Charley Crockett - Welcome To Hard Times

3.7

Rating

3.7/5

Flyctory.com Pros

Catching voice and nice stories
Nice mix of blues, rock and country elements

Flyctory.com Cons

After three really good tracks, a touch of being average

Eight albums since May 2015 – Charley Crockett is definitely not a singer-songwriter who is tired of publishing music. The eighth album of this series of records (and his eighth album overall is Welcome To Hard Times, released on 31st July 2020. Here is my review.

Charley Crockett – About The Artist

Charley Crockett was born in 1984 in San Benito, Texas. He is indeed a distant relative of Davy Crockett. The family moved to Dallas quite soon after Crockett’s birth. At the age of 17, he decided to travel around the States with his guitar. He was writing his own songs from the very beginning. Even though nowadays, he is doing a mixture of blues and country, he also has been influenced by hip hop in his younger years. After having some legal trouble for possessing cannabis, he finally released his debut album, A Stolen Jeweil, in May 2015. While his first three albums did not lead to chart placements, the 2018 Lonesome as a Shadow made it the the fourteenth spot of the US Heat charts. The following album, Lil G.L.’s Blue Bonanza, also made it to the US Blues charts.

Charley Crockett – Welcome To Hard Times – Track by Track

The 13 track album lasts 41 minutes.

1. Welcome To Hard Times

The album starts with the title track. Very traditional sound, very present vocals – a way of storytelling, which just makes you listen. Nice one to start the album with.

2. Run Horse Run

The second track is significantly more rhythmic and also quicker. The light drum play makes you want to move. Nice one!

3. Don’t Cry

Don’t Cry is the third of three tracks at the start of the album, which Charley Crockett already released before 31st July 2020. The song is rhythmic, but still feels very much like a ballad. A strong touch of bluegrass in it as well. The best of the three songs at the beginning to me.

4. Tennessee Special

Tennessee Special nicely connects in its sound to the song before. I have to admit, though, that I feel that Crockett is a bit unprecise in his voice here and there in this song.

5. Fool Somebody Else

Fool Somebody Else has a strong touch of blues. Crockett’s strong weapons in music are his storytelling and this amazing, deep, full voice. Love to listen to him – even if he is sometimes rather narrating than singing his stories.

6. Lilly My Dear

A rather slow track to sway. Feels a bit like a typical western movie saloon song to me.I leave it up to you to judge on it…

7. Wreck Me

Wreck Me is very slow and melancholic. Even the steel guitar is squeaking sadly to the story. The depression just lasts a bit less than 2:30 minutes, though.

8. Heads You Win

Heads You win // Tails I loose – the track is definitely more lively than the song before. A nice song, in which I also love the vocals very much.

9. Rainin’ in My Heart

The ninth song of the album rather feels like a blues-rock track. Really love to listen to it, it is definitely one of my favorites on this album. Nice groove as well.

10. Paint It Blue

Paint It Blue definitely stays in the blues genre. The track just does not touch me as much as the track before.The track becomes stronger to me towards the end.

11. Blackjack County Chain

A monotonous rhythm, some guitars and the story. Impressive songs can be very easily. Blackjack County Chain is one of those.

12. The Man That Time Forgot

These kind of tracks even have a touch of the slower tracks of Elvis Presley to me. Crockett’s voice is just so good – hard not to listen to him.

13. The Poplar Tree

The album finishes with a bit of a happier mood. Definitely one of the best songs of the thirteen tracks is coming at their end. Cool!

Charley Crockett – Welcome To Hard Times – Spotify

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Charley Crockett – Welcome To Hard Times – My View

Welcome To Hard Times starts very promising – and the mixture of blues, country and rock is definitely unique and catching – on top of Crockett’s amazing voice. Finally, the remaining songs do not make the album a top one, but it is definitely a nice collection of songs and stories – and Crockett’s fans will love it!

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In 2016, Coffey Anderson released the album Boots and Jeans. It also contained the song Mr Red White and Blue, which has ...

Alice Cooper – Road

Including his 1970's band releases, Road is already the 29th studio album by rock legend Alice Cooper. However, this "solo" release is ...

Morgan Wade – Psychopath

Finally, Morgan Wade and her album Psychopath was the reason which made me break my typical release cycle of five album reviews ...

Turnpike Troubadours – A Cat In The Rain

Welcome back, Turnpike Troubadours: some two years after the band decided to re-join forces and go back on stage, they ...

Tim McGraw – Standing Room Only

New songs from Tim McGraw: after I reviewed his Here on Earth in 2020, the US-American country music giant is back with ...

Bobby Rush – All My Love For You

If you are a two time Grammy Award Winner and have published over 30 albums during your career, it is ...

Atreyu – The Moment You Find Your Flame EP

It's four songs on an EP, but also a teaser towards more material. The metalcore band Atreyu releases The Moment ...

William Fitzsimmons – Covers Vol. II

I am typically rather shy about sharing tribute and cover albums with you.. If I do so, they have to ...

Daniel Seavey – Dancing In The Dark EP

Most of you know David Seavey for being part of the US-American boy band Why Don't We (or WDW). The ...

Ryan Bingham – Watch Out For The Wolf EP

The song The Weary Kind has been a huge success for Ryan Bingham. In 2010, he won the Academy Awards (aka as ...

Mammoth WVH – Mammoth II

You might not know the the rock / hard rock project Mammoth WVH yet. However, once you know that WVH ...

Kool & the Gang – People Just Wanna Have Fun

Kool & the Gang have already been founded in 1964. Almost sixty years later, they still release music - and ...

Justine Blazer – Joy!

Do you feel Santa coming soon already? During the last years, typically in early to mid-September, Nashville started to release ...

Joe Lasher – Vol. 1 EP

Reviewing the EP Vol. 1 by Joe Lasher is a typical Flyctory.com review in the "last wave" of my reviews. I did ...

Somnuri – Desiderium

Learning by reviewing: I have to admit that I haven't been aware of the heavy metal subgenre of sludge metal, ...

Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway – City of Gold

One rationale why there hasn't been contents about Molly Tuttle for quite a while is that I missed to review ...

Lori McKenna – 1988

Even though her 2020 album The Balladeer has not been Lori McKenna's biggest commercial success so far, the critics loved her ...

Michael Bolton – Spark of Light

Michael Bolton is one of the most successful US-American musicians of the early 1990's. However, he is regularly releasing music ...

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real – Sticks and Stones

Lukas Nelson and his band Promise of the Real (or short: POTR) are back. The famous son of Willie Nelson ...

Sean Patrick McGraw – Hillbilly Hippie

When I said McGraw and Country Music, I am sure that the vast majority of you shout back Tim!. However, there ...

1476 – In Exile

It took the duo 1476 six years to release a new album. The US-American project publishes In Exile on 7th July ...

Lucinda Williams – Stories From A Rock N Roll Heart

Lucinda Williams' albums are not as frequently reviewed in here as the ones of Finland's metal monsters Lordi. However, the ...

