The Official Country Music Thread Genre • Page 98

god dammit

 

fuck.

 

Some good news!!

 

Haven't heard any talk about Ingrid Andress but I think that should change

 

The Ashley McBryde album that comes out tomorrow is unbelievably great.

 

I've been critical of Tenille Townes' studio stuff, but I really love this one.

 

not strictly speaking country, but the new-ish m ward album is pretty fun

 

fuck

 

That is the worst news. John Prine is prob my all time favorite artist. Crushed.

 

Feared and expected this one, but it's still crushing.

 

absolutely gutted. the best.

 

I was bracing myself for this one, but that doesn't make it any less of a gut punch.

 

Darius Rucker - Wagon Wheel is the greatest country song of all time

 

what on earth

 

When times are bad, this is one of my back-pocket fallbacks to immediately bring me joy:

 

You missed April Fools by a week my dude

 

wrote a song about john. not a great singer, but he meant a lot to me

 

@Craig Manning One of my favorite discoveries from your list? Ben Danaher's album "Still Feel Lucky" - it feels more western, than country, if you know what I mean. It's not overtly country, but it def feels like it comes from the west, music that fits ranch life, big landscapes, rolling fields, etc. I really vibe with this

 

That song kills me. I don't know if you've read up on him at all, but that song is basically about his brother getting shot and killed right in front of him by an irate neighbor who was angry about a noisy party. The case got national attention and the shooter ultimately was convicted and went to jail for life. Around the same time, Ben's dad died of cancer. So he really had gone through hell on the way to writing that album, and you can really hear it in the songs.

 

Dang, that's a hell of a story; yeah I can see now how that could inspire such a well-crafted and inspired album

 

Looks like a pretty slow release day. I have to plug Jeff Crosby, a local Idaho artist (now lives in Nashville). New album out today.