Five years after his beautiful debut album, "South Texas Homecoming", James Steinle released, on April 7th, his new album, "The Echo Sound". Produced by David Beck, it was recorded in a house in Martindale, Texas, in November of 2022. It's the first album of the South Texas singer and songwriter since the brilliant "Cold German... Continue Reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

If you pronounce the name Cross Canadian Ragweed, you'll capture the red dirt fans' attention. And if you use another magic word, "Soul Gravy", you'll probably see their face light up instantly. That's an understatement saying that this album is absolutely iconic, since it was released in 2004. If you talk with red dirt fans,... Continue Reading →

First, I want to apologize for not having written on this blog for a while. I'm lucky enough to have some faithful readers and I'm greatly honored by the kind words that I have received all along these years, for my reviews and posts, since the creation of this blog in 2018. I've not been... Continue Reading →

Eight years have passed since the first record of Virginia-based band 49 Winchester, self-titled, released in 2014, and we can now enjoy their fourth studio album, "Fortune Favors The Bold". Released on May 13th, via New West records, this album is absolutely brilliant and its ten songs are undoubtedly among the best that you will... Continue Reading →

At the final part of 2021, Drew Cooper released a wonderful cover of Charles Brown's "Please Come Home For Christmas", produced by John Lousteau, and featuring Cody Canada and his son Dierks Canada. Four months later, Drew Cooper released, on April 15th, the first part of his new double album, "This Life". John Lousteau, chief... Continue Reading →

Almost three years ago, the Texan artist from Odessa Creed Fisher released the excellent album "Life of a Workin' Man", and my review of this LP was one of the first that I wrote on this blog, on January 14th 2019. You can read it here. The prolific artist kept on writing and releasing great... Continue Reading →