After I finished reviewing the albums by Dustin Lynch and Little Big Town, I ran into several interesting new country music releases as of 17th January 2020. The one which fascinated me most is Blue Jeans by Steve Moakler, which I just had to present on Flyctory.com. Though Moakler names Blue Jeans as an album, I would rather see it as an EP (see below).
Steve Moakler – About The Artists
Steve Moakler is originally from my beloved hockey home town Pittsburgh. You might not heard of him too much as an artist (despite five studio albums), but his major success is a songwriter. For example, he co-wrote Dierks Bentley’s huge success Riser. He also opened for several big names of the business, including Willie Nelson, Old Dominion or Faith Hill. You can also see the high reputation Moakler has in the genre by his social media success: for example, 31,000 people follow him on Facebook – though his highest Country chart entry, a 2016 self-titled EP, was his biggest success with peak place #38. His first music video, Suitcase is dated as of 2016 as well and already illustrates his amazing musical potential.
If you want to know – Steve Moakler is just introducing himself on his YouTube channel – nice habit!
Steve Moakler – Blue Jeans – Track By Track
Blue Jeans contains six songs with a total playing time of twenty minutes. I thus treat it as an EP:
1. Blue Jeans
The EP starts with the title track, which was already sufficient to persuade me that I should deep-dive into this set of sings: very classic sound, but still modern and fresh. What a cool country song!
2. One On The Way
One On The Way is a bit slower than the first track of the EP. Nevertheless, I feel that the track is very atmospheric, just enjoy to listen to it.
3. Push
As the background sounds a bit more like electronic music, Push feels different than the first songs from the very beginning. One of these songs which would not be marketed as country music in Germany. Lovely one!
4. How Have We Never
How have we,
Never been the last to leave on Friday night?
Slowly killed a whole red bottle of wine
Lose ourselves, run across that line
After all this time, how have we,
Never walked out, leaned up against your car?
Another musical proof how versatile and taented Moakler is. Just missing something like “How have we never had you on stage in Germany so far” 😉
5. Good Years
With its feelgood atmosphere, Good Years is my favorite song on Blue Jeans. Even though I write this review in Finland, it feels like summer already (in January) when I listen to it.
6. The Picture
With The Picture, Moakler uses the last song to show that he is also not that bad in writing ballads. Happy ending after six episodes of his musical work!
Steve Moakler – Blue Jeans – Spotify
With this link, you can pre-isten into Steve Moakler’s EP:
Steve Moakler – Blue Jeans – Track By Track
Call it album, call it EP – Blue Jeans is definitely a really good collection of six songs. Steve Moakler is very versatile and skilled. I just hope that he will step out of the “background of songwriting” to stage more often and maybe also makes it to Europe. The twenty minutes are a real treat and underline his talent.
Flyctory.com Country Music Reviews
Here are reviews of all country music albums and EPs I reviewed earlier on the website:

Brent Cobb – Southern Star

Dan + Shay – Bigger Houses

Coffey Anderson – Tailgates and Heartbreaks

The Paper Kites – At The Roadhouse

Melanie Wiegmann & Carl Carlton – Glory of Love

Gregor McEwan – Going Solo

Adam Wendler – Living the Dream

Morgan Wade – Psychopath

Turnpike Troubadours – A Cat In The Rain

Tim McGraw – Standing Room Only

TracieLynn – More Than a Bad Habit EP

Ryan Bingham – Watch Out For The Wolf EP

Joe Lasher – Vol. 1 EP

Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway – City of Gold

Lori McKenna – 1988

Kezia Gill – Misfit

Tom Astor – Wieder da!

