Real Country Music Lives Here
If you didn’t know any better, after listening to the first ten seconds of Kendall Shaffer’s new single, “I Killed a Six Pack,” you’d think you were listening to a long-lost 90s country gem. In that short span, listeners are hit with mentions of beer drinking and jukeboxes as a healthy dose of steel guitar... Continue Reading →
For the last two years, Will Jones has given his fans plenty of new music to chew on, and it has been by design. After the release of his debut single, "Sedona," in late 2022, it was nine months before his next release. Since then, though, Jones has kept a steady stream of releases flowing,... Continue Reading →
At most, it takes about three seconds of listening to any Jake Worthington song to know you're in for a country-as-hell, honky tonkin' time. The Texas native is one of the premiere flag flyers of traditional country music, and he continues to prove it time and time again. Two years removed from his self-titled album,... Continue Reading →
After the release of his debut, full-length album Between the Stones and Jones in 2019, Dustin Sonnier was on quite the hot streak. He was a few years removed from “Whiskey Makes Her Miss Me,” his breakout song that has caught millions of ears since its release. And with Between the Stones and Jones, he added several more... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, the best companion for a heartache is a jukebox chock-full of sad country tunes; songs where the steel guitar may not be the only thing crying. As soon as the infectious opening steel lick on Dan Lepien's newest single, "Jukebox My Troubles Away" strikes, it's clear that the Wisconsin native has delivered a song... Continue Reading →
The journey of a song can sometimes be an interesting one. In the case of Maddie Lenhart's new single, "For Cryin' Out Loud," it made pit stops on two separate floors before being released into the world last week. What started as a deeply personal concept on a friend and co-writer's living room floor transitioned... Continue Reading →
Shelby Lee Lowe has seen plenty of honky tonks in his years. Whether a patron or performer, the Lewisburg, Tennessee native feels right at home around sawdust floors and neon lights. To kick off 2025, Lowe is offering a love letter to honky tonks with the aptly-titled “Honky Tonkaholic,” a fiddle-laden, twangy bootstomper that he... Continue Reading →
Scrolling through Facebook last week, I stumbled on a video of an artist I'd never heard of before, Elijah Wise, covering Keith Whitley's iconic ballad, "I'm Over You." As soon as the Tennessee native started singing, I was in. I immediately took to my streaming service of choice to see if he had any originals... Continue Reading →
Dan Lepien is proud to be country. He's proud of where the genre has been, and he's proud to be making music that pays homage to country music's greats. Ahead of the release of his debut album in May, Lepien is proclaiming his love for traditional country sounds with the album's lead single, "Country Proud."... Continue Reading →
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