May 2017. A Southern rock band from Nashville, "The Steel Woods" was releasing its first album, "Straw in the wind". Jason "Rowdy" Cope, guitarist and cofounder of the band, had worked with country artist Jamey Johnson. Canadian singer-songwriter Lindi Ortega was making a guest vocal appearance. One year and a half later, on January 18th,... Continue Reading →
Album review: Creed Fisher’s “Life of a Workin’ Man”
Texan artist Creed Fisher released in December of 2018 his third album, "Life of a workin' man". Listening to it, in this early days of 2019, is an excellent choice for a country music lover. In the title song "Life of a workin' man", in which excellent pedal steel guitar is very present, West Texas... Continue Reading →
Album review : John Thibodeaux’s “Moments like this”
If you love Texas country music, John Thibodeaux's album "Moments like this" is undoubtedly made for you. Born in Louisiana but mostly raised in Texas, this artist is a very talented singer and songwriter. Each song of this album is a masterful piece of traditional country. "Don't want to love her anymore" is probably the... Continue Reading →
Album review – Whitey Morgan’s “Hard Times and White Lines”
Whitey Morgan and the 78's released their fourth studio album on october 26th, named "Hard Times and White Lines"... and it's very difficult for a country music lover not to love it at first listen. This is surely one of the best country albums released this year. Hard not to think about Waylon Jennings while... Continue Reading →
With Jason Boland and the Stragglers, country music is more alive than ever
Jason Boland and The Stragglers released their new album, "Hard times are relative", on May 18th, and it's a masterpiece. Three years after "Squelsh", Oklahoma country band (now based in Austin, Texas), chose eleven awesome songs for their ninth studio album, still distributed by Thirty Tigers, each one being a pearl for every country music... Continue Reading →