Stephen Wilson Jr. Compiles His Singles on ‘bon aqua’
Stephen Wilson Jr. describes his music as “Death Cab for Country”, which is accurate as his sound is part rock and part Nashville country.
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Dougie Poole Spins the Wheel of Rules and Lands on Transcendence
Dougie Poole’s sardonic humor, mixed with his love of country music’s storytelling past, turned him into a cult icon. Out of the pandemic is born a playful, wistful new album.
Dougie Poole Drops the Bit on ‘The Rainbow Wheel of Death’
Dougie Poole’s The Rainbow Wheel of Death has the genuine pathos of country’s best songs, with characters searching for love and longing for redemption in bars and dusty halls.
Iris DeMent Creates Songs for a Better World on ‘Workin’ on a World’
While Iris DeMent may moan against the world’s evils in Workin’ on a World, the album offers an optimistic message. We can change the world!
The South Rises Again on Pony Bradshaw’s ‘North Georgia Rounder’
In a world of increasing homogenization, Pony Bradshaw reveals the jumbled absurdity of the US South in all its confederate glory on North Georgia Rounder.
Jarrod Dickenson Does More Than Talk the ‘Big Talk’
Jarrod Dickenson points the way to a better world over a country rock soundtrack. His music suggests we can all boogie to wherever life takes us.
Whitehouse Find What’s Funny in Shedding Tears on ‘I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying’
On Whitehorse’s I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying, they wear their hearts on their sleeves, tears in their beers, and tongues in each other’s cheeks.
Myron Elkins Rocks the Rural Landscape of ‘Factories, Farms & Amphetamines’
It’s refreshing to hear someone get down and dirty. Myron Elkins lets his guitar do most of the talking, and that’s a good thing to hear.
Whitehorse Keep Their Canadian Cool to Discover Country Concept for New LP
Whitehorse duo Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland go their separate ways to write songs, especially for an emotional album like I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying.
H.C. McEntire Finds the Poetic in ‘Every Acre’
H.C. McEntire seeks salvation on Every Acre, but these songs suggest it can be found in how one approaches the world rather than in some supernatural entity.
Americana’s Caitlin Rose Tracks Life’s Changes on ‘CAZIMI’
CAZIMI is Caitlin Rose’s first new full-length LP in almost ten years and it’s filled with people overwhelmed by changing circumstances and uncertainty.
Rayland Baxter Explores New Ideas on ‘If I Were a Butterfly’
The sonic expansion in Rayland Baxter’s If I Were a Butterfly makes for exciting and curious listening, but it also leads to a record that feels scattered.