“The world hurries on at its breakneck pace People fly by in their lifelong race For them there’s a future to find And I think they’re leaving me behind The chances they come, but the chances have been lost Success can be gained …
Category: Country
A little musical world tour for your Monday
One of the great things about running this site is that we get submissions from literally all over the world. Some places we had to Google to find them, others we receive dozens from each week. Here we want to feature a few …
Album Review: Christian Lopez – Red Arrow
Every year we have an album or two that we just miss from the previous year. That was the case for Christian Lopez’s album Red Arrow. It’s a wonderful blend of classic country music and some of the modern styles. Whatever you call …
Artist Feature – New voice in traditional country music, Wes Youssi
We found Wes Youssi last year and really enjoyed the way that he can channel that traditional country sound. There’s a real honkytonk vibe to his music. “Crazy Train” -No, this is not a cover of the classic Black Sabbath tune by the …
2017 Albums of the Year: Matt’s List 5-1
# 5 Mercury & Lightning – John Mark McMillan FFO Existential Songwriting, Unexpected Songwriters, Gungor We are a little bias, but we believe McMillan to be one of the most underrated songwriters alive today. His ability to walk the delicate line between the …
2017 Album of the Year: Greg’s List
This is one of my favorite parts of the year. I love looking back on the incredible music that helped to define the year. While many of these lists include big time acts, you’ll only find two really big national names here. Most …
2017 Albums of the Year: Matt’s List 10-6
#10 Dissolve – Tusks FFO Minimalist Electro, James Blake, Swelling Tracks Perfect to Study To Like a few albums on this list, it took awhile for us to truly appreciate the album as a whole. We deal with so many singles in this …
4 Must Hear Songwriters
Emily James – “Lion’s Den” We cannot get enough of this pop heavy track. James’ ability to connect with a larger audience than what you would expect for her sound, is incredible given her youth. This track has definite shades of more established …
2017 Songs of The Year: Matt’s List 10-6
It’s the end of the year which can only mean one thing, a complete inundation of Best of lists. We at Ear to the Ground love being able to dust off tracks we heard this year and compile our favorite tracks. This politically charged year …
3 Fierce Artists Breaking Both Genre and Gender Stereotypes
Lauran Hibberd – “Hunny is this What Adults Do?” Hibberd is the type of songwriter who hooks you from the very first note. Her songwriting, mixed with her sweet and sardonic vocals continue to make listeners by the dozen swoon. The ability to …