Ayron Jones – Chronicles Of The Kid

Chronicles Of The Kid is a typical Flyctory.com album review. I scanned new releases in a promotion platform and stopped by ...

Hannah Aldridge – Dream of America

Hannah Aldridge? You might not have heard too much of this artist, even though she has already released her third ...

Son Volt – Day of the Doug

After I have been pleased with their 2021 album Electro Melodier, Son Volt are back with a new album on 16th ...

Steve Lukather – Bridges

One of the most memorable moments of 2023 so far to me has been being at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto ...

Deer Tick – Emotional Contracts

Deer Tick from New England is having a very characteristic blend of genres. The US-Americans haven't released some new album ...

Extreme – Six

In 1991, there was a band from Boston who stormed the international charts with a song: More Than Words. Extreme released ...

Ray Alder – II

Ray Alder has been working as a vocalist and percussionist for several bands. In 2019, he released his first solo ...

Brittany Warthan – No Vacancy

When I scanned country music new releases as of 2nd June 2023, I stopped at the album No Vacancy. I hadn't ...

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – What If I EP

Nathaniel Rateliff has become quite popular in recent years. Some of his tracks have been very successful sales and streams ...

Ron Pope – Inside Voices

If my sources and counting are right, Inside Voices is already the 17th studio album by Americana-pop/rock artist Ron Pope. This ...

Oryad – Sacred & Profane

Sacred & Profane is the debut album by the two person-driven US band Oryad. I received it quite a while before ...

Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton – Death Wish Blues

While both artists, Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton, have quite a long and successful discography, Death Wish Blues is in ...

Brandy Clark – Brandy Clark

Brandy Clark's show in January 2020 at the Paradiso in Amsterdam has so far been one of very few occasions ...

Daisy Briggs – Nice Knowing You EP

According to her homepage, Daisy Briggs grew up with 14 dogs, 14 cats, a pig, a goat, a pony, donkey, ...

Parker Millsap – Wilderness Within You

After far more than one thousand Media Reviews on Flyctory.com, more and more artists are recurring. I very often enjoy ...

Belinda Carlisle – Kismet EP

Circle in the Sand or Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle wrote songs, which have closely accompanied in my younger ...

Rodney Crowell – The Chicago Sessions

Double Grammy Awards winner, two times ACM Award winner and numerous other huge awards in music - Rodney Crowell is ...

Enforced – War Remains

War Remains is the third album of the US band Enforced. The press kit promises 32 minutes of aggressive, no frills ...

Dave Hause – Drive It Like It’s Stolen

Provided by a music promoter, I ran into the album by US-American artist Dave Hause. On 28th April, he is ...

Esther Rose – Safe To Run

Country music might not be the key genre you think of when you think of New Orleans. However, the creative ...

Texas Hippie Coalition – The Name Lives On

Most people associate the abbreviation THC with Tetrahydrocannabinol, a psychoactive Cannabinoid. However, you can have a lot of fun with ...

Dirty Heads – Midnight Control Sessions: Night 2 EP

Founded in 2006, the Dirty Heads are really a constant part of the US music scene. They just have released ...

The Wood Brothers – Heart is the Hero

The Wood Brothers have learned to trust their hearts. For the better part of two decades, they've cemented their reputation ...

Jennifer K. Austin – Cards EP

In 2020, I introduced you to the US-American - New Zealand artist Jennifer K. Austin, who released her album Journey at ...

Welshly Arms – Wasted Words & Bad Decisions

Due to Good Friday on the 7th April 2023, quite some bands shift their releases in that week by one ...

Overcoats – Winner

Through a German promotion agency, I ran into the US-American indie-pop duo Overcoats. The songs of the two female artists ...

The Hold Steady – The Price of Progress

The Hold Steady is celebrating their twentieth anniversary this year. Wouldn't there be a better way of celebrating than releasing ...

Sophie B. Hawkins – Free Myself

If I could wish to see an artist live on stage for the first time, Sophie B. Hawkins would definitely ...

Night Demon – Outsider

The press kit to their new album Outsider calls Night Demon an "institution". At least the Californian heavy metal band grew a ...

Stephen Jay – understatement

Suprise, but no surprise? Stephen Jay already stated that his new album understatement is almost ready around the Dusseldorf show ...

Timesbold – Not Still Here

Timesbold is not really a band, but rather an on-and-off project by a folk musician from Brooklyn, who is nowadays ...

John Diva & The Rockets of Love – The Big Easy

They recorded songs like Bling Bling Marilyn or Drip Drip Baby - and I simply love them. I ran into John Diva & ...

Ripe – Bright Blues

Bright Blues by the US band Ripe was one of these albums I received without knowing anything about the artists - ...

The Nude Party – Rides On

The third album by The Nude Party: on 10th March 2023, the US-American band releases Ride On. I already had ...

Manchester Orchestra – The Valley of Vision EP

Manchester Orchestra are soon about to celebrate their 20th band anniversary. The indie-rock band has quite a large number of ...

Brian Falduto – Gay Country

I continue struggling that Spotify has an own tag for Queer Country music. Is country music really different if it is sung ...

Suicide Silence – Remember… You Must Die

Suicide Silence are definitely one of the most successful deathcore bands in the world. The quintet of the Californian band ...

Drayton Farley- Twenty on High

Drayton Farley's third album - the US artist and songwriter released a set of eleven songs on 3rd March 2023 ...

Steel Panther – On The Prowl

Their last album was simply called Heavy Metal Rules - now Steel Panther is back with a new album. On 24th February ...

Dierks Bentley – Gravel & Gold

No doubt: Dierks Bentley is one of the most famous artists in country music business. Thus, a new album release ...

Lucero – Should’ve Learned by Now

Another Lucero review: some one year ago, I fell in love with When You Found Me by the Memphis-origin band, which ...

Jaimee Harris – Boomerang Town

Not sure if that is pure self-marketing, but Jaimee Harris names herself "The Next Queen of Americana-Folk". While her career ...

P!nk – Trustfall

It is almost four years ago, since I had the last P!nk review on Flyctory.com. In 2019, I had mixed ...

Tennis – Pollen

Let's talk about Tennis! Not the racket sports, but a band, which is named exactly the same way. Quite an ...

Cort Carpenter – All In

Even though Cort Carpenter has already released roughly fifty songs, the album All In is in fact his debut one. I ...

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

After I presented you the EP The Album Part II in May 2020, this one is the first full album release by ...

Ian Fisher – Burnt Tongue

Ian Fisher is truly a musician who is somewhere between both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. He grew up on ...

Joe Henry – All The Eye Can See

"Dear friends, Greetings from the mid Coast of Maine, where the bracing autumn chill..." - these are the first words ...

Richard Lynch – Radio Friend

When I look back to my favorite albums and EPs of the Year 2022 posting, quite a lot of good ...

Black Star Riders – Wrong Side of Paradise

Wrong Side of Paradise is actually the second Black Star Riders album I share with you on Flyctory.com In September 2019, ...

