Moon River Music Festival will make its return to Chattanooga, Tennessee, on September 12th and 13th with a diverse lineup that spans rock, folk, bluegrass, and gospel. Sheryl Crow and Nickel Creek will headline the two-day event, which will be held once again at Coolidge Park. Drew Holcomb and the …
Read More »Sam Hunt Announces New Album 'Southside,' Plots Summer Tour
Sam Hunt has announced plans to release his long-awaited second album in 2020, nearly five years after issuing his groundbreaking debut Montevallo in October 2014. Titled Southside, the new project will be available April 3rd via MCA Nashville. No track listing is available as of yet for Southside, but the …
Read More »Hear the Lone Bellow's Cathartic New Song 'Just Enough to Get By'
Americana trio the Lone Bellow tackle a complicated and difficult issue with a gritty performance that harnesses myriad emotions in “Just Enough to Get By,” a simmering, explosive new track from the forthcoming album, Half Moon Light. Written and sung by the group’s Kanene Donehey Pipkin, the tune’s subdued anger, …
Read More »Hot Country Knights Recruit Tiffani Thiessen for 'Pick Her Up' Video
Riding a neon wave of Nineties country nostalgia, the Hot Country Knights have unleashed their video for “Pick Her Up,” the group’s exhilarating debut single featuring Travis Tritt. Directed by Wes Edwards, the clip features Saved by the Bell and Beverly Hills 90210 actress Tiffani Thiessen as the object of …
Read More »Ashley McBryde Announces New Album 'Never Will'
Ashley McBryde has set April 3rd as the release date for Never Will, the follow-up to her Grammy-nominated debut album Girl Going Nowhere. Produced by Jay Joyce, the LP has been preceded by two tracks, “One Night Standards” and “Martha Divine,” each with a video that is part of an …
Read More »Lee Ann Womack on Recording in Brooklyn and the State of Women in Country
“Doesn’t the sun ever shine here?” cracks Lee Ann Womack, spiking the last word with her bright Texas twang. She’s been in Brooklyn for the better part of a December week, the skies a mostly unremitting gray, and with a storm now on the way. “It’s so gloomy! But it’s …
Read More »Why Country Music Wanted Everyone to Get Along in the 2010s
This summer, Luke Combs released a country-rocker called “Let’s Just Be Friends.” Featured on The Angry Birds Movie 2 soundtrack, the song begins with a political parable set-up that’ll scan as familiar to anyone who’s listened to country radio over the past few years. You’re from one side of the …
Read More »Umphrey's McGee Explore Country-Music Nostalgia on Heartland Ballad 'Ride on Pony'
Umphrey’s McGee embrace nostalgic country-rock in the new song “Ride on Pony.” The prog-minded jam stalwarts temper their typical improvisational exploration to take a trip down memory lane in the brawny heartland ballad, which features earnest acoustic strumming uplifted by arena-ready distortion-soaked chords and anthemic organ swells. The standalone single, …
Read More »John Moreland Skewers Commerce and Self-Image in 'Harder Dreams'
John Moreland sings about war, religion, and commerce in his new song “Harder Dreams.” The track is the latest release off his upcoming album LP5, due February 7th. Minimally produced by Matt Pence, with a brushed beat and accents of plinking notes, the song is carried by Moreland’s pained vocal. …
Read More »Nora Jane Struthers Previews New Album With Contented 'Nice to Be Back Home'
Nashville singer-songwriter Nora Jane Struthers has announced plans for her fifth studio album Bright Lights, Long Drives, First Words, which is the follow-up to 2017’s Champion. Inspired by a series of drastic changes in the songwriter’s life, the new album was recorded when Struthers was eight months pregnant with her …
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