From France with love for Country Music
2024 was a fantastic year for country music. I'll share soon my usual posts about the best albums, EPs, songs and about the artist of the year. As we were spoiled with quality country music all along the year, 2024 was also an excellent one for country Christmas music, with some brilliant albums and EPs,... Continue Reading →
Julia Hatfield is a young and brilliant artist from Texas. Singer, songwriter, pianist, she was awarded as 2018 new female vocalist of the year by Texas Regional Radio Awards. With a strong taste for old-school music, inspired by artists like Dolly Parton and Guy Clark, she made beautiful covers of Tom Petty's "I Won't Back... Continue Reading →
Anna Wescoat, a Havana, Florida, native artist, released her debut album, "World Famous", on October 18th. Recorded at Riverfront Studios, in Nashville, it was produced by Ben Jarrell, who also cowrote several songs. If you love traditional country music, with excellent instrumentation and brilliant songwriting, this album is undoubtedly made for you. "Heartache Home Etc"... Continue Reading →
Rich O' Toole released his 8th studio album, "Ghost", on June 21st, four years after the brilliant "New York" (reviewed here on this blog). The 12 songs of this record were written or cowritten by the Houston native artist. "Need You To Stay", cowritten with the brilliant Texan artist Jade Marie Patek, is a splendid... Continue Reading →
This is my first review in almost three months. It's a very long time, even more with such a lot of fantastic releases all along the summer. At this point, after having been a witness of a summery profusion of musical gems, it's hard to know where to start. As we're entering the fall, let... Continue Reading →
Country music is, firstly, quality storytelling. Instrumentation is important, particularly pedal steel and fiddle, but what makes a great and relatable country song is, primarily, songwriting. Leon Majcen is an artist who grew up, from a young age, listening to Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark and John Prine. He knows about the importance of the... Continue Reading →
He's only 22 years old, but he has a lot to say, and the way he does it with his songs makes him, from now on, one of the most prominent and authentic artists on the country music scene. With Wyatt Flores, we are witnesses of the spectacular breakthrough of a young and very talented... Continue Reading →
Ellis Bullard released his sophomore album, "Honky Tonk Ain't Noise Pollution", via Feels So Good Records, on February 9th. Two years after his acclaimed debut "Piss-Hot Freightlining Country Music", this new LP is an unmissable record for honky tonk and real country lovers. Each and every song present on this album is a gem, starting... Continue Reading →
Duke Oursler is a Kansas native singer and songwriter, who now lives in Macomb, Western Illinois. His new studio album, "He Shot More Than Birds", released on January 19th, via the Farm Way Records, that he coproduced with Mike Himebaugh, is a country rock LP with excellent storytelling about the life in midwestern little towns... Continue Reading →
This post is the fifth and last one about Country Music France's best of 2023. As we all know, it was a very special year for our genre, with a lot of talented artists, brilliant albums and fantastic songs. I tried to paint a portrait of the last year through a Top 10 EPs, a... Continue Reading →
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