Margo Price – Strays

The country music Christmas break is slowly coming to an end and the first new releases of 2023 are popping ...

Iggy Pop – Every Loser

New tunes by Iggy Pop: the punk legend released a new album on 6th January 2022. I have definitely been ...

Anti-Flag – Lies They Tell Our Children

How could the music year 2023 start better than with with music from my beloved hockey hometown Pittsburgh? Anti-Flag are ...

Gabbie Hanna – This Time Next Year

2.8 million followers on Instagram only - Wikipedia names Gabrielle Jeannette Hanna - or simply Gabbie Hanna an internet personality. Apart ...

Adam Warner – What We’re Known For

According to a title of one of his recently released singles, Adam Warner is the Long Haired Country Boy. On 16th ...

Upsahl – Sagittarius EP

After I introduced you to the US musician Upsahl in a Spotlight interview in April 2022, I am happy to ...

Myle – Sad Boy Summer EP

Myle has definitely been a raising artist in Germany during the last to years. He played the important SWR3 New ...

Melissa Carper – Ramblin’ Soul

Melissa Carper is blending classic country and bluegrass sounds with swing and jazz elements. On 18th November 2022, the US ...

Billy Strings – Me/And/Dad

A (recently) Grammy Award winning artist who is recording an album with his father - sounds like a story which ...

L.S. Dunes – Past Lives

You haven't heard of L.S. Dunes? Not that surprisingly. Their 11th November 2022 album Past Lives is their debut. Furthermore, the abdn ...

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

When country music big guns like Miranda Lambert or Willie Nelson gather for a tribute album, you know that you ...

Seth Avett – Seth Avett Sings Greg Brown

Gregory Dane Brown is a folk musician from Iowa, who started his active career as a musician in 1967. Another ...

Stephanie Quayle – On The Edge

I enjoyed watching Stephanie Quayle at the 2019 CMA Fest and listening to songs like If I Was A Cowboy. The ...

The Moon City Masters – The Famous Moon City Masters

Classic rock meets funk - that's about the concept behind the Moon City Masters. On 4th November 2022, they are ...

Tiffany Johnson – Over Emotional EP

The EP Over Emotional by country artist Tiffany Johnson was definitely one of the 4th November 2022 I was looking forward ...

Emily Nenni – On The Ranch

After the 2018 album Hell of a Woman, Emily Nenni is releasing her sophomore album On The Ranch. Release date is 4th ...

Russell Dickerson – Russell Dickerson

New album by Russell Dickerson: on 4th November 2022, the US country artist releases his third album overall. I already ...

Trampled by Turtles – Alpenglow

I received the album Alpenglow by Trampled by Turtles a few weeks before the actual release. I just like the very special ...

Lainey Wilson – Bell Bottom Country

After her February 2021 album Sayin' What I'm Thinkin', Bell Bottom Country is a the second Lainey Wilson album I ...

The Backseat Lovers – Waiting To Spill

When I received Waiting To Spill by he US indie rock band The Backseat Lovers, I felt this is a very ...

Kenny Foster – Somewhere in Middle America

A new album by Kenny Foster - sounds too good to be true. The charismatic and humorous US-American country music ...

Debbie Gibson – Winterlicious

In 1987, Debbie Gibson became the youngest artist who wrote, produced and performed a song, which finally made to the ...

Taylor Swift – Midnights

If you are Taylor Swift, you can do different things: this time, we at least knew that a new album ...

Alex Williams – Waging Peace

A powerful, rocking country sound - when I received the album Waging Peace by Alex Williams, I definitely knew that this one ...

Alter Bridge – Pawns And Kings

Pawns & Kings is already the seventh album by the rock band Alter Bridge. Songs like Isolation (2010) paved the band's path to ...

Logan Mize – Prairie Tapes, Vol. 1 EP

You might argue I just had to select Logan Mize's new EP for review, as it opens with a song ...

Callista Clark – Real To Me: The Way I Feel

After the EP Real To Me, Callista Clark is upgrading her discography with her debut album. On 14th October 2022, ...

Backstreet Boys – A Very Backstreet Christmas

The Backstreet Boys sing for Santa - on 14th October 2022, the massively successful male combo releases their very first ...

Avery Anna – Mood Swings EP

Even though Avery Anna already even had some presence on European stages, the teenage artist is just about to release ...

Slipknot – The End, So Far

The metal guys with the mask... No, I am not talking about my beloved monsters Lordi, but about Slipknot. The ...

Ashley McBryde – Lindeville

You just cannot deny that Ashley McBryde is one of the most characterful storytellers of the country music business. Songs ...

Richard Marx – Songwriter

Richard Marx's 2020 album Limitless definitely blew my mind. It did not only make it easily into the Top Pick! ratings, ...

Dr. John – Things Happen That Way

Dr. John has been a famous face of the New Orleans blues and jazz scene. The artist overall released thirty-one ...

Sunny Sweeney – Married Alone

Sunny Sweeney felt to be able to reach the top of country music some ten years ago. However, she did ...

Kelsea Ballerini – Subject To Change

Especially in the first years I got into country music, Kelsea Ballerini was a key artist for me. Since then, ...

Nikki Lane – Denim & Diamonds

A new release by Nikki Lane: more than five years after her recent release, the Americana singer-songwriter is back in ...

Starcrawler – She Said

Scanning for albums which have been released on 16th September 2022, I ran into the album She Said by the US-American rock ...

LeAnn Rimes – God’s Work

Songs like How Do I Live and Can't Fight the Moonlight made LeAnn Rimes a globally famous artist. On 16th September 2022, she is ...

The Afghan Whigs – How Do You Burn?

Even though the roots of The Afghan Whigs have already been set in the mid-1980's, How Do You Burn? is just ...

Kane Brown – Different Man

Half a billion streams with a single song on YouTube only - songs like Heaven illustrate that Kane Brown is indeed a ...

I Am – Eternal Steel

The US-American death metal band I Am already releases their third album. I received Eternal Steel rather early, well before ...

Charley Crockett – The Man From Waco

The Man from Waco is already my fourth review of a Charley Crockett album. After the my previous review featured an ...

Jon Pardi – Mr. Saturday Night

2nd September 2022 features quite a bunch of interesting releases by interesting artists. One of these releases is definitely Mr. Saturday ...

Megadeth – The Sick, The Dying… and The Dead!

I guess it is hard to argue against when somebody calls Megadeth a legendary heavy metal band. The US-American act ...

Ingrid Andress – Good Person

Ingrid Andress had an incredible first step into her career. Her debut single More Hearts Than Mine has been nominated for ...

Bandaid Brigade – Sex is Terrifying

Sex is Terrifying - even though the album does not come with a track named like the album title, I just ...

David Paich – Forgotten Toys

Being active since the 1970's, a six time Grammy Award winner and inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame - ...

Watkins Family Hour – Vol. 2

Sara and Sean Watkins are leading the collaborative Watkins Family Hour. The Californian bluegrass and folk project is active since ...

