If you didn't know any better, as the lead track, "Say It," from Matt Castillo's new album How The River Flows kicks off, you'd think it had been released in 1991. It's got Travis Tritt written all over it, and encapsulates all of the fun that surrounded the 90s country sound. That same sound permeates... Continue Reading →

While steel guitars may earn top honors in the tradition of country music, cheating songs are high on the list as well, and lately, Taylor Austin Dye is delivering both in droves. While her last single, "Like You Do," offered an interesting take on a "love triangle," her newest effort, "Lucky Man," turns the sass... Continue Reading →

Losing a parent is one of the worst things imaginable. Our parents are our rocks, and moving forward without them seems impossible. Alexis May lived every kid's worst nightmare; her father passed when she was still a child, and she was going to be navigating life without him. As songwriters do, May took the feelings... Continue Reading →

After the release of his debut album, Here in the Real World, in 1990, Alan Jackson spent the next two decades largely dominating the country music charts. Nearly 40% of the singles he's released in his career have topped the charts as he had been one of the biggest flag fliers for traditional country music... Continue Reading →

For years now, Zach Neil has been a premiere source for rock solid Texas country music. With his newest single, "Long Live the Cowboy," Neil has also proven that he can be a premiere source for cowboy tunes as well, as the song pays homage to the cowboy way of life. A driving melody and... Continue Reading →

So much about country music is about the familiarity of home. The people, the sights, the sounds, the events; country music truly gives life to the phrase "home is where the heart is." With the release of his debut EP, Dillashaw, Johnny Dailey proves that he is still rooted in his small town upbringing, and... Continue Reading →

Nashville, TN (February 25, 2022) – The Swon Brothers are releasing a self-produced, inspirational new single called "Who You Are."  Written by Josh Gleave, Colton Swon, and Zach Swon, in the midst of the most difficult point of the Pandemic, the powerful song eloquently delivers the message about the magnitude and unfailing, unflinching power of the Lord... Continue Reading →

Everyone needs a place to let go. Whether it be a long work week, trouble or relationship that’s bringing a person down, a place to escape for a good time is always welcome. Indiana native Douglas Riley knows that feeling all too well, and he has encapsulated it in his new single, “Home Bar,” set... Continue Reading →

It sounds simple, but writing about what you know is a profound thing to do as a songwriter. Cody Howard knows the happenings of his hometown and life in Appalachia, and he's promised an album chock-full of those happenings with his aptly titled debut album, Appalachian Dream, set for release on March 18th. His latest... Continue Reading →

For many years in the late 1980s and 1990s, you’d be hard-pressed to tune into a country radio station and not hear a Shenandoah song coming over the airwaves. And even today, 35 years after the release of their debut album, those same songs dominate both the airwaves and whichever venue the band is bringing... Continue Reading →