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real – Sticks and Stones

Sean Patrick McGraw – Hillbilly Hippie

Sylvia Aimee – Identity EP

Lucinda Williams – Stories From A Rock N Roll Heart

Hannah Aldridge – Dream of America

Son Volt – Day of the Doug

Deer Tick – Emotional Contracts

Kimberly Perry – Bloom EP

Brittany Warthan – No Vacancy

Tanya Tucker – Sweet Western Sound

Brandy Clark – Brandy Clark

Daisy Briggs – Nice Knowing You EP

Anna Demetriou – More To This

Parker Millsap – Wilderness Within You

Rodney Crowell – The Chicago Sessions

Philip Bradatsch – Philip Bradatsch

Dave Hause – Drive It Like It’s Stolen

Esther Rose – Safe To Run

Texas Hippie Coalition – The Name Lives On

Brian Falduto – Gay Country

Drayton Farley- Twenty on High

Dierks Bentley – Gravel & Gold

Lucero – Should’ve Learned by Now

Cort Carpenter – All In

Chase Rice – I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell

Shania Twain – Queen of Me

Vic Allen – Some Place I’d Rather Be

Joe Henry – All The Eye Can See

Laura Cox – Head Above Water

Richard Lynch – Radio Friend

Margo Price – Strays

Adam Warner – What We’re Known For

Madeline Consoer – Little Miss EP

Poppy Fardell – Back On My Feet

Melissa Carper – Ramblin’ Soul

Billy Strings – Me/And/Dad

Live Forever: A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver (Various Artists)

Stephanie Quayle – On The Edge

Tiffany Johnson – Over Emotional EP

Emily Nenni – On The Ranch

Russell Dickerson – Russell Dickerson

Trampled by Turtles – Alpenglow

Lainey Wilson – Bell Bottom Country

Kenny Foster – Somewhere in Middle America

Alex Williams – Waging Peace

Logan Mize – Prairie Tapes, Vol. 1 EP

Callista Clark – Real To Me: The Way I Feel

Avery Anna – Mood Swings EP

Ashley McBryde – Lindeville

Richard Marx – Songwriter

Dr. John – Things Happen That Way

Sunny Sweeney – Married Alone

Kelsea Ballerini – Subject To Change

Nikki Lane – Denim & Diamonds

Kane Brown – Different Man

Charley Crockett – The Man From Waco

Jolina Carl – Hallo, ich bin Jolina Carl

Jon Pardi – Mr. Saturday Night

Ingrid Andress – Good Person

Watkins Family Hour – Vol. 2

Sykamore – Pinto

Kelsey Waldon – No Regular Dog

Wade Bowen – Somewhere Between The Secret and The Truth

Pete Wolf Band – Crosswalk To Nowhere EP

Brooke Eden – Choosing You EP

Whiskey Myers – Tornillo

Kaylee Rose – Hot Minute EP

The Local Honeys – The Local Honeys

More Than Words – Today (Make Today Be the Best Day of Your Life)

Kimberly Kelly – I’ll Tell You What’s Gonna Happen

Jonny Houlihan – Coffee and Jesus

Kylie Morgan – P.S. EP

Chris Colter – Nice To Be Back To Be Back Nice

Luke Combs – Growin’ Up

The Cumberland River Project – A Smell of Gravy

Rachel LaRen – Cowboys Don’t Change EP

Brett Eldredge – Songs About You

Carrie Underwood – Denim & Rhinestones

Kyle Daniel – Following the Rain

Jillian Jacqueline – Honestly

Christa Fartek – Nashville and Me

Harper Grae – Confessions of a Good Southern Lady EP

49 Winchester – Fortune Favors The Bold

Aaron Raitiere – Single Wide Dreamer

Ryan Sheridan – Americana

Midland – The Last Resort: Greetings From

Tino Z – Highwayman

Charley Crockett – Lil’ G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley

Tenille Townes – Masquerades EP

Old Crow Medicine Show – Paint This Town

Joshua Hedley – Neon Blue

Chayce Beckham – Doin’ It Right EP

Cole Swindell – Stereotype

Mrs. Greenbird – Love You To The Bone

Caitlyn Smith – High

Paul Cauthen – Country Coming Down

Ann Doka – House of Change

Ian Noe – River Fools & Mountain Saints

Maren Morris – Humble Quest

Tiffany Woys – All About Love EP

Doug Adkins – A Cowboys’ Life

The Shires – The 10 Year Plan

Dolly Parton – Run, Rose, Run

Jackie Bristow – Outsider

Danny McMahon – Senses EP

Jördis Tielsch – New Mornings

Klaus Lage – Je wahrer die Liebe

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers – Nightroamer

Priscilla Block – Welcome To The Block Party

Dustin Lynch – Blue In The Sky

Jeffrey Mitchell Ross – Waited A Long Time

Erin Rae – Lighten Up

Muscadine Bloodline – Dispatch to 16th Ave.