Jeremy Black – Part of Me EP

Sometimes, I just need to dare doing something new on Flyctory.com. Like this review. Jeremy Black is doing experimental electronic ...

Kelsey Waldon – No Regular Dog

The fourth album by Kelsey Waldon already: I received No Regular Dog a few days before the female country artist released ...

Wade Bowen – Somewhere Between The Secret and The Truth

Wade Bowen becomes a rather frequently featured artist on Flyctory.com. After I was gifted to see his Cologne show in ...

Lauv – All 4 Nothing

All 4 Nothing is likely not true any more when you look at the career of Lauv: even though the album ...

Amanda Shires – Take It Like A Man

Take It Like A Man - that's the title of the new Amanda Shires album. After I had a really enjoyable ...

Brooke Eden – Choosing You EP

Six years ago, Brooke Eden released her second EP, Welcome to the Weekend. On 29th July 2022, she is back with ...

Whiskey Myers – Tornillo

Tornillo is already the sixth studio album by Whiskey Myers. After their predecessor hit the top of the US Country Album ...

She & Him – Melt Away: A Tribute To Brian Wilson

After six years, the duo She & Him are about to release a new studio album. However, Melt Away is a ...

Dawes – Misadventures Of Doomscroller

Misadventures Of Doomscroller is already the eighth album by the band Dawes. As their last six album all made it to ...

Kaylee Rose – Hot Minute EP

Kaylee Rose is an artist, which I more and more focused on during the last months. The more I was ...

Confirmation – Survive EP

Survive is the debut EP by a Berlin-based project, Confirmation. I got in touch with their music and felt to share ...

The Local Honeys – The Local Honeys

There were some interesting releases in my virtual pile of (digital) albums released on 15th July 2022. One of them ...

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

Kimberly Kelly was a new country artist name to me. Just in the week in which she was releasing her ...

Journey – Freedom

The more I fell in love with my favorite musical Rock of Ages, the more I got into Journey. Not ...

Jonny Houlihan – Coffee and Jesus

Even though Jonny Houlihan and his songs rather frequently pop up in my country playlists, I had quite some trouble ...

Grey Daze – The Phoenix

If you think about Grey Daze, you automatically think about Chester Bennington. The charismatic lead singer, who committed suicide just ...

Kylie Morgan – P.S. EP

When Kylie Morgan released her debut EP Love, Kylie in June 2021, I have simply felt like being in country music ...

G. Love & Special Sauce – Philadelphia Mississippi

From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Philadelphia Mississippi: G. Love & Special Sauce release their ninth album as a band. I became curious ...

Luke Combs – Growin’ Up

When it comes to selecting songs for my playlists, Luke Combs is definitely among my favorite artists. The reason is ...

Rachel LaRen – Cowboys Don’t Change EP

A new artist with just some 400 followers on Facebook: scanning the new releases as of 17th of June, I ...

Hank Williams Jr. – Rich White Honky Blues

It is hard to argue against that Hank Williams is a true legend of country music. His son Hank Williams ...

Brett Eldredge – Songs About You

You just cannot deny that Brett Eldredge is caring about and loving his European fans. He was one of the ...

Motionless In White – Scoring The End Of The World

Just one week after I featured Motionless In White in my weekly edition of Songs of the Week, the band is ...

Carrie Underwood – Denim & Rhinestones

No doubt - Carrie Underwood is one of the really big names in the international country music scene. On the ...

Kyle Daniel – Following the Rain

Happy times with Kyle Daniel: just after the country artist announced that he will be heading back to Germany supporting ...

Jillian Jacqueline – Honestly

Even though Jillian Jacqueline is on stage since 2000, it took her 22 more years to release her debut album ...

Craig Finn – A Legacy Of Rentals

A Legacy Of Rentals is already the fifth album release by the US indie rock singer-songwriter Craig Finn. It has been ...

Avi Kaplan – Floating On A Dream

The signature element of Avi Kaplan's music is definitely is powerful basso profondo vocal range. After three EP releases, he ...

mxmtoon – rising

Since I ran into the EP dusk by mxmtoon in 2020, I really love to follow the artist and her music. On ...

49 Winchester – Fortune Favors The Bold

Fortune Favors The Bold is already the fourth album by 49 Winchester. I received the recording before the release on ...

Aaron Raitiere – Single Wide Dreamer

Aaron Raitiere might not be too well-known at first sight, but especially as a songwriter, the Kentucky-origin artist has gained ...

Midland – The Last Resort: Greetings From

I had reviews of the Texas country band Midland a couple of times on Flyctory.com already. In April 2019, I ...

Dana Fuchs – Borrowed Time

The press kit for the album Borrowed Time names Dana Fuchs to be one of the biggest voices in blues rock. What ...

Stephen Jay – Vita Beata

Which album would suit better this week to be the preview on Flyctory.com than Stephen Jay's Vita Beata? Just in ...

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

After the 2020 album Welcome To Hard Times and the 2021 Top Pick! review Music City USA, this is already my ...

Old Crow Medicine Show – Paint This Town

Most of you might think about Darius Rucker when it comes to the country classic Wagon Wheel. In fact, the chorus ...

Joshua Hedley – Neon Blue

Four years after his debut Mr. Jukebox, Joshua Hedley is back with his second album Neon Blue. I received the country music ...

Sophia Bel – Anxious Avoidant

A debut album on Easter weekend: I simply enjoyed the voice and the very special sound of Sophia Bel, when ...

Cole Swindell – Stereotype

Cole Swindell fans had to wait for four years for the fourth studio album of their idol: on 8th April ...

Caitlyn Smith – High

Album or EP? Even though, for example, Wikipedia lists the eight track release High as EP, Caitlyn Smith's social media sells the ...

Papa Roach – Ego Trip

Papa Roach are on the final straight to complete their (first?) thirty years of band history in 2023. On 8th ...

Joe Satriani – The Elephants of Mars

Some two years after I reviewed his album Shapeshifting, Joe Satriani is back with a new album, Elephants of Mars. I was ...

Jon Spencer & The HITmakers – Spencer Gets It Lit

Jon Spencer is definitely not regarded as an introvert artist. He is doing songs somewhere between blues, punk, garage and ...

Paul Cauthen – Country Coming Down

The weekend of 1st April 2022 has been a really busy one for me. There have been a couple of ...

Ian Noe – River Fools & Mountain Saints

Ian Noe has already been touring with major country music acts like Jon Prine. On 25th March 2022, he is ...

Maren Morris – Humble Quest

After Maren Morris' last album GIRL, I was really curious in which direction her music will develop to. Humble Quest might be the ...

Tiffany Woys – All About Love EP

All About Love is the second EP by Californian female country artist Tiffany Woys. After a quite good start into her ...

Doug Adkins – A Cowboys’ Life

Doug Adkins new album A Cowboys' Life is already available for his fans via direct order as a physical copy. However, ...

Sunrunner – Sacred Arts of Navigation

Sunrunner call their music "heavy prog-rock". Thus, this review of their 2022 album Sacred Arts of Navigation feels to be a ...

