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 →
Album review – Will Carter Band’s “Had It All Wrong”
This is my first review in almost three months. It's a very long time, even more with such a lot of fantastic releases all along the summer. At this point, after having been a witness of a summery profusion of musical gems, it's hard to know where to start. As we're entering the fall, let... Continue Reading →
Album review – Leon Majcen’s self-titled album
Country music is, firstly, quality storytelling. Instrumentation is important, particularly pedal steel and fiddle, but what makes a great and relatable country song is, primarily, songwriting. Leon Majcen is an artist who grew up, from a young age, listening to Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark and John Prine. He knows about the importance of the... Continue Reading →
Album review – Ellis Bullard’s “Honky Tonk Ain’t Noise Pollution”
Ellis Bullard released his sophomore album, "Honky Tonk Ain't Noise Pollution", via Feels So Good Records, on February 9th. Two years after his acclaimed debut "Piss-Hot Freightlining Country Music", this new LP is an unmissable record for honky tonk and real country lovers. Each and every song present on this album is a gem, starting... Continue Reading →
Album review – Duke Oursler’s “He Shot More Than Birds”
Duke Oursler is a Kansas native singer and songwriter, who now lives in Macomb, Western Illinois. His new studio album, "He Shot More Than Birds", released on January 19th, via the Farm Way Records, that he coproduced with Mike Himebaugh, is a country rock LP with excellent storytelling about the life in midwestern little towns... Continue Reading →
Album review – Abby Hamilton’s debut album “#1 Zookeeper (of the San Diego Zoo)”
Abby Hamilton is a young singer and songwriter from Wilmore, Southwest of Lexington, Kentucky. She was raised in a musical family, with great aunts part of a gospel group named The Hamilton Family, and a brother who's the lead guitarist in her band. Abby Hamilton released two EP's, "Broke Girl", in 2017, and "Afraid of... Continue Reading →
Album review – Vinnie Paolizzi’s self-titled debut LP
Vinnie Paolizzi is a suburban Philadelphia native singer and songwriter, descending from Italian immigrants, who now lives in Nashville. For years, he hosted there "Revival", a weekly writers round where songwriters shared songs, a place for them to rub shoulders and talk shop. After a 2021 EP, named "Private Sky", Vinnie Paolizi released, on November... Continue Reading →