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Adam Fears’ new album is one that I liked in the first six seconds. This album has it all, from the up-tempo songs (You Get Me and Rock It On) to songs about love (Old Mistake and Right Now). Each song tells a story and the music give you the ...

Alabama, much like most country artists, is a band you either like or you don’t. As a fan of every genre of music, I am eternally thankful to the most successful group in country music history. I am thankful that they inspired groups like Rascal Flatts, Montgomery Gentry, Brooks & ...

I’ll admit it, I waited longer than I probably should’ve to listen to this album. Don’t get me wrong, I like my country, in a Keith-Urban-country-mainstream-pop kind of way. So I was a little hesitant at first. Annie Sims has a beautiful voice, and I can ...

My Lucky 13 is Burgandy Brown’s first proper first full length release, and there is a bit of internal tension to the music. Brown has a south country look to her --- she wouldn’t look out of place in a pickup truck or on the back of a ...

Want to take a ride back to the more peaceful country music of the past? You know, when every other lyric wasn’t about George W. Bush or being the prototypical cowboy of the new West. Well, the answer to your query can be found in the re-release of ...

This modest single disc double-album reissue of two of Hoyt Axton’s greatest albums serves as an excellent reminder of why it’s important to heed the artistry of a lost generation of truly American musicians. It’s hard to feel patriotic, or rather very kindly, towards our country’s progress when the news ...

Alabama based Pine Hill Haints display their unique blend of Old-School Country/Bluegrass/Folk, meets The Clash-inspired indie-rock on their latest effort, Ghost Dance. Vocalist/guitarist Jamie Barrier sounds at times like Joe Strummer. Barrier’s catchy guitar hooks at times sound like something Quentin Tarantino would put in a film. ...