Dolly Parton – Run, Rose, Run

I originally had planned to review Sabaton's The War to End All Wars this weekend - but somehow I did not ...

Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs – External Combustion

With being part of the legendary Heartbreakers, Mike Campbell wrote music history alongside Tom Petty. Doing solo music with his ...

Crowbar – Zero and Below

About a year ago, I reviewed Dream in Motion by Crowbar's singer Kirk Windstein. On 4th March 2022, it has been ...

The Dip – Sticking With It

Sticking With It is the third album by the Seattle band The Dip. I received the album as a promotion ...

Lo Moon – Modern Life

Lo Moon, the second: the indie-rock band released their sophomore album A Modern Life on 25th February 2022. I received ...

Bernard Allison – Highs & Lows

Bernard Alison is a Chicago-origin artist, but is nowadays based in Paris, France. He has been a significant contributor to ...

Corey Taylor – CMFB… Sides EP

Corey Taylor does not really feel to be sufficiently busy. Being the lead singer of two major bands in the ...

Curtis Stigers – This Life

In January 2022, I ran into a jazz version of the soft rock classic You're All That Matters To Me ...

Shovels & Rope – Manticore

Shovels & Rope are an Amercana / folk duo. With Manticore, they already present their ninth studio album. Here is my ...

Matt Pike – Pike vs the Automaton

The promotion package I received for Matt Pike's album Pike vs. the Automaton states "Matt Pike wrote new rules for the ...

Michael Lane – Take It Slow

When I listened to Michael Lane's album Traveling Son in October 2019, I absolutely enjoyed the sound of the US-German artist, who ...

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers – Nightroamer

Sarah Shook is a indie-rock and country music singer-songweiter since 2005. On 18th February 2022, she is releasing her third ...

Goodbye June – See Where The Night Goes

Nashville is Music City - not Country Music City. Even though there is a dominating genre, the city attracts many ...

Urge Overkill – Oui

New riffs by Urge Overkill: ten years after their previous one, Rock & Roll Submarine, the US rockers release a ...

Once Human – Scar Weaver

Time for the hard guitar sounds: Once Human is releasing their third album Scar Weaver on 11th Feburary 2022. Five years after ...

Boulevards – Electric Cowboy: Born in Carolina Mud

Boulevards has become quite an established act in the US funk music scene. On 11th February 2022, he is already ...

Amos Lee – Dreamland

Amos Lee's melodic sounding songs have lead to a wide national and international fan support already. With Dreamland, the US East ...

Priscilla Block – Welcome To The Block Party

You might struggle with her self-marketing with slogans like "Queen of Bots" or "I like my hair high - and ...

Slash feat. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators – 4

SMKC is a magical abbreviation in rock music business. It merges guitar giant slash, legendary Myles Kennedy and band member ...

Dustin Lynch – Blue In The Sky

266 million streams on Spotify and a bout 150 million views on YouTube - Dustin Lynch definitely crushed the country ...

Jeffrey Mitchell Ross – Waited A Long Time

Jeffrey Mitchell Ross wrote music history as the lead guitarist of Lou Reed. That's quite a while ago and Ross ...

Erin Rae – Lighten Up

Erin Rae is releasing her third album Lighten Up on 4th February 2022. Her previous pop-country works have been very highly ...

Marissa Nadler – The Wrath Of The Clouds EP

Marissa Nadler is already an active performing artist since over 20 years. Thus, the US-American has become a quite well-known ...

Muscadine Bloodline – Dispatch to 16th Ave.

Muscadine Bloodline are going for their second album on 4th February 2022. In line with the front release, it is ...

North Mississippi Allstars – Set Sail

A quarter of a century of Southern rock and blues rock, four Grammy nominations - the North Mississippi Allstars are ...

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

After a rather slow start, Brent Cobb is nowadays regular releasing solo music. And Now, Let's Turn The Page, which has ...

Katie Henry – On My Way

Running into Katie Henry's 2022 album On My Way was one of these tunes which made me feel from the very first ...

Greensky Bluegrass – Stress Dreams

Greensky Bluegrass - or short: GSBG - is active since 2000. They do a mixture of Americana, bluegrass and rock ...

Keb’ Mo’ – Good To Be …

If a promotion agency sends you a new album by a five time Grammy award winner, you know that this ...

Great American Ghost – Torture World EP

According to the press kit, the metal magazine Metal Injection named Great American Ghost and their music "Always hateful, always ...

Conner Smith – Didn’t Go Too Far EP

Three of the six songs on his debut EP Didn't Go Too Far have already been published - and none of them ...

Noah Guthrie – Blue Wall

Without a doubt, Glee is one of the most well-known (and most important) TV music shows. The excellent vocalists covered so ...

Skillet – Dominion

Hard rock from Tennessee: the band Skillet is releasing their eleventh studio album on 14th January 2022. Here is my ...

Jamestown Revival – Young Man

Jamestown Revival are doing a characteristic blend of Americana genres. On 14th January 2022, they released their fourth studio album, Young ...

Jacob Bryant – Bar Stool Preacher

Bar Stool Preacher is one of the most interesting country music album releases of 2022. Despite Jacob Bryant is just ...

Ryan Montgomery – Chasing Sunsets EP

Chasing Sunsets is already the third EP by Ryan Montgomery. The country-rock artist released the five songs on 7th January ...

Rachel Bradshaw – Rachel Bradshaw EP

When I googled Rachel Bradshaw, the (German) first displayed "Daughter of Terry Bradshaw". Indeed, the 34-year old is quite linked ...

Matt Moeller – Where We Used To Be EP

The number of country music releases feel to slowly rise right after Christmas. Thus, I ran into a couple of ...

Carolyn Miller – Thank You EP

I typically don't like to review three song EPs. But in some cases, I am just too curious - or ...

Tom Morello – The Atlas Underground Flood

The Altas Underground series continues: just some six weeks after Tom Morello released The Atlas Underground Fire, which was full of amazing ...

Nick Walker – It’s All South From Here EP

There are multiple ways how I get to listening new albums and EPs for my blog. Most of them are ...

X: THC – Fall Down Seven Times, Rise Up Eight

Synthpop? Post-Punk? New Wave? It is really hard to describe the genre created by the duo X: THC. They reached ...

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

Lucinda Williams is back. Just not too long after I at a look into the second episode of her Lu's Jukebox, ...

Wade Bowen – Where Phones Don’t Work EP

After having a review of his Cologne concert in August 2019 and reviewing his collaboration with Randy Rogers, Hold My Beer, ...

Armanda Shires – For Christmas

An alternative view on the holidays: as part of my series of Christmas album reviews, I look into For Christmas ...

Gov’t Mule – Heavy Load Blues

A very interesting band with a very interesting blues album: on 12th November 2021, Gov't Mule releases their new studio ...

Michael Patrick Kelly – B.O.A.T.S

New stuff from Michael Patrick Kelly - family member of the legendary Kellys is back in the virtual and physical ...

Jason Aldean – Macon

Happiness under Jason Aldean fans: the US country star recently announced to release thirty tracks until mid-April 2022. The first ...

Steve Perry – The Season

Heading Journey lead Steve Perry straight into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (and also to one episode of ...

Houndmouth – Good For You

Alternative bliues and folk sounds from Indiana: Houndmouth are releasing their fourth studio album Good For You on 5th November 2021 ...

Emily Scott Robinson – American Siren

She traveled a quarter million miles for her musical career - you just cannot argue that Emily Scott Robinson did ...

Brett Eldredge – Mr. Christmas

The last Brett Eldredge album I reviewed has been Sunday Drive in July 2020. Now, the country music big gun is ...

Dave Hause – Blood Harmony

With Flyctory.com growing in all three pillars, I also have access to more music before it is in fact released ...

SixForty1 – Started Right Here EP

SixForty1 here and there popped up in my playlists with country-pop songs with a signature, memorable style. Thus, their 22nd ...

Alcatrazz – V

Alcatrazz had a couple of break-ups and hiatuses during their song history. Since their founding in 1983, they were active ...

Ryan Hurd – Pelago

On 15th October 2021, Ryan Hurd is indeed releasing his debut album. Even though he is releasing music since 2017, ...

Cassadee Pope – Thrive

Cassadee Pope is back! Just about a year after she released the amazing EP Rise and Shine, the former The Voice winner is ...

Tom Morello – The Atlas Underground Fire

Bruce Springsteen, Bring Me The Horizon or Chris Stapleton - already the list of guest musicians of Tom Morello's 2021 ...

Toby Keith – Peso In My Pocket

It's six years ago since Toby Keith released his last studio solo album, 35 MPH Town. On 15th October 2021, ...

Noah Gundersen – A Pillar of Salt

Some indie folk from the US West Coast: Noah Gundersen is releasing a new album, A Pillar of Salt. I ...

Josh Turner – King Size Manger

Merry Christmas everyone... Ooops, it is just the beginning of October... However, after I already reviewed the album Weihnachtszeit by ...

Creeping Death – The Edge of Existence EP

"We just want to be heavy and create fun" - that's how Creeping Death describe themselves in the press information ...

Crystal Leigh – Trading Skylines EP

The EP Trading Skylines, which is the second by country music artist Crystal Leigh, just happened by scanning the new ...

The Record Company – Play Loud

Play Loud is the third album of a Californian band, which is simply naming themselves The Record Company. Thereby, the ...

Strand Of Oaks – In Heaven

In Heaven is already the seventh album by the US rock project Strand of Oaks. I received the album from ...

Logan Mize – Welcome To Prairieville

Praising home and your home town in is not that uncommon in the country music genre. In his second 2021 ...

Angels & Airwaves – Lifeforms

When I told my wife that I got a new Angels & Airwaves album through a promotion platform, her initial ...

Billy Strings – Renewal

Billy Strings is releasing his third solo album on 24th September 2021. As the predecessor lead to a Grammy Award, ...

Nox Holloway – If Only The World Didn’t Spin So Much EP

When I started to write the review of the debut EP If Only The World Didn't Spin So Much by ...

Taylor McCall – Black Powder Soul

Another emerging artist with his debut album: I received Black Powder Soul by Taylor McCall from a promotion company. I ...

Charley Crockett – Music City USA

Since Charley Crockett started releasing music in 2015, he is very active in the music market. On 17th September 2021, ...

Heartless Bastards – A Beautiful Life

After a six year break, the Heartless Bastards are back with another release. Restless Ones has been their most recent recording ...

Kacey Musgraves – Star-Crossed

Will he rather head towards pop music or still keep a bit of her country music heart? There was definitely ...

Samantha Fish – Faster

Despite her young age of 32 years, Samantha Fish is already loaded with awards and good receptions by the critics, ...

Mitchell Tenpenny – Midtown Diaries EP

A real Nashville release: Mitchell Tenpenny is a Music City native - and since Drunk Me latest, also a rather ...

Riddy Arman – Riddy Arman

Debut album by Riddy Arman: the young female country music artists gets into the virtual record stores with a nine ...

Liz Cooper – Hot Sass

Nashville is Music City, but there is much more than country music there: Liz Cooper is one example - her ...

Ashland Craft – Travelin’ Kind

Debut album by Ashland craft: after the female country singer grew quite a fan base by a strong TV talent ...

David Hasselhoff – Party Your Hasselhoff

His Looking For Freedom is still thought to have been a key factor to give Germany the biggest party of ...

Echo Bloom – Wake

Echo Bloom is a very interesting band project. They released three albums so far, each dedicated to an individual genre ...

King Calaway – Midnight EP

Some new songs by King Calaway: More than two years after I had a listen to their album Rivers, the international ...

Ashley Cooke – Already Drank That Beer Side A

I am always glad to have a listen into debut long-plays by country artists. Ashley Cooke is releasing Already Drank ...

The Bronx – Bronx VI

The Bronx - sounds like a New York City band? In fact, this is an US act, but the punk ...

All Good Things – A Hope In Hell

A new album from All Good Things after some four years of absence in the record store with a very ...

Shannon And The Clams – Year Of The Spider

Garage punk rock from Calfornia: on 20th August 2021, Shannon and the Clams release their sixth album. It is called ...

Martha Wainwright – Love Will Be Reborn

Almost five years after her previous album Goodnight City, Martha Wainwright is back in the record stores. On 20th August ...

Kool & The Gang – Perfect Union

They formed new sounds and were one of the very big names in funk music - the best about Kool ...

James McMurtry – The Horses And The Hounds

Even though James McMurtry is a 1960's born music artist, he had his first Top 10 placements in 2008. His ...

Watchhouse – Watchhouse

Having released six albums together, but still releasing a debut album - in case you are unable to solve the ...

Dan + Shay – Good Things

No doubt - not only after their massive success 10,000 Hours alongside Justin Bieber or their big hit Tequila, Dan + Shay ...

The Killers – Pressure Machine

I am sorry, I am just unable to review an album by The Killers without using the song name / ...

Paul Thorn – Never Too Late To Call

Americana and blues rock from a guy who felt the spirit of Elvis Presley in his young years (at least, ...

Willy Mason – Already Dead

Eight or nine years (depending on how you define it) after his previous studio album, Willy Mason is back in ...

Chris Young – Famous Friends

It is over two years ago since Chris Young released the first single for his new album. Now, on 6th ...

Laci Kaye Booth – Laci Kaye Booth

One album out of the 6th August 2021 releases I was looking forward listening to especially was the self-titled one ...

Leah Blevins – First Time Feeling

Leah Blevins is doing country music with a touch of folk. On 6th August 2021, the Kentucky-origin artist is releasing ...

Torres – Thirstier

Fifth album by indie-rock artist Torres: I ran into the new release of the Florida born singer-songwriter album through a ...

Jim Lauderdale – Hope

About a year ago, I praised Jim Lauderdale for his 33rd studio album, When Carolina Comes Home Again. You can't name ...

Grizfolk – Grizfolk

Some music from California: Grizfolk in fact has Scandinavian roots, but are now based on the US West Coast. On ...

Son Volt – Electro Melodier

Tenth album by Son Volt: the US band started their album career already in 1995, when they released Trace. On 30th ...

Ryan Kinder – Room To Dream

New music by Ryan Kinder: I have really been curious about Room To Dream, the new long-play release by the ...

Prince – Welcome 2 America

Five years after his death and more than a decade after he in fact recorded (but never released) the album, ...

Clay Walker – Texas To Tennessee

Clay Walker definitely knows how the country music business is working. The 51 year-old Texas origin artist is active since ...

Los Lobos – Native Sons

Honestly, when I received the 2021 album Native Sons of a band called Los Lobos, I thought about a funny ...

Joshua Radin – The Ghost and The Wall

Joshua Radin is a very interesting artist. A couple of his songs have more than thirty million Spotify streams each ...

Molly Burch – Romantic Images

During the last weeks, I also tried to touch some new genres on Flyctory.com. This week, I present you Molly ...

Rodney Crowell – Triage

This posting is about a two-time Grammy winner and a five time US Country chart topper: Rodney Crowell, who started ...

Charlie Worsham – Sugarcane EP

New music by Charlie Worsham: four years after his last album, the US country artist is releasing six songs on ...

Charli Adams – Bullseye

There are very different things which fascinate me about an artist. I definitely enjoyed listening to the very first tunes ...

Midland – The Last Resort EP

Midland seem to be really active during 2021. Just some four months after their great and unique soundtrack album The Sonic ...

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

About a year ago, in April 2020, I already featured an album by Lucinda Williams. While Good Souls, Better Angels ...

Callie Twisselman – Closure EP

One of these things I really still don't get: checking the new releases of the week, I ran into Callie ...

The Flatlanders – Treasure Of Love

Next year, The Flatlanders will already have their fiftieth band anniversary. There were a couple of breaks in between, as ...

Lauren Jenkins – Miles On Me, Part 1 EP

I have been that excited that when Lauren Jenkins announced that there will be the first part of her new ...

The Wallflowers – Exit Wounds

During the last weeks, I had a couple of bands and acts who released a new album after some decade ...

Riley Green – Behind The Bar EP

I really enjoyed Riley Green's 2019 album Different 'Round Here, while I reviewed it in September 2019. The more I ...

Brent Moyer – Song Rider

Brent Moyer is an artist, which is based in the USA, but has quite a fan base in Europe as ...

William Fitzsimmons – Ready The Astronaut

William Fitzsimmons is a folk singer-songwriter, who is an active musician since 2005. On 25th June 2021, he released his ...

Vincent Neil Emerson – Vincent Neil Emerson

New music by Vincent Neil Emerson. After his debut album was quite popular already, he releases his second album on ...

Gary Allan – Ruthless

I am tempted to say that Ruthless is just the tenth studio album by Gary Allan. The legendary country music ...

Toto – With A Little Help From My Friends

After I recently reviewed Joe Bonamassa's live album Now Serving: Royal Tea From The Ryman, reflecting a 2020 live stream event, ...

Buckcherry – Hellbound

Cool hard rock with Californian roots: via promotion agencies, I ran into Hellbound by the band Buckcherry. The band is ...

Amythyst Kiah – Wary + Strange

A blend of country and blues. Amythyst Kiah is releasing her new album Wary + Strange, which is released on 18th ...

Maroon 5 – Jordi

Many of you may remember Maroon 5 from their big hits at the beginning of their career. Others might even ...

Kylie Morgan – Love, Kylie EP

I enjoyed Kylie Morgan's single I Only Date Cowboys that much that I added it to the Country Music Playlists on ...

Joe Bonamassa – Now Serving: Royal Tea Live From The Ryman

I am typically not too much into live album and Greatest Hits compilations. I love to listen to them - ...

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

The Nelson family is definitely one of the most creative - and productive - families in the country genre. Despite ...

Walker Hayes – Country Stuff EP

Even though I have seen Walker Hayes live on stage a few times, his 2021 EP Country Stuff is in fact ...

Gary Louris – Jump For Joy

Gary Louris is quite successful as a musician and even worked on Grammy Award-winning albums by Tedeschi Trucks Band and ...

Brett Young – Weekends Look A Little Different These Days

Ticket to L.A. was one of the first albums I reviewed on Flyctory.com. Some three years later, Brett Young is back ...

Andrew Jannakos – Gone Too Soon EP

I love the specific kind of country romance in press kits and country music artist promotion texts. About Andrew Jannakos, ...

Brynn Cartelli – Based On A True Story EP

A very interesting release with a talent show background: Brynn Cartelli won The Voice in 2018 - now she released her ...

Southerland – Boot Up EP

A debut release on 28th May 2021: the country duo gathered seven songs and released their debut EP Boot Up ...

Lori Rayne – 1926 EP

I unfortunately do not know too much about Lori Rayne, but due to some country release listings, I ran into ...

Blackberry Smoke – You Hear Georgia

Blackberry Smoke do a mixture of country music and Southern rock. They gained quite some popularity in the USA, but ...

John Hiatt With The Jerry Douglas Band – Leftover Feelings

If you are a nine-time Grammy nominee, you are truly successful in the music business. John Hiatt can look back ...

Jordan Davis – Buy Dirt EP

Second appearance in the Flyctory.com Media Reviews: while I reviewed Jordan Davis' self-titled EP about a year before, he is ...

Pop Evil – Versatile

Pop Evil are definitely in the top spheres of the US hard rock scene. Their album regularly hit upper rankings ...

Blake Shelton – Body Laguage

Nine-time Grammy nominee, being in the jury at the US-American The Voice TV talent show since the beginning and winning eight ...

Oliver Wood – Always Smilin’

If you are a Harry Potter fan, I unfortunately have to refer you to my Hogwarts Express posting - Always ...

Jesse Keith Whitley – Breakin’ Ground

Country to The Core with Rock'n'Roll's rebellious reputation or Jesse Keith Whitley is a modern day outlaw. The first words ...

Myles Kennedy – The Ides of March

Even though Myles Kennedy is a really successful music artist as part of bands and other collaborations, The Ides of March ...

Dillon Carmichael – Hot Beer EP

After two successful singles, which both had several million streams on Spotify only, Dillon Carmichael is back his first ever ...

Alan Jackson – Where Have You Gone

When I prepared for this review of Where Have You Gone, I again recognized how big Alan Jackson has been ...

Levara – Levara

A new release on 14th May 2021 - the California project Levara debut with their self-titled album. I got in ...

The Steel Woods – All Of Your Stones

I am not a musician, but I guess releasing a new album is one of these big moment in a ...

Weezer – Van Weezer

The US rockers Weezer praise van Halen - or something like that: their latest studio album is dedicated by design ...

Travis Tritt – Set In Stone

Fourteen years after the huge country artist Travis Tritt released his last album The Storm, he is back in the ...

