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Ocean Carolina – Maudlin Days

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The artist bio describes Ocean Carolina’s new album, Maudlin Days, as “an exercise in giving up control and allowing the music to be what it’s meant to become.” Since the turn of the century, more and more artists bended toward what they were being told was market demand, and lots of music was created based Read More

I am kind of obsessed with this Jason Isbell song

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on I am kind of obsessed with this Jason Isbell song
If you didn’t already know, Jason Isbell‘s new album, Something More than Free, is excellent. Having dealt with what he needed to deal with on Southeastern, this record is less heavy, but just as introspective, curious, and honest. The first single, ’24 Frames,’ is a bit of an obsession of mine right now. It’s an Read More

New Music Video: ‘Outback’ – Moonshine Bandits

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Moonshine Bandits released their brand new video for new single ‘Outback.’ The song is taken off their new album, Blacked Out, and the guys recently spoke with LRM about the album, along with topics like confidence and handling criticism. The music video is a bit of a who’s who of the current country-rap scene. You Read More

Industry News: Granger Smith Joins Broken Bow Records Roster

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After building an impressively successful career in the Texas country market, Granger Smith now becomes the newest artist to sign with Broken Bow Records. His path to this deal is a great example to other upcoming artists, and if you are not yet familiar with Smith, it’s worth looking up his story and learning from Read More

Industry News: Andy Wills signs publishing deal with Sony/ATV

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The newest songwriter to join Sony/ATV is Torrez Music Group’s Andy Wills. Wills is one of the co-writers of Jerrod Niemann‘s current single, ‘Blue Bandana,’ along with Ben Goldsmith and C.J. Solar. Niemann’s confidence in these upcoming writers is paying off, as the song became the highest impacting song of his career so far, when Read More

Luke Bryan’s ‘Dust’ Leads Radio Charts, Chris Janson’s ‘Boat’ Enters Top 10

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Luke Bryan’s ‘Dust’ Leads Radio Charts, Chris Janson’s ‘Boat’ Enters Top 10
  Billboard Country Airplay Chart (Aug 3, 2015): 1. ‘Kick the Dust Up’ – Luke Bryan 2. ‘Kiss You in the Morning’ – Michael Ray 3. ‘Young & Crazy’ – Frankie Ballard 4. ‘Loving You Easy’ – Zac Brown Band 5. ‘One Hell of an Amen’ – Brantley Gilbert 6. ‘Tonight Looks Good On You’ Read More

Alabama Updates Sound for ‘Southern Drawl,’ First New Album in a Decade

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Alabama Updates Sound for ‘Southern Drawl,’ First New Album in a Decade
Iconic country band Alabama is ready with the first album of original songs in over a decade, Southern Drawl. Since their 2001 release, country music went through some changes, and the band admits they updates their sound to match. Or as guitarist Jeff Cook described it: “Country music when we took our ‘vacation’ is not Read More

Industry news: David Shelby working on new music with Russ Zavitson

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Press release: Highway South Records/Star Farm Nashville artist David Shelby took a break from touring this week to continue working on new music with producer Russ Zavitson at the legendary Cowboy Arms Hotel and Recording Spa, now home to Zavitson Music Group. Shelby’s newest single will be announced in the coming weeks. He headlines the Read More

Brantley Gilbert’s “Amen” Tops Country Radio Charts

10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Brantley Gilbert’s “Amen” Tops Country Radio Charts
  Billboard Country Airplay Chart (July 27, 2015): 1. ‘One Hell of an Amen’ – Brantley Gilbert 2. ‘Tonight Looks Good On You’ – Jason Aldean 3. ‘Kiss You in the Morning’ – Michael Ray 4. ‘Kick the Dust Up’ – Luke Bryan 5. ‘Loving You Easy’ – Zac Brown Band 6. ‘Young & Crazy’ Read More

This week in Music: a badass singer, an old guitar, and Seattle treasure

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Music stories from this week: Brantley Gilbert might portray himself as all badass, but this lady, *this* is badass! Kurdish singer Helly Luv defies ISIS by singing in Iraq. At the Newport Folk Festival, Jason Isbell became the first person to play the Bob Dylan‘s electric guitar since 1965. A music fan in Seattle found photos of Read More