Brent Cobb – And Now, Let’s Turn The Page

Katie Henry – On My Way

Lata Gouveia – Stay The Same

Greensky Bluegrass – Stress Dreams

Kiefer Sutherland – Bloor Street

Conner Smith – Didn’t Go Too Far EP

Noah Guthrie – Blue Wall

Jamestown Revival – Young Man

Jacob Bryant – Bar Stool Preacher

Ryan Montgomery – Chasing Sunsets EP

Rachel Bradshaw – Rachel Bradshaw EP

Matt Moeller – Where We Used To Be EP

Rockmann – One Guitar Hit EP

Carolyn Miller – Thank You EP

Nick Walker – It’s All South From Here EP

Lucinda Williams – Have Yourself A Rockin’ Little Christmas (Lu’s Jukebox Vol. 5)

Wade Bowen – Where Phones Don’t Work EP

Alena Neubert – A Life That’s Good

Armanda Shires – For Christmas

Jason Aldean – Macon

Billy Bragg – The Million Things That Never Happened

Dennis Adamus – Right For You

Brett Eldredge – Mr. Christmas

Tenille Arts – Girl To Girl

SixForty1 – Started Right Here EP

Det Haggard – Teamwork 2.0

Ryan Hurd – Pelago

Cassadee Pope – Thrive

Toby Keith – Peso In My Pocket

Josh Turner – King Size Manger

Crystal Leigh – Trading Skylines EP

Jesse Cole – SAND (Some Are Never Done)

Miko Marks & The Resurrectors – Race Records EP

Brandi Carlile – In These Silent Days

Logan Mize – Welcome To Prairieville

Billy Strings – Renewal

Mickey Guyton – Remember Her Name

Taylor McCall – Black Powder Soul

Charley Crockett – Music City USA

Peter Maffay – So Weit

Mitchell Tenpenny – Midtown Diaries EP

Riddy Arman – Riddy Arman

Ashland Craft – Travelin’ Kind

King Calaway – Midnight EP

Ashley Cooke – Already Drank That Beer Side A

Kalie Shorr – I Got Here By Accident EP

Jayne Denham – Wanted

Dan + Shay – Good Things

Clare Dunn – In This Kind Of Light EP

Emily Rose – Wings EP

Chris Young – Famous Friends

Laci Kaye Booth – Laci Kaye Booth

Leah Blevins – First Time Feeling

Jim Lauderdale – Hope

Son Volt – Electro Melodier

Ryan Kinder – Room To Dream

Clay Walker – Texas To Tennessee

Los Lobos – Native Sons

Jolina Carl – Mexican Overdrive

Rodney Crowell – Triage

Charlie Worsham – Sugarcane EP

Alee – Feels Like This

Midland – The Last Resort EP

Lucinda Williams – Lu’s Jukebox Vol. 2 – Southern Soul: From Memphis To Muscle Shoals

Callie Twisselman – Closure EP

Tigirlily – Tigirlily EP

The Flatlanders – Treasure Of Love

Lauren Jenkins – Miles On Me, Part 1 EP

The Wallflowers – Exit Wounds

LANCO – Honky-Tonk Hippies EP

Riley Green – Behind The Bar EP

Brent Moyer – Song Rider

The Heels – I Am

Vincent Neil Emerson – Vincent Neil Emerson

Gary Allan – Ruthless

Meghan Patrick – Heart On My Glass

Amythyst Kiah – Wary + Strange

pez – All Lowercase EP

Richie Necker – New Songs and Untold Stories

Kylie Morgan – Love, Kylie EP

Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real – A Few Stars Apart

Walker Hayes – Country Stuff EP

Brett Young – Weekends Look A Little Different These Days

Andrew Jannakos – Gone Too Soon EP

Black River Delta – Shakin’

