It's finally released! "Lamentations", the brand new album of American Aquarium, so awaited, is finally here. Two years after the excellent "Things Change", that Country Music France had ranked #4 in its 2018 Top 10 albums, and fifteen years after the debut album of the band, "Antique Hearts", we have a new LP from the... Continue Reading →
Album review – Johnny Falstaff’s “Lost in The City Lights”
"Lost in the city lights", the new album of Johnny Falstaff, was released on February 28th. It's the 8th album of the Texan artist, six years after his last one, "Metro Billy". Six years is a long time, but it was worth the wait: the new album, a bunch of honky tonk songs, is awesome!... Continue Reading →
EP review – Emily Nenni’s “Long Game”
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 →