Tag Archives: country

VELOCIHAMSTER – Wheel Of Steel

September 23, 2018

Born Free, Then Caged Music 2018 Lap steel going mental to harness six-string instrumental delirium ans reinvent the metal wheel. Languid: that would be the regular mode for a lap steel guitar – yet, having mastered it, Sean Williamson doesn’t … Continue reading

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SAM LLANAS – Return Of The Goya – Part 1

August 11, 2018

Llanas Music 2018 Former BoDean delivers paean to his long-lost six-string and longs for his love to Appalachian lore. If the texture of Sam Llanas’ 2014 album “The Whole Night Thru” exposed bare, baroque nerve to the listener, the fiber … Continue reading

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MMHMM – mmhmm

June 20, 2018

Mmhmm 2018 Duo of decidedly non-divas deliver their drop-dead droll debut and get away with its pop-country charms. The capital of Tennessee must be teeming with talented youngsters, yet not taking oneself seriously requires much more strengths than simple musical … Continue reading

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BILLIE JO SPEARS – We Just Came Apart At The Dreams

April 19, 2018

Premier 1984 / Angel Air 2018 Burstin’ a pop bubble, country belle crosses over to the other side to woo British audiences. Having come out of her mid-’70s stretch of chart action, Billie Jo Spears couldn’t be a purist in … Continue reading

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KEVIN DANIEL – Myself Through You

March 24, 2018

CEN 2018 North Carolinian minstrel taps in the heart of country to see his reflection in the face of familiar stranger. While this record’s cover suggests an airy sort of music, the listener will hardly surmise it’s bluegrass that’s in … Continue reading

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