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Country’s Ruthie Collins Finds ‘Cold Comfort’
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Country’s Ruthie Collins Finds ‘Cold Comfort’

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 / 31 March 2020

Ruthie Collins' Cold Comfort is devoid of glittery instrumentation and mellifluous lyrics. Instead, the music is raw, sometimes bitter yet earning for optimism. Collins' grittiness is measured and her anguish certain.

Stoney LaRue’s “Evil Angel” Gives His Brand of Country a Gospel Flair (premiere)
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Stoney LaRue’s “Evil Angel” Gives His Brand of Country a Gospel Flair (premiere)

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 / 1 October 2019

Ahead of the 1 November release of new album Onward, Texas country artist Stoney LaRue shares the gospel-tinged "Evil Angel".

Jason Boland & the Stragglers Offer Up Straight Roots Country on ‘Hard Times Are Relative’
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Jason Boland & the Stragglers Offer Up Straight Roots Country on ‘Hard Times Are Relative’

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 / 20 July 2018

Endowed with poignant red-dirt storytelling and ace musicality, Jason Boland & the Stragglers offer up unequivocal country music on Hard Times Are Relative.

Parker Millsap: Parker Millsap
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Parker Millsap: Parker Millsap

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 / 5 February 2014
Road tunes and leavetakings are a fitting metaphorical trope for this album, because Millsap is clearly going places.