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Alabama & Friends

Peter Oberth — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 14:33:07 +0000

Alabama & Friends

(Alabama)

Release Date:

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Label(s):

10 Spot

Genre:

Country

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One of country music's most successful and influential groups of all time, ALABAMA, will release their highly anticipated new album, ALABAMA & Friends, on Tuesday, August 27 through Show Dog-Universal Music. The project is a tribute album, honoring the legendary group that helped change the face of country music.

ALABAMA & Friends will feature some of country music's hottest stars -- all delivering their own unique versions of the multi-platinum-selling band's biggest hits, including Jason Aldean (Tennessee River), Luke Bryan (Love in the First Degree), Kenny Chesney (Lady Down on Love), Eli Young Band (The Closer You Get), Florida Georgia Line (I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)), Jamey Johnson (My Home's in Alabama), Toby Keith (She and I), Rascal Flatts (Old Flame) and Trisha Yearwood (Forever's As Far As I'll Go).

The 11-song collection will also feature the band's first new tracks in over 10 years - All American; (written by Trey Bruce) and That's How I Was Raised; (written by Charley Stefl, Tony Ramey, Skip Sasser and Trent Tomlinson), which has the group teaming again with legendary producer Harold Shedd who worked closely with the group in their early years.

Bree: Bree

Peter Oberth — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:19:08 +0000

Bree

(Bree)

Release Date:

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Label(s):

WerewolfTunes.com

Genre:

Country,

Pop,

Rock

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Official Website

In a world where much of rock has lost its passion in a soulless sterility of studio smoke and mirrors comes bree - a 23-year-old Christian cult castaway from Harrisburg, Oregon who discovered the truth the first time she plugged into a Gibson Flying V and cranked up a vintage Marshall amp.

With influences ranging from Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and Patsy Cline to The Beatles, The Who, The Clash and The Ramones, bree has carved out her own slice of the rock n roll pie.

"In the studio and live it's just the three of us," says bree. "Keeps it honest. Keeps it real."

Gretchen Wilson: Right on Time

Peter Oberth — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:43:10 +0000

Right on Time

(Gretchen Wilson)

Release Date:

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Label(s):

Redneck

Genre:

Country

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2013 release from the Country sensation. Right On Time is an album of new material and includes the single 'Still Rollin''. Overall, Wilson has charted 13 singles on the Billboard Country charts, of which five have reached Top Ten: the #1 "Redneck Woman", as well as "Here for the Party", "When I Think About Cheatin'", "Homewrecker" and "All Jacked Up".

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Gretchen Wilson

The Band Perry: Pioneer

Peter Oberth — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:38:11 +0000

Pioneer

(The Band Perry)

Release Date:

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Label(s):

Republic Nashville

Genre:

Country

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Official Website

2013 release, the sophomore album from the superstar Country trio. Building on the musical foundation demonstrated by the band on their first album, Pioneer is steeped in Country tradition, with Rock 'n' Roll elements both on performance and songwriting. The album was produced by Dann Huff and has been listed as one of Entertainment Weekly's 12 Albums We Can't Wait For. ''When we set out to record Pioneer, the three of us drove across the country from Greeneville to Malibu to work with one of our musical superheroes, Rick Rubin,'' said Reid Perry. ''Our time in the studio with Rick was so incredible because during our early sessions he challenged us to set higher goats as songwriters.'' ''With that experience came the realization that we needed to take the music back home to Tennessee and have Dann Huff bring the songs to life with his production,'' adds Neil Perry. ''Sometimes where one starts off is not where one ends up, which is a big theme for us on Pioneer.''

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The Band Perry

Blake Shelton: Based On A True Story...

Peter Oberth — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:09:48 +0000

Based On A True Story...

(Blake Shelton)

Release Date:

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Genre:

Country

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Based On A True Story... is the highly anticipated 2013 album from Blake Shelton which features his current smash hit, "Sure Be Cool If You Did," which hit No. 1 on Billboard's Country Digital Tracks chart in its first week of release. "Sure Be Cool If You Did" created a buzz, with Entertainment Weekly calling it "ludicrously catchy" with an A- rating and Newsday saying it shows "exactly how The Voice' coach-judge manages to maintain his country cred while wading into the mainstream."

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Blake Shelton

Jessica Campbell: The Anchor and The Sail

Lee Roberts — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:38:29 +0000

The Anchor and the Sail

(Jessica Campbell)

Release Date:

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Label(s):

All Mine Baby

Genre:

Country,

Pop

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Official Website

At the end of April Jessica Campbell will be releasing her second album, The Anchor and The Sail. There are only 10 songs on this new album of hers but the shortest song clocks in at 3:19 minutes long. With having the songs last up to a little over 4 minutes long, this album goes from looking like a short 10 song album to what timed out to be a 12 song album. Jessica Campbell's new album is all about love and loss, or maybe loss and love, either way, it's love and loss. It's a happy and sad romantic album that features songs that sounds like they are her love life being told in a song format. Nothing actually surprising since that's the majority of songs out there and this is no different from all those others.
I am not a big fan of these pop/country emotional style songs because I either have to be just starting a relationship where I'm all giddy happy or at the end of one where I'm all-sad. These songs are all about the emotions and the impact of what Jessica Campbell is singing about had on her life. Even though I might not be a big fan of the emotional relationship style song I can't dismiss the level of the songs and of Jessica Campbell. Yes these songs are about being in love to breaking up but it's so easy to hear the emotion that Jessica Campbell has put into the songs. She is able to sing about these feelings and make them clearly heard in the lyrics so there's no misunderstanding in what she's singing about. She also has a very strong voice yet one that's still smooth and easy to listen to. She doesn’t have a girly voice but if she had had the girly voice on these songs I would have turned the power off pretty quickly.
There are some good beats on this album where I can hear that the musicians have some skill playing a song. Though some of the songs do have a similar beat to them it's not enough to say that it takes away anything from the album. I might not like the songs but I do know that Jessica Campbell is a good singer. These songs are well played, they have vocals that are strong and smooth, and they all have energy and emotions pouring out of them. If these songs had more pep to them and less of the emotional dating style song I would have really enjoyed The Anchor and The Sail. Still, I couldn't get past all the feelings and how it felt like I went through the stages of teen love in only 10 songs, even with the talent of the members and Jessica Campbell.

Stephen Stills: Carry On

Lee Roberts — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:17:39 +0000

Carry On

(Stephen Stills)

Label(s):

Rhino Records

Genre:

Country,

Folk,

Rock

Format:

Box Set

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In the world of music everyone is inspired by some other band or person that's played or playing but there are few that can say they have played along with some of the most influential people in music. One of those people, who is considered as being one of those influential people, is Stephen Stills, yes he's the Stills of Crosby, Still, and Nash, and he has played along such greats as Neil Young, Jimmi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, and many others. He's been playing music that spans a 50-year period; he can play a wide range of instruments, but most notably is the huge range of musical styles that he can play.

Luke Bryan: Spring Break: Here to Party

Peter Oberth — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:34:27 +0000

Spring Break: Here to Party

(Luke Bryan)

Release Date:

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Label(s):

Capitol

Genre:

Country

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Luke Bryan will release his first full length Spring Break album on March 5, 2013. The new album will contain two brand new songs in addition to remastered versions of some of the best tracks from the EP's.

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Luke Bryan

Jaida Dreyer

Peter Oberth — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:28:20 +0000

Jaida Dreyer

Singer/Songwriter

Birth Place:

Thunder Bay, Ontario, CAN

Living Place:

Latimer, Iowa, USA

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Jaida Dreyer didn’t grow up intending to become a country music artist, but to hear the story of her crooked road to Nashville, it’s clear she was meant to be here all along. Her unmistakable voice, bubbly personality, and eclectic, insightful songwriting scored her a publishing deal with Grammy Award-winning producer Byron Gallimore (Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Sugarland) at the precocious age of 19; this February, Gallimore announced the creation of his own label, Streamsound Records, and threw his full support behind Dreyer’s career. “I’m proud for her to be our flagship artist,” says Gallimore. “She’s the real deal. I couldn’t feel stronger about anybody.” Building on the success of Dreyer’s spunky, self-reliant debut, “Guy’s Girl,” her second single, "Confessions," goes to radio this month.

Dreyer was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and raised in Latimer, Iowa, where the population sign still reads 303. “We didn’t have a stoplight, we had one stop sign,” she says. “Literally.” Her dad worked the family grain elevator, and her mom was a horse trainer; naturally, young Jaida gravitated towards the latter. She was a “horse-crazy” little girl who grew up showing competitively and won her first of many world championships at 5, getting an early education in the sort of work ethic required to reach success. And although her family wasn’t musical, per se, music was always a part of Dreyer’s life. “Early as I can remember,” she says, “from church to school honor choirs to singing along with the radio at three in the morning trying to stay awake on long-haul drives cross-country to horse shows, it was always just there.”

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Jaida Dreyer

Keaton Simons: Beautiful Pain

Lee Roberts — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 21:08:49 +0000

Beautiful Pain

(Keaton Simons)

Release Date:

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Label(s):

PID

Genre:

Country

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Official Website

If you are looking for a song or a whole CD of songs that could be used as dance songs as well as songs to sing with that are a little bit country then I believe I have found the album for you. Beautiful Pain is the new album by Keaton Simons that’s country with a softer side. When I say softer side I don’t mean the songs are easy listening soft but instead are songs where Keaton Simons is showing his romantic side where the songs sing about love, romance, and happiness.

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Keaton Simons,

Beautiful Pain