From France with love for Country Music
Five years after her wonderful EP "Making It Up" (you can read my review here), native Texan artist Kathryn Legendre released her new LP, "Here's your Honky Tonk", on June 27th. This album, recorded at Signal Hill Studio in Austin, Tx, was produced by Kathryn Legendre, Brian Broussard, drummer Patrick Herzfeld and bassist Will Walden.... Continue Reading →
California native artist Sam Stoane released her debut album, "Tales of the Dark West", on May 23th, via Cloverdale Records. It was produced by Patrick Lyons, who is well-known for his work with Colter Wall, Vincent Neil Emerson, Noeline Hofmann or Josh Meloy. "Tales of the Dark West" is an authentic western style album, full... Continue Reading →
Kat Hasty released on May 16th her awaited album, "The Time of your Life", four years after her first record, "Drowning in Dreams". If her debut was stripped-down and acoustic, the new LP is a full band work with great instrumentation and continual energy. What doesn't change, though, is the quality of the songwriting and... Continue Reading →
Dustin Brown is a Texan artist from Moody, Texas. He released his third LP, a self-titled album, via Smith Music Group, on March 28th. Coproduced with Ben Hussey, its 10 songs were all written by Dustin Brown. Writing songs since the age of 12, the Texan artist is a talented songwriter whose heroes are Blaze... Continue Reading →
It was a rainy day in Paris. Despite the bad weather, the boulevards' sidewalks were teeming with people this Saturday night. After passing by the Moulin Rouge and observing the thick line at the entrance of La Cigale, I caught sight of La Boule Noire, where I saw American Aquarium two years ago. But my... Continue Reading →
Tony Logue released his fourth studio album on February 21th, "Dark Horse", almost seven years after his debut "Serpents and Saviors" and three years after the acclaimed "Jericho". Produced by Sean Sullivan, it was recorded at the Tractor Shed Studio in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Backed by his band, The 184, Tony Logue's new LP is an... Continue Reading →
This is the final piece about the year 2024: the best songs of the year. Next, you'll find a list of 50 songs released in 2024, ranked from 50th till 1st. At the end of the post, you'll find a Spotify playlist including all those songs. Listening to it, you'll be able to enjoy about... Continue Reading →
Every year, since its creation, Country Music France has designated an Artist of the Year. In addition to the Top Albums, Top EPs and Top songs, it's an important way to reward an artist who standed out particularly all along the year on the country music scene. This is a recap of Country Music France's... Continue Reading →
First, a happy new year for my readers! My best wishes for y'all! Here you have, finally, Country Music France's Top 30 albums of 2024. Needless to say, choosing 30 albums is not an easy task. It's important to me to tell you that several excellent albums couldn't be part of this Top 30. It... Continue Reading →
It's this time of the year. 2024 is ending and we're all thinking about all the records released all along the year. This one was particularly impressive, with a lot of high quality country albums and songs. Real country is more alive than ever. It makes us very happy but it's also difficult to choose... Continue Reading →
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