AMERICANA MUSIC

A march toward devastation pushes Gilkyson’s new song “In America” from mournful assessment of the national situation to the realization that there is only one thing to do: hold your ground for what is right and prove that the American Dream deserved to exist and applies to everyone. Small ask. The song is cinematic and anthemic and Gilkyson’s clear voice and lyrical imagery deliver the message clearly and with resolve.

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Wonderlick Loves You – Self-Titled Despite the duo’s band name, the music is a cross between alternative country, bluegrass spiked with punk brandy & ‘70s new wave vocal relevance. A nice, surprising mix unfailingly melodious. The fiddles, banjos & slight touch of Irish jig in “Come Get On My Cloud” (a follow up dig at […]

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Certainly seems like the White House is trolling Kacey Musgraves with this one… Though she’s from Texas, the “Dry Spell” singer has never been shy about voicing her left-leaning political opinions. The state is currently in the middle of a heated Senate election between current Republican attorney general Ken Paxton and Democrat member of the state’s House of Representatives James Talarico, and over the weekend Musgraves invited Talarico to her concert in Dallas while expressing her support for his campaign. […]

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Alternative hitmaker Brandon Flowers – The Killers frontman – went solo earlier this year and released his very own country music album. The story behind why he did so? Funny enough… storytelling. Artists from all different walks of the music industry have traded in their regular form of music making to try their hand at country music. Post Malone, Beyoncé, and Lana Del Ray are probably the most famous names… and you can throw former Beatles member Ringo Starr in […]

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