Squeezebox Bandits is a tejano and honky-tonk quartet from Fort Worth, Texas. Last May, they released for the "Cinco de Mayo" their third studio album via State Fair Records, named "Check To Check". This record was produced by Matt Hillyer, Eleven Hundred Springs' frontman, and Paul Williams. Abel Casillas, who is a Fort-Worth native, is... Continue Reading →
Country Music France’s 2021 artist of the year : American Aquarium
After Kacey Musgraves (2018), Kylie Rae Harris (2019) and Charley Crockett (2020), Country Music France's 2021 artist of the year is American Aquarium. Those who read me on this blog know that I have a lot of admiration for this fantastic band from Raleigh, North Carolina, leaded by one of the most talented songwriters of... Continue Reading →
Country Music France’s 2021 Top 15 albums
2021 was a great year for real country and red dirt music. A lot of brilliants albums were released and when the year comes to an end, it's really difficult to make a choice among such a lot of quality records. As I had to choose only 15 LP's, there are a lot of albums... Continue Reading →
Country Music France’s 2021 Top 5 EP’s
Between the songs or singles and the albums, there's an important category of records, the EP's. Since I created this blog, I also review them and when the year comes to an end, I also consider that it's important to choose the best that were released all along the year, as I do with the... Continue Reading →
Country Music France’s 2021 Top 30 songs
It's this time of the year that we think about the year that's ending and choose the best songs that were released in 2021. It's always a difficult choice, but here we are, with 30 great songs. You'll find there real country, red dirt and southern rock songs, included in a Spotify playlist that you'll... Continue Reading →