Country / Alt-Country / Roots / Americana
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Twentytwo
Pre-order Goodness
Dylan is my second favorite of the Arkansas boys behind Willi Carlisle, but Dylan has the best voice of them all. I can't get into Nick Shoulders at all for whatever reason. It is my understanding that Dylan may have another album coming out this year.
Nee Lewman
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Yup, it’s pretty good … checked it out a while back.
hatfieldpdx
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Sound great. It's also the ROTM over at Heady Wax Fiends...with a cool hype sticker, especially for Portland folks...
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Endtro
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Moreland is my favorite songwriter at the moment, I’m really excited for whatever he does next.
I have multiple tattoos from the artist that did his noggin tats. We always talk Moreland’s music whenever I get work done from him.
Corycm
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100% agree. I’m all for these young bucks burning hot n’ fast selling out stadiums, but Moreland feels like a craftsman.
As long as those needles don’t go to deep and screw up his songwriting, he csn go the full Bam Bam Bigelow.
jdr2187
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I’ve always loved Moreland, but unfortunately I didn’t like that last album he did at all. Thought it was very forgettable and some of it was even down right bad, the songwriting was still there but I just didn’t think the sound really suited him. But agree, Ive really been enjoying him on IG lately and will always look forward to new music from him.
Nee Lewman
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I'm gonna move this conversation here from the new music thread. @avecigrec
I was always gonna give Brittney Spencer a couple more listens because I just don't know what to make of it. That being said, I will give it a more dedicated listen at some point as this article made me think about leaving some of my biases at the door:
open.qobuz.com
That being said there is a certain trend in country as a genre that I'm not great with... there are full on pop albums being called country because a "country" artist made them. Then there are artists who get called rock (Jason Isbell) or americana (Tyler Childers) because the Nashville machine doesn't acknowledge them.
What is interesting here, to me, and makes me want to try listening to Spencer without my own biases (in as much as that is even possible), is that Guyton was encouraged not to make music that was too far from what Nashville wants because well, probably, because racism. Which makes me question my thoughts on why Spencer's album seems weird to me. I'm completely fine with artists doing what they want, I think it is the way. But the need to pigeonhole things is a bit of a thing with me. Why can't it just be music. I would probably not have been taken aback by Spencer's album - if I wasn't expecting a country album....
Like would Rhiannon's album last year have been a home run with out multiple listens if I wasn't expecting something else? I believe I may have even said it felt like she was trying to get airplay. I need to check things like that, given her label, given her track record, given the wide berth she has given her music to date, who I am to question her motives? It was a more pleasing listen after the initial shock wore off though.
I do like from time to listen to something and go "what the hell is even going on" and sometimes that can be stuff that I end up really loving.
I was always gonna give Brittney Spencer a couple more listens because I just don't know what to make of it. That being said, I will give it a more dedicated listen at some point as this article made me think about leaving some of my biases at the door:
Open Qobuz
open.qobuz.com
That being said there is a certain trend in country as a genre that I'm not great with... there are full on pop albums being called country because a "country" artist made them. Then there are artists who get called rock (Jason Isbell) or americana (Tyler Childers) because the Nashville machine doesn't acknowledge them.
What is interesting here, to me, and makes me want to try listening to Spencer without my own biases (in as much as that is even possible), is that Guyton was encouraged not to make music that was too far from what Nashville wants because well, probably, because racism. Which makes me question my thoughts on why Spencer's album seems weird to me. I'm completely fine with artists doing what they want, I think it is the way. But the need to pigeonhole things is a bit of a thing with me. Why can't it just be music. I would probably not have been taken aback by Spencer's album - if I wasn't expecting a country album....
Like would Rhiannon's album last year have been a home run with out multiple listens if I wasn't expecting something else? I believe I may have even said it felt like she was trying to get airplay. I need to check things like that, given her label, given her track record, given the wide berth she has given her music to date, who I am to question her motives? It was a more pleasing listen after the initial shock wore off though.
I do like from time to listen to something and go "what the hell is even going on" and sometimes that can be stuff that I end up really loving.
Biscuit
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I think a lot of women in the "traditional country /Americana" space have recognized that radio won't play them and so they are branching out beyond the genre. However, they still get categorized as Americana. Includes Margo Price, Amanda Shires, Maren Morris, etc.I'm gonna move this conversation here from the new music thread. @avecigrec
I was always gonna give Brittney Spencer a couple more listens because I just don't know what to make of it. That being said, I will give it a more dedicated listen at some point as this article made me think about leaving some of my biases at the door:
Open Qobuz
That being said there is a certain trend in country as a genre that I'm not great with... there are full on pop albums being called country because a "country" artist made them. Then there are artists who get called rock (Jason Isbell) or americana (Tyler Childers) because the Nashville machine doesn't acknowledge them.
What is interesting here, to me, and makes me want to try listening to Spencer without my own biases (in as much as that is even possible), is that Guyton was encouraged not to make music that was too far from what Nashville wants because well, probably, because racism. Which makes me question my thoughts on why Spencer's album seems weird to me. I'm completely fine with artists doing what they want, I think it is the way. But the need to pigeonhole things is a bit of a thing with me. Why can't it just be music. I would probably not have been taken aback by Spencer's album - if I wasn't expecting a country album....
Like would Rhiannon's album last year have been a home run with out multiple listens if I wasn't expecting something else? I believe I may have even said it felt like she was trying to get airplay. I need to check things like that, given her label, given her track record, given the wide berth she has given her music to date, who I am to question her motives? It was a more pleasing listen after the initial shock wore off though.
I do like from time to listen to something and go "what the hell is even going on" and sometimes that can be stuff that I end up really loving.
