, is still very active. He coproduced, last year, Squeezebox Bandits' album, "Check To Check", a fantastic record reviewed on this blog (check it out here), and wrote o cowrote several songs on it, including... Continue Reading →
American Aquarium is on tour on Europe till February 23th. Today in Leeds, in England, they had gigs in France, Belgium, the UK and they'll go on in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Norway. On February 7th, at 7pm, I was part of a group of people waiting on the sidewalk, by Boulevard Rochechouart, near... Continue Reading →
Last piece about the year 2022 on this blog, but not the less important : the artist of the year. First, let me tell you that the choice wasn't easy, due to the fantastic year that 2022 has been for country music. Several artists would have undoubtedly deserved to be named artist of the year.... Continue Reading →
After the 2022 Top 22 albums, here's Country Music France's Top 30 songs. At the end of the post, you'll find a Spotify playlist including the 30 songs that are part of the ranking, and some music videos of the songs that are part of this list. Stay tuned, y'all: I'll publish next the last... Continue Reading →
With such quality albums released all along the year, it has been quite difficult to choose the best ones. The following ranking includes 2022 Top 20 LPs. At the end, you'll also find a list of 20 other excellent albums released last year. Anyway, with an exceptional year as was 2022 for country music, it's... Continue Reading →
Here comes this time of the year when you think about all the music released the last 12 months, and choose the best songs, albums and EP's that you've listened. Before the best songs and albums, and the artist of the year, I'll tell you about my 5 favorite EP's, among those released this 2022,... Continue Reading →
When I founded this blog, in 2018, I didn't think that I would write, one day, a review of an album of The Great Divide. As a red dirt fan, I knew the importance of this band and the big influence that they had on a whole generation of bands and artists (Cody Canada, Jason... Continue Reading →
Updating a country music playlist on November 2022 is a harsh work, with such a lot of quality albums recently released. Thinking about it, it's all this year that is exceptional, to the extent that some of us talk about a golden age for country music. In my opinion, it's true, and it will be... Continue Reading →
Three years after the acclaimed "Last Call For Dreamers", that I reviewed here, the Lowdown Drifters released on September 30th a new album, "Cheating On A Memory", via Gold Towne Music. Recorded in Fort Worth, TX, this LP was released in three parts, with a first chapter on June 24th, a second one on August... Continue Reading →
If you think about country music traditionalists, in 2022, David Adam Byrnes is undoubtedly one of the first names that will come to your mind. His 2020 album, "Neon Town", produced by Trent Willmon, was an evidence of his talent and his authenticity. It was ranked #8 on Country Music France's 2020 Top 25 albums.... Continue Reading →
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