Dan + Shay are heading out on an arena tour later this year with Ingrid Andress and The Band Camino! Check out the flyer below to see if they’re coming to a town near you!
May 102021
May 102021
Little Big Town has announced their 2021 Nightfall Tour, a limited return to touring for the vocal group that spans 16 shows in 9 cities. Check out the flyer below to see where they will be playing! Opening acts will rotate between Ashley Ray and Caitlyn Smith!
May 102021
We recently received several CD’s in the mail from artists hoping for a review of their new albums. We take music reviews very seriously, and often take hours to craft a review for a single album, which can be taxing as we pick apart and analyze each and every song to give it a score and an album average. Due to time constraints and maintaining our own sanity, we are going to list these albums here with a quick overall analysis of each one.
All Suited Up by The Kody Norris Show – This was an excellent Bluegrass album that any Bluegrass fan would enjoy listening to, driven by great instrumentation.
Bridges and Backroads by Jerry Salley – This was another solid Bluegrass album that was more lyrically driven.
I’ll Keep it Country by Cory Keefe – The album title sets itself up with high expectations that he most certainly lives up to! We are pushing this directly to finalist status for Album of the Year. This is pure country gold. When listening to music, you often tend to try to compare a new artist to an established artist that they remind you of. Keefe reminds you of so many, but it is hard to pick just one. Some names that come to mind that he should be considered a peer of vocally and stylistically include Randy Travis, Easton Corbin, Joe Nichols, Josh Turner…even George Strait. If Nashville has any credibility left, he will be the next big thing. He even was able to land a duet with Lorrie Morgan on this album! We had already added the first 2 song releases from this album to our 2021’s Best New Country Music Spotify Playlist, so we were glad to hear that the rest of the album was just as good. We look forward to adding more of the tracks to our playlist as he releases them as singles!
Kaleidoscope by Hilary Scott – Not to be confused with Hillary Scott of Lady A fame, this artist’s 5-track album was more of a pop album than country that did not really move the needle for us as there really wasn’t anything “country” about them.
Our Places by Folks Like Them – This is a very good album that flows back and forth from Country to Bluegrass. We previously added “The River Still Flows” to our 2021’s Best New Country Music Spotify Playlist. Definitely worth a listen!
Waiting out the Storm by Billy Droze – Another good Bluegrass album worth a listen!
We really just focus on Country Music here at Hometown Country Music, but we do consider Bluegrass to be historically intertwined with Country Music, so we felt compelled to include them in today’s post.
May 072021
- Artist Name: Jarrod Turner
- Hometown: (born: Sturgeon, MO, formerly of winter park FL, now based in Nashville)
What project(s) are you currently working on?
Just finished cutting an album and am writing for another one.
What inspired you to pursue a career in music and when did you know?
My grandma had the radio on constantly from the time I was a baby. I heard Randy Travis when I was 5 and I wanted to sing like him.
If you weren’t pursuing a career in music, what would you be doing for a living?
I always wanted to play baseball or pro darts
What is your favorite downtime activity?
Fishing/camping
Who is your biggest celebrity crush?
Australian country singer, Caitlyn Shadbolt
Who is your favorite sports team(s)?
Kansas City Chiefs
What is the last movie that you watched?
MIB3 with my son
What is the last album you listened to?
Charlie Daniels Band greatest hits
If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, what would it be?
The outsiders Eric Church
What is the greatest country song of all time?
He Stopped Loving Her Today
What has been your favorite city/town that you’ve visited out on the road?
Omaha NE
What is your favorite meal?
Proms della oven roasted turkey on Texas toast, open face with mashed potatoes and brown gravy, cottage cheese and a fountain mt dew
Who is your dream duet partner?
Cassadee Pope or Kacey Musgraves.
Who would you like to go on tour with?
Jon Pardi, Keith Urban or Hardy
What is your ultimate career goal(s)?
To have a long lasting career. To make songs people listen to more than 6 months after they’re released. To give a voice to the people of middle America, my type of country people.
May 072021
New Albums
- Cody Jinks – Adobe Sessions Unplugged
- Emma Moore – The Table (EP)
- Grace Pettis – Working Woman
- Kenny Chesney – Here and Now Deluxe
- Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram, Jon Randall – The Marfa Tapes
- Sammy Sadler – TBA
- Ted Russell Kamp – Solitaire
- Tony Joe White – Some from the Chimney
- Travis Tritt – Set in Stone
New Singles
- Bad Boy – Kelci Ashton
- Don’t Even Know Your Mama – Presley & Taylor (digital release – to radio at a later date)
- Don’t Give Your Heart to a Cowboy – Allie Colleen
- Givin’ a Damn (Don’t Go With My Outfit) – Pamela Hopkins
- Got No Choice – Brooke Eden
- Gunshots or Fireworks – Becca Bowen
- Holdin’ You – Ross Copperman
- Honky Tonk Bill of Rights – Glen Templeton
- I Don’t – Tiffany Woys w/ Jordan Fletcher
- Paris – Teresa Guidry
- Picture – Michael Ray
- Rylin – Maddie Wilson
- Sea of Heartbreak – Billy Troy
- She Got a Thing – Seth Michael
- She Holds This House Together – Paige King Johnson
- She’s a Queen – Allison Cipris
- That’s What Mama’s Are For – Chris Lane
- What Ain’t To Be Just Might Happen – Rhonda Vincent
- What the Stars See – Cassadee Pope w/ Karen Fairchild & Lindsay Ell
- Wild – Alyssa Scott