Rich O'Toole released, one month ago, on November 21th, his new album, "God is A Gentleman", via PTO Records, produced by Taylor Tatsch. As we can suppose, seeing the artist's Mom on the album cover, it's a very personal LP, wonderfully written, with a lot of relatable songs about love, despair, religion, and life in... Continue Reading →
Album review – Leon Majcen’s “Making a Livin’ (Not a Killin’)”
Leon Majcen released his new album, "Making a Livin' (not a killin')" on October 17th, via Cloverdale records, some months after "Better Days", released earlier this year, and one year after his self-titled album, that was reviewed here on this blog. With this new record, brilliantly produced by Patrick Lyons, Leon Majcen keeps on increasing... Continue Reading →
Album review – Red Dirt Rangers’ “Red Dirt Town”
The legendary band from Oklahoma Red Dirt Rangers released their new album, "Red Dirt Town", on October 10th, produced by Jared Tyler, seven years after their last record, "Blue Door Nights". This is the 11th album of a band that has been spreading red dirt music since 1988. And after 37 years of existence, their... Continue Reading →
Album review – Joe Stamm Band’s “Little Crosses”
Joe Stamm Band released last month, on July 11th, one of the most awaited albums of the year, "Little Crosses", two years after the acclaimed "Wild Man" (that I reviewed there). Produced by AI Torrence, who works as guitarist for The Allegheny High, Charles Wesley Godwin's band, and recorded at Music Garden Studios, New Brighton,... Continue Reading →
Album review – Kathryn Legendre’s “Here’s your Honky Tonk”
Five years after her wonderful EP "Making It Up" (you can read my review here), native Texan artist Kathryn Legendre released her new LP, "Here's your Honky Tonk", on June 27th. This album, recorded at Signal Hill Studio in Austin, Tx, was produced by Kathryn Legendre, Brian Broussard, drummer Patrick Herzfeld and bassist Will Walden.... Continue Reading →
Album review – Sam Stoane’s “Tales of the Dark West”
California native artist Sam Stoane released her debut album, "Tales of the Dark West", on May 23th, via Cloverdale Records. It was produced by Patrick Lyons, who is well-known for his work with Colter Wall, Vincent Neil Emerson, Noeline Hofmann or Josh Meloy. "Tales of the Dark West" is an authentic western style album, full... Continue Reading →
Album review – Dustin Brown’s self-titled LP
Dustin Brown is a Texan artist from Moody, Texas. He released his third LP, a self-titled album, via Smith Music Group, on March 28th. Coproduced with Ben Hussey, its 10 songs were all written by Dustin Brown. Writing songs since the age of 12, the Texan artist is a talented songwriter whose heroes are Blaze... Continue Reading →
Album review – Tony Logue’s “Dark Horse”
Tony Logue released his fourth studio album on February 21th, "Dark Horse", almost seven years after his debut "Serpents and Saviors" and three years after the acclaimed "Jericho". Produced by Sean Sullivan, it was recorded at the Tractor Shed Studio in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Backed by his band, The 184, Tony Logue's new LP is an... Continue Reading →
Album review – Anna Wescoat’s “World Famous”
Anna Wescoat, a Havana, Florida, native artist, released her debut album, "World Famous", on October 18th. Recorded at Riverfront Studios, in Nashville, it was produced by Ben Jarrell, who also cowrote several songs. If you love traditional country music, with excellent instrumentation and brilliant songwriting, this album is undoubtedly made for you. "Heartache Home Etc"... Continue Reading →
Album review – Rich O’ Toole’s “Ghost”
Rich O' Toole released his 8th studio album, "Ghost", on June 21st, four years after the brilliant "New York" (reviewed here on this blog). The 12 songs of this record were written or cowritten by the Houston native artist. "Need You To Stay", cowritten with the brilliant Texan artist Jade Marie Patek, is a splendid... Continue Reading →