"If You Want It That Much" is a song that belongs to red dirt music history. Written by Gary Thomason and Scott Melott, who were members of Susan Gibson's band, The Grobees, it was part of The Great Divide's 2002 wonderful album, "Remain". Twenty years after the release of "Remain", Cody Canada and The Departed... Continue Reading →
Song review: Hunter Thomas’ “Go For A Drive”
Hunter Thomas is a rising artist from Oklahoma, who will release his debut album in 2022 via Thirty Tigers. Meanwhile, his single, named "Go For A Drive", is available on all digital platforms, since July 30th, and y'all should give it a listen because it's absolutely awesome! Written by Hunter Thomas and coproduced by Hunter... Continue Reading →
Song review : Comanche Moon’s “Middle Of You”
In August of 2018, the band Comanche Moon, from Amarillo, Texas, released a brilliant concept album "Country Music Deathstar". Recorded at Yellow Dog Studios, engineered by Dave Percefull and Adam Odor and produced by Tim Allen, this LP is absolutely awesome and its singles, "The One That You Love", "Oilfield Blues" and "Goin' To The... Continue Reading →
Song review – Ragland’s “On Fire”
Ragland is a husband and wife duo formed in Oklahoma in May of 2015, who last year released the great album that was reviewed on this blog, "More Like A Melody" (read the review). This LP, that was recorded, mixed and mastered at Boohatch Studios in Ada, Oklahoma, by Mike McClure and both members of... Continue Reading →
Song review – Southern Brave’s “While You Can”
Any Red Dirt lover must listen to "While You Can", the brand new single of Southern Brave, right now. This band from Texas is a great choice if you want to listen to quality music, and their new single is not an exception. This song is about the pitfalls of love and relationships, and making... Continue Reading →
Song review – American Aquarium’s “Me+Mine (Lamentations)”
American Aquarium will release its 8th studio album, "Lamentations", produced by Shooter Jennings, on May 1st, via New West Records. The last album of the band, the awesome "Things Change", had been released 2 years ago. Till this date, American Aquarium released three songs that will be part of this album, "The Long Haul", on... Continue Reading →
About Sturgill Simpson’s new song : “The dead don’t die”
Jim Jarmush's new movie, named "The dead don't die", was presented at Cannes Film Festival and competes, there, for the main reward, la "Palme d'Or". I was lucky enough to watch this movie before its release in USA, as it was previously released in France on May 14th, due to its presence at the French... Continue Reading →
Song review: Rich O’Toole’s “Peter and Paul”
Waylon Jennings once said, according to his son Terry : "You don't bash the things you hate. You support the things you love". I think Waylon's wise thought summarizes perfectly what Rich O'Toole is telling us with his last song, "Peter and Paul". Houston artist is well known for his excellent songwriting, in the great... Continue Reading →
Song review: Steven James and the Jaded’s “Lucky Stars”
Steven James and the Jaded released today their new single, "Lucky Stars". This song will be part of the upcoming album of the South Texas band, "Starr Street", that will be released soon. The name of the album refers to a street of Corpus Christi, the city where the band was created by Houston native... Continue Reading →
Annies are back
Five years after their last work, "Annie Up", Pistol Annies are back. They just released three new songs, that will appear on their upcoming album, "Interstate Gospel". Which of these songs will be chosen as a single? No answer for the moment. "Best years of my life" is a beautiful ballad. It has a perfect... Continue Reading →