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 →
Country Music France’s Top 30 playlist – Update #8
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. Here's the 8th udpate, with 19 new songs,... Continue Reading →
Debut album review – Nate Fredrick’s “Different Shade of Blue”
Those who say that there's no real country music today should listen to "Different Shade Of Blue", the debut album of Nate Fredrick, and they'll surely change their mind. Nate Fredrick is an artist from Springfield, Missouri, who lives in Nashville since 2015. His first LP, released on February 26th, 2021, was recorded at Farmland... 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 →
Album review – Jamie Richards’ “The Real Deal”
Jamie Richards released his seventh album on Friday January 22d, four years after his last LP, "Latest and Greatest". Its twelve songs will be perfect for you if you love traditional and authentic country music. The Shawney, Oklahoma, native artist is an excellent songwriter, whose songs were recorded by a lot of great country artists.... Continue Reading →
Country Music France’s Top 30 playlist – Update #7
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 just updated it for the 7th time,... Continue Reading →
Country Music France’s 2020 Top 30 songs
After the artist of the year, the Top EP's and the Top albums, its time (a bit late, it's true...) to talk about the best songs of 2020. You'll find below a list of 30 country song that made my year. You'll also find a link to a Spotify playlist where you'll be able to... Continue Reading →
Country Music France’s 2020 Top 25 albums
2020 was a great year for country music, with the release of a lot of excellent albums. When came the time to choose the best ones, I had a lot of difficulties, with such quality. Usually, this blog publishes a Top 10 albums, but this year will be an exception: what you'll read below is... Continue Reading →
Country Music France’s 2020 Top EP’s
When comes the moment to talk about the best music you listened during the year, you think about albums and songs. That's why, generally, in December you'll have a list of the best LP's and best songs released all along the year. Of course, you'll find these lists on this blog, very soon, but before,... Continue Reading →