Tag: Country
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Your New Parents Explore Small-Town Life Behind the Postcard Image on “Hallmark Town”
With “Hallmark Town”, they return to familiar territory and take a closer look at how a community presents itself. The title is a good provocation.
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Katie Frank’s “Nobody” Finds Courage in an Uncertain New Beginning
It was written while she was getting used to a new city and trying to find her place in its music scene. The title gets at the ugly little thought…
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David Alex-Barton Brings Nashville Party Spirit to His New Single “Crush”
A crush provides a songwriter with something immediate to work on: excitement, distraction, and the chance of making a complete fool of oneself. Combine it with the idea of a…
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Mitchell Broodley Faces Heartbreak Head-On in “Boy Who Led You On”
His vocal holds warmth, maturity and quiet tension, allowing the song’s central ache to develop through phrasing and tone.
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William Wyatt Brings a Little Hope to His Country Debut Single “Once In A Blue Neon Moon”
The moment that remains with me is when he tells the bartender that he’s okay, only to right away admit that he’s lying; the story set in the bar has…
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Wild West: Grant Maloy Smith Puts Bass Reeves, Sacajawea, and the Trail of Tears Alongside Cowboy Mythology
The hardcover book arrived first in my thinking, before the music. Grant Maloy Smith wrote it, illustrated it, ninety pages, companion to the double album. That detail keeps pulling at…
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‘Feelin’ Good’ by Israel Portnoy: The Most Uplifting Country Gospel Track You’ll Hear This Year
This allowed the remarkable song ‘Feelin’ Good’ to come into being, with beautiful melodics and a deep spiritual message. It is also interesting that more than a dozen performers from…
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D’Lee Turns Up the Heat in ‘I’d Bet on You’ — A Must‑Hear Country Love Song
You know, there is such a tender kind of romance in this that often slips away. But D’Lee captures this feeling in her song, celebrating the anticipation of love. Absolutely…
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D’Lee Honors Her Late Father’s Legacy with the Heartfelt New Country Single ‘If There’s A Place’
Singer D’Lee has released a new track ‘If There’s A Place’, and it is far from the typical country ballad so common in the genre’s current landscape. This is her…
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Brock Davis and the Art of Letting Go: How His Upcoming Album ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’ Teaches Us to Find Hope in the Fleeting
Dear listeners and readers of Soundville, Today we are setting off for an enchanting listening of the country rock album by Brock Davis ‘Nothing Lasts Forever’, filled with heartfelt ballads,…