Photo : Anna LoPinto Emily Nenni is a name that all those who love traditional country music and honky tonk songs should know. Two years ago, the Bay Area native released her brilliant debut album, "Hell of a Woman". This record is absolutely amazing and I strongly recommend you to have a listen to it:... Continue Reading →
Country Music France’s Top 30 Spotify playlist : Update #4
Country Music France Top 30 Spotify playlist includes the blog's current 30 favorite songs. Together with the albums, EP's and song reviews, this playlist is an important way for this blog to share actual songs that belong to country music, red dirt, americana or southern rock genres. I updated it today for fourth time, with... 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 →
Album Review – Robynn Shayne’s “Let’s get this show on the road”
Reading that musical streaming is decreasing since the beginning of Covid-19 crisis is quite a suprise. We could think that people who love music would stream more songs and albums than ever, to counterbalance the cancelation of gigs and live events. We could also think that being in quarantine and not going to work would... Continue Reading →
Album review – Drew Fish Band’s “Wishful Drinkin'”
February 7th. Just one month ago. But it seems an eternity. It was the day that Drew Fish Band released its LP album, "Wishful Drinkin'". Listening to it, today, is remembering what we have presently lost: a form of frivolity, the simple pleasure of sharing drinks with our friends in a bar, the greatness of... Continue Reading →
Go ahead, y’all! The sun will rise soon!
Our world is living weird and awful days. Quarantine has become the keyword of our time and we're all abruptly affected by the exponential growth of COVID-19. In France, as it happens in other countries, we are now confined in our house, legally going outside only to work, buy food or for medical purposes. These... Continue Reading →
Country music wouldn’t be the same without female artists
All along its rich history, female artists played a great part in country music. It was true yesterday and it remains true today. But this importance is not always recognized and everybody knows that, unfortunately, country radios don't play enough female artists. That's a shame and a loss. They are great songwriters, amazing singers and... Continue Reading →
Country Music France’s Top 30 Spotify Playlist: Update #3
Country Music France launched its Top 30 Spotify playlist on November 14th of 2019. It includes the blog's current 30 favorite songs. Together with the albums, EP's and song reviews, this playlist is an important way for this blog to share actual songs that belong to country music, red dirt, americana or southern rock genres.... Continue Reading →
Johnny Cash: “How many of these people have filled a cotton bag, once in their life?”
Johnny Cash would have been 88 years today. I'm actually reading his autobiography, "Cash: The Autobiography", cowritten with Patrick Carr and published in 1997, 6 years before his death. It's a captivating book and, today, I want to share with you what he wrote about the evolution of country music, some 23 years ago. Please,... Continue Reading →
Album review – Tyller Gummersall’s “Heartbreak College”
Tyller Gummersall released his new album, "Heartbreak College", on Valentine's Day. If you love real and traditional country music, you should listen to it right now: its 12 songs are really amazing for those who love the genre. It's the 4th studio LP album released by the Colorado artist (the 6th record if you add... Continue Reading →