Brynn Cartelli – Based On A True Story EP

Southerland – Boot Up EP

Lori Rayne – 1926 EP

Blackberry Smoke – You Hear Georgia

John Hiatt With The Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings

Alexander Ludwig – Alexander Ludwig EP

Jordan Davis – Buy Dirt EP

Blake Shelton – Body Laguage

Oliver Wood – Always Smilin’

Jesse Keith Whitley – Breakin’ Ground

Dillon Carmichael – Hot Beer EP

Alan Jackson – Where Have You Gone

The Steel Woods – All Of Your Stones

Emma Moore – the table EP

Travis Tritt – Set In Stone

Matt Castillo – How The River Flows EP

Thomas Rhett – Country Again: Side A

Priscilla Block – Priscilla Block EP

Ronnie Milsap – A Better Word For Love

Todd Snider – First Agnostic Church of Hope And Wonder

Elvie Shane – County Roads EP

Adam Douglas – Better Angels

Justin Moore – Straight Outta The Country

Carver Louis – Take Off EP

Eric Church – Soul

Eric Church – &

Eric Church – Heart

Brett Kissel – What Is Life?

Charlotte Young – Coffee and Conversations EP

Fancy Hagood – Southern Curiosity

Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band – Dance Songs For The Hard Times

Jon Randall – Neon Texas EP

Canaan Smith – High Country Sound

Leslie Jordan – Company’s Comin’

Truck Stop – Liebe, Lust und Laster

Tyler Braden – What Do They Know EP

Carrie Underwood – My Savior

Esther Rose – How Many Times

Sara Watkins – Under The Pepper Tree

Timo Scharf – Everything Ever Always Is All Forgotten EP

Kora Naughton – Nineteen

Midland – The Sonic Ranch

Loretta Lynn – Still Woman Enough

Morgan Wade – Reckless

Joey Hendricks – Between The Clouds EP

Alyssa Trahan – Baby Blues & Stilettos

Christina Taylor – Covers Vol. 1 EP

Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird – These 13

Track 45 – Big Dreams EP

Adam Warner – Big Storm

Kaylee Bell – The Red EP (EP)

Hayden Joseph – Different

Willie Nelson – That’s Life

Adam Hambrick – The Flipsides EP

Jess Moskaluke – The Demos

Carly Pearce – 29 EP

Jack McBannon – True Stories

Lainey Wilson – Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’

Callista Clark – Real To Me EP

Haley Mae Campbell – Growing Up EP

Tobacco Rd Band – Worth Fighting For

Florida Georgia Line – Life Rolls On

Dustin Bird – Unscripted

Colton Chapman – Can’t Hide The Truth EP

Alex Hall – Six Strings EP

Ben Ransom – Brave New World

Daniel Holmes – Dead End Town

Lucero – When You Found Me

Jake Hoot – Love Out Of Time EP

Langhorne Slim – Strawberry Mansion

Logan Mize – Still That Kid

Matt Wynn – Matt Wynn EP

Tebey – The Good Ones

Jimmy Weber – Black & Blue Heart

Willie Jones – Right Now

Chelsea Berman – Can You Just Not EP

Kerri Watt – Neptune’s Daughter

Petric – Flashbacks

Devin Dawson – The Pink Slip EP

Whitney Duncan – Heartbreaker EP

Morgan Wallen – Dangerous – The Double Album

Colby Keeling – Catch Me If You Can EP

Aaron Watson – American Soul

Barry Gibb & Friends – Greenfields – The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook Vol. 1

Tanner Sparks – Living A Nightmare

Steve Earle & The Dukes – J.T.

