David Quinn is an independent artist who emerged in 2019 with his brilliant debut album "Wanderin' Fool". Prolific, with almost one album released each year since then, the Midwestern artist built his own musical style over the years, putting together classic country, outlaw country, heartland rock, folk and americana. His sixth studio album, "Down &... Continue Reading →

Y'all probably know Wes Bayliss as the cofounder and frontman of The Steel Woods, that was one of the most brilliant southern rock bands of our century. The Alabama native artist released his solo debut LP album, "On My Way Home", on July 24th, via Circle B records and Thirty Tigers. Bayliss learnt to play... Continue Reading →

We had a lot of excellent debut albums this year, with Kashus Culpepper's "Act I", the Kruse Brothers' "Heartbreak and Honky Tonk", Clay Stray Unit's "Sin and Squalor" or Preston McCabe's "Heading West". For red dirt music, specifically, we had two wonderful debut albums, both released in April by Oklahoman artists, Krislyn Arturs' "Honky Tonk... Continue Reading →

Ben Jarrell is a key artist for traditional country music lovers. His debut album, "Troubled Times", released seven years ago and reviewed here was a killer record and that put him instantly in a very strong position on the country music scene. Recently, we could also appreciate his talent as a producer, particularly with the... Continue Reading →

April 24th is a very busy release day for country music, but if you love red dirt music, you should consider putting very high on your list of records to listen to "Honky Tonk PhD", the debut album of Krislyn Arthurs, produced by LG Hamilton and Steven Jeffrey. Krislyn Arthurs is a young and talented... Continue Reading →

Chicago Farmer, the moniker for Cody Diekhoff, released his fifth album, "Homeaid", on March 6th, via Lohi Records. Produced by Hard Working Americans' Chad Staehly, it was recorded at Pachyderm studios, Cannon Falls, Minnesota. Six years after the brilliant "Flyover Country", this new record brilliantly blends folk, country, roots rock and americana. Todd Snider once... Continue Reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →