The hard-rocking, unjustly overlooked Rugbys certainly had good ideas and a rich imagination, so there’s a lot of neat stuff going on here.

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Chris Knight actually does what most of the Nashville songwriters think they’re doing. He connects with country’s perceived blue-collar audience. But real connection doesn’t come through lyrics about pickup trucks and dirt roads. It comes through truth You May Also Like: Joshua Burnell – ‘Glass Knight’ (2023)

Fifth on the Floor’s sophomore album Dark and Bloody Ground is loaded with fantastic songs, including the Skynyrd-influenced rocker “Hell if I Know” and the haunting “Distant Memory Lane” You May Also Like: No related posts.

Americana singer-songwriter Mike McGuire travels a land of heavy weather, echoing church bells, sad tales and long memories. But he never lets go of the one thing that binds us together: Faith, in ourselves, in our future paths, in our country. It’s something that adds a sustaining power to BeyondRead More