Bret Mullins – Kiss The Girl

Halle Kearns – Finally EP

Lexie Hayden – You Heard Right EP

Cody Weaver – Southern Noise EP

Russell Dickerson – Southern Symphony

Brian Callihan – Brian Callihan

The Highway Women – The Highway EP

Granger Smith – Country Things, Vol. 2

Garth Brooks – Fun

Clayton Smalley – Dirt Road Therapy EP

Ward Davis – Black Cats and Crows

Lee Brice – Hey World

Roman Alexander – Between You & Me

Shenandoah – Every Road

Kameron Marlowe – EP

Chris Stapleton – Starting Over

Easton Corbin – Didn’t Miss A Beat EP

Caitlyn Shadbolt – Stages

Eric Ethridge – Good With Me

Emily Rose: The Heart EP

Charlotte Ave – Women of Country

The Cadillac Three – Tabasco and Sweet Tea

DanaMaria – Desert Diamond

Runaway June – When I Think About Christmas

Matt Stell – Better Than That EP

Mira Goto – Nobody Warned Me EP

Trace Adkins – Ain’t That Kind Of Cowboy EP

Austin Michael – Austin Michael

Melinda Schneider – Be Gentle On Yourself EP

Ward Thomas – Invitation

Brothers Osborne – Skeletons

Drew Haley – Wildflower EP

Jordan Brooker – The Young Troubadour’s Almanac

Jason Nix – Money on You EP

Bon Jovi – Bon Jovi 2020

Dolly Parton – A Holly Dolly Christmas

Brent Cobb – Keep ’em on They Toes

Terri Clark – It’s Christmas … Cheers!

Carrie Underwood – My Gift

Diana DeMuth – Misadventure

Granger Smith – Country Things, Vol. 1

Yonder Boys – Acid Folk

Tommy Atkins – Kiss Me, Cowboy EP

Smith & Wesley – Greetings From The Land of Y’All

Tori Martin – Lucky

Keith Urban – The Speed of Now Part I

Elizabeth Cook – Aftermath

Mickey Guyton – Bridges EP

Van de Forst – Unconditional

Hardy – A Rock

Lauren Alaina – Getting Over Him EP

Tennessee Jet – The Country

The Tuten Brothers – Radio Plays EP

Ryan Griffin – Name On It EP

Tiffany Johnson – Tiffany Johnson EP

Molly Tuttle – … but I’d rather be with you

Ruston Kelly – Shape & Destroy

Courtney Cole – Earthquake EP

Tucker Beathard – King

Kree Harrison – Chosen Family Tree

Josh Turner – Country State of Mind

Tim McGraw – Here on Earth

Caylee Hammack – If It Wasn’t For You

Mo Pitney – Ain’t Lookin’ Back

Eric Paslay – Nice Guy

RaeLynn – Baytown EP

Lindsay Ell – Heart Theory

Mary Chapin Carpenter – The Dirt and The Stars

Cory Marks – Who I Am

Cassadee Pope – Rise and Shine

Luke Bryan – Born Here, Live Here, Die Here

Charley Crockett – Welcome To Hard Times

Chris Tomlin – Chris Tomlin & Friends

Rascal Flatts – How They Remember You EP

Lori McKenna – The Balladeer

Canaan Cox – Stilettos EP

Emilia Quinn – Firecracker EP

The Reklaws – Where I’m From (Deluxe) EP

Dixie Chicks / The Chicks – Gaslighter

Olivia Lane – “Living Instead” Podcast about Artists’ Life and More

Lakeview – She Drove Me To The Bar EP


Jimmie Allen – Bettie James EP


Brett Eldredge – Sunday Drive


Jonny Houlihan – Hey Girl EP


Jody Direen – Smokin’ Ashes


Willie Nelson – First Rose of Spring


Eric Paslay – Heartbeat Higher EP


Kyle Nix – Lightning On The Mountain & Other Little Stories


Tenille Townes – The Lemonade Stand


John Gurney – Remind You EP



Gabby Barrett – Goldmine


Gone West – Canyons


Hannah White and The Nordic Connections (Album)


