Sometimes a song or an artist can relate and ease tension more than anything else. Sometimes a tear-in-your-beer tune is better than actual tears in your beer, something Brenda Cay knows all too well with the release of her newest single, “Drunk on Country Songs,” earlier this month. A honky tonk piano is coupled with... Continue Reading →

Though we’re always ready to scoot a boot, we’ll always be clingers to sad ol’ songs first. With her debut, self-titled EP released last year, Brandi Behlen proved she’s more than capable of delivering a good tear-in-your-beer tune (see “The Back Row” for a perfect example), and with her upcoming single, “I Wish He’d Been... Continue Reading →

At some point in our lives, we have all imaged a fairytale love. With her newest single, "If I Ever Fall in Love," Ava Rowland is proving that she's no exception. Serving as a sequel of sorts to her single "Best Thing Around," Rowland's new single hopes to pick up on the success that "Best... Continue Reading →

Prior to March of this year, it had been a while since we had heard new music from William Beckmann. Save for one single, "Someday," released last August, Beckmann hadn't offered new music since his debut EP, Outskirts of Town, released in late 2018. As 2021 began, so did Beckmann's plan to make his return,... Continue Reading →

Whether it’s true or the stuff of legend, many artists fear the dreaded “sophomore slump;” finding great success with a debut release and having a letdown with its follow up. Finding and continuing momentum is important, especially for new artists. Luckily for Leah Marie Mason, she found momentum with her debut single “Far Boy,” and... Continue Reading →

Since the release of her debut EP, My Own, in March of 2020, Sam Bowlds has largely made a name for herself with deep, heartfelt, introspective ballads of love and love lost, and as the clingers to sad ‘ol songs that we are, we’ve enjoyed that. However, as much as we cling to them, we’re always... Continue Reading →

If you’re anything like us, you love good ol’ country ballad. There’s nothing quite like the feelings that are emitted from a song that strikes an emotional chord, and if you’re anything like us again, the replay button is used pretty frequently. Tomorrow, August 27, Vin Anthony is set to release a ballad of his... Continue Reading →

It's certainly an exciting time to be a fan of Joe Hermes right now. Two single releases in 2021 have re-ignited the momentum Hermes found with the release of his 2019 EP Souls with Stones. Nearly two years to the day after Souls with Stones was released, the country-rocking Illinois native released his newest single,... Continue Reading →

The mind works in mysterious ways. Sometimes a random object, saying or song can bring back a myriad of memories that are forever attached to it. For people like Gloria Anderson who were never settled in one place for too long, that object was a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder named Kathy that reminded her of her... Continue Reading →

Minnie Murphy has worn many hats in her career. She's experienced the unfortunately all-too-common tale of a major record deal falling through, and after a short stint of feeling jaded towards the industry, she picked herself back up, and has been a demo singer, a songwriter, and most recently, she's stepped back into the limelight... Continue Reading →