Matt Lang – More


Tyler Farr – Only Truck in Town EP


Kip Moore – Wild World


Jaime Wyatt – Neon Cross


Chris Bandi – Chris Bandi EP


Craig Morgan – God, Family, Country


High Valley – Grew Up On That EP


Florida Georgia Line – 6-Pack EP


Steve Earle & The Dukes – Ghosts of West Virginia


Jordan Davis – Jordan Davis EP


Chase Rice – The Album Part II EP


Ilse DeLange – Changes


Travis Denning – Beer’s Better Cold EP


Sara Evans – Copy That


Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen – Hold My Beer, Vol. 2


Jack Curley – Tomorrow EP


CJ Solar – Coming My Way EP


Kenny Chesney – Here and Now


Hot Country Knights – The K Is Silent


Tim Dugger – Signs Of A Good Time EP


Drake White – Stars EP


Upchurch – Everlasting Country


The Washboard Union – Everbound


Lena Stone – Princess EP


Lucinda Williams – Good Souls Better Angels


Bob Fitzgerald – Another Highway EP


Bree Doster – Bree Doster EP


Twinnie – Hollywood Gypsy


Liv Austen – popsicle EP


Julia Cole – Honey Child EP


Maddie & Tae – The Way It Feels


Sykamore – California King EP


Ruthie Collins – Cold Comfort


Sam Hunt – Southside


Ashley McBryde – Never Will


Brett James – I am Now EP


Jim Lauderdale – When Carolina Comes Home Again


Ingrid Andress – Lady Like


Dan Smalley – If I’m being honest EP


Delta Rae – The Light


Kelsea Ballerini – Kelsea


The Shires – Good Years


Rachel Reinert – Into The Blue


Brandy Clark – Your Life is a Record


Lauren Alaina – Getting Good EP


The Secret Sisters – Saturn Return


The Cumberland River Project – The Cumberland River Project (Album Review)


Hailey Whitters – The Dream


Henriette – Henriette EP


Carly Pearce – Carly Pearce


William Prince – Reliever


John Moreland – LP 5


The Cadillac Three – Country Fuzz


Richard Marx – Limitless


Tenille Townes – Road To The Lemonade Stand EP


Celeste Kellogg – Keep It On Repeat EP


Redeye Caravan – Nostrum Remedium


Cody Hibbard – Memory and A Dirt Road


Little Big Town – Nightfall


Dustin Lynch – Tullahoma


Tenille Arts – Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between


Brett Kissel – Now or Never


Pete Wolf Band – 2084 (Album Review)


Cassadee Pope – Stages (with Track by Track Commentary)


Björn Heuser – Kopp voll Dräum (Nashville Recordings)


Jason Aldean – 9 (Album Review)


Lady Antebellum – Ocean


Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get (Review)


Luke Combs – This One’s For You – The Record-Breaking Album


Miranda Lambert – Wildcard


Hootie & The Blowfish – Imperfect Circle


Jon Langston – Now You Know EP


Old Dominion (Album Review)


Sylvia Aimee – Superhero EP


Maddie & Tae – Everywhere I’m going EP


Vic Allen – Enough EP


Chris Janson – Real Friends


Chris Knight – Almost Daylight


Blanco Brown – Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs


King Calaway – Rivers


Brantley Gilbert – Fire & Brimstone


Sturgill Simpson – Sound & Fury


Emma White – The Actress EP


Zac Brown Band – The Owl


Riley Green – Different ‘Round here


Meghan Patrick – Wild As Me EP


Trisha Yearwood – Every Girl


Sheryl Crow – Threads


Taylor Swift – Lover


Tanya Tucker – While I’m Livin’


Midland – Let It Roll


Tracy Lawrence – Made in America


Olivia Lane – The One EP


Tyler Childers – Country Squire


The Luck – Ready To Run


Jade Jackson: Wilderness (Album Review)


Runaway June – Blue Roses


Willie Nelson – Ride Me Back Home


Bruce Springsteen – Western Stars


Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real – Turn Off The News (Build A Garden)


Sarah Darling – Wonderland (Album Review)


Thomas Rhett – Center Point Road (Review)


James Barker Bank – Singles Only


Mrs. Greenbird – Dark Waters (Review)


Lauren Jenkins – Running Out of Road (Short Movie)


Maren Morris – GIRL (Album Review)


Lauren Jenkins – No Saint (Album Review)


Florida Georgia Line – Can’t say I ain’t Country (Review)


Cassadee Pope – Stages (Album Review)


Brett Young – Ticket to L.A.


Catherine McGrath – Talk of This Town (Album Review)
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