Mighty Oaks – Mexico

The fourth album by the multi-national project Mighty Oaks on 7th May 2021: boosted by lead singer Ian Hopper in ...

Matt Castillo – How The River Flows EP

I just happened to run into the EP How The River Flows by Matt Castillo when I was scanning for ...

Stef – A Glitch in our Virtual Reality EP

A young pop artist from Nashville - I got into the music from Stef by a Tweet of Christina Taylor, ...

Thomas Rhett – Country Again: Side A

New songs by Thomas Rhett - some two years after his Center Point Road, the Georgia artist is back with ...

Priscilla Block – Priscilla Block EP

Priscilla Block is an artist, which grew on social media. Within a remarkably short time, TikTok made her record a ...

Ronnie Milsap – A Better Word For Love

A real legendary release at the end of April 2021: Ronnie Milsap is indeed a country music big one. Currently ...

Ashley Monroe – Rosegold

Two Grammy nominations and part of some Number One albums - Ashley Monroe is undoubtedly one of the big names ...

Todd Snider – First Agnostic Church of Hope And Wonder

Todd Snider is a quite buzy artist. The Memphis resident, who is having is very own style, is already releasing ...

Elvie Shane – County Roads EP

A new artist with a quite powerful touch of country music - Elvie Shane with his EP County Roads made ...

Adam Douglas – Better Angels

Adam Douglas feels to be rather a Norwegian than a US artist nowadays. He is living in Hadeland North of ...

Justin Moore – Straight Outta The Country

Justin Moore is indeed a big name in the country music industry. With Straight Outta The Country, he is releasing ...

Vanessa Peters – Modern Age

Even though the name sounds quite German at first sight, this review of Modern Age, the new album by Vanessa ...

Carver Louis – Take Off EP

After having reasonable success with his debut album in 2018, Carver Louis was not too active regarding his country song ...

Eric Church – Soul

The final straight of Eric Church's April 2021 album trio. After Heart and & (or: and), the third and final album will be ...

The Offspring – Let The Bad Times Roll

Without a doubt, The Offspring are one of the most famous US punk rock bands. The last album release from ...

Eric Church – &

The second part of Eric Church's Heart & Soul trilogy was likely the most fascinating one to me before I started listening ...

Eric Church – Heart

One week - three albums: Just two weaks after the Easter bunny gave us a bunch of lovely Easter eggs ...

Fancy Hagood – Southern Curiosity

Touring with Meghan Patrick and Ariana Grande and even recording with them sounds like an established artists. Despite success and ...

Skullcrusher – Storm in Summer EP

The EP Storm in Summer by Skullcrusher to me was one of these records you receive over promotion platforms you ...

Parker Millsap – Be Here Instead

Parker Millsap is a very interesting US artist, who is blending different genres to his very signature sound. On 9th ...

Cheap Trick – In Another World

I feel it is always amazing to listen to music from acts who started to write musical history quite long ...

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

Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band is in fact neither too big (it is a trio) nor too damn. The band ...

Canaan Smith – High Country Sound

Canaan Smith felt to become quite a big name in the country music business when he was on top of ...

Leslie Jordan – Company’s Comin’

You debut album at the age of 65? The story behind Company's Comin', the album released on 2nd April 2021, ...

Tyler Braden – What Do They Know EP

If you released two songs, which exceed ten million Spotify streams each, you are definitely in the music business. Not ...

Adrian Smith & Richie Kotzen – Smith / Kotzen

Mr. Big meets Iron Maiden - or at least one member each of their former lineups. On 26th March 2021, ...

Carrie Underwood – My Savior

My Savior is already the second Carrie Underwood album I review with Flyctory.com. However, also this one is not a ...

Esther Rose – How Many Times

Quite a lot of stuff happened to Esther Rose within a time span of two years. She broke up in ...

Evanescence – The Bitter Truth

It has been quite amazing for me to read that The Bitter Truth is only the fifth studio album by the ...

The L.A. Maybe – Dirty Damn Tricks

As frequent readers of Flyctory.com might now, I do keep a certain mental distance to press releases and press kits ...

Sara Watkins – Under The Pepper Tree

I honestly rarely really use a lot of information I receive in press kits to future albums. About Sara Watkin's ...

Midland – The Sonic Ranch

I typically don't like albums with too much historic aka previously released material. The songs on The Sonic Ranch are ...

Maite Kelly – Hello!

Recently, Maite Kelly had a lot of presence in German TV as part of the Deutschland Sucht Den Superstar (German ...

Loretta Lynn – Still Woman Enough

Loretta Lynn is one of these artists, where I already know that I will fail writing her bio before even ...

Morgan Wade – Reckless

I always enjoy to listen into the music of new artists. One debut album I received out of the 19th ...

Frances Luke Accord – Sunnyside EP

Frances Luke Accord was one of my first Spotlight interviews in 2021. Among many other topics, we chatted about their ...

Blackmore’s Night – Nature’s Light

Ritchie Blackmore and Candice Night - the two masterminds behind the US folk-rock band Blackmore's Night, are indeed big names ...

Joey Hendricks – Between The Clouds EP

Joey Hendricks came from the West Coast to Nashville to become a songwriter - but already his first song as ...

Israel Nash – Topaz

Another interesting artist on Flyctory.com: Israel Nash is doing rock with an Americana touch. He grew his fanbase over the ...

The Paper Kites – Roses

More Australian music on Flyctory.com. Down under became more and more popular (and frequent) in my media review section. On ...

A Day To Remember – You’re Welcome

Some new tunes by A Day To Remember: the US rockers released You're Welcome, their latest album, on 5th March ...

Alyssa Trahan – Baby Blues & Stilettos

To be straight, I have been quite disappointed when I scanned the new album and EP releases as of 5th ...

Ron Gallo – Peacemeal

The album Peacemeal is a mixture of several genres from 90's hip-hop to jazz and punk - that's at least ...

Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird – These 13

Playing in a band in the 1990's, releasing three albums together - and now recently being back in the recording ...

Track 45 – Big Dreams EP

When I was scanning new releases as of 26th February 2021, I ran into the EP Big Dreams by Track 45 ...

Adam Warner – Big Storm

I really had loads of interesting new releases on and around 26th February 2021. While I had to skip a ...

Hayden Joseph – Different

Spotify is a bit of a strange thing sometimes. The scanner I use every Friday to check out for new ...

Willie Nelson – That’s Life

Album #71 now: less than nine month after Willie Nelson released his last studio album, First Rose of Spring, the country ...

Alice Cooper – Detroit Stories

Alice Cooper is truly a rock music legend. On 26th February 2021, he released his 21st album Detroit Stories. I have ...

Bones Owens – Bones Owens

Bones Owens already worked with really big names of the business and has released two EPs so far. Nonetheless, seven ...

Ally Venable – Heart Of Fire

I love to scan music and run into interesting artist. Ally Venable definitely fits into this category. At the age ...

Ben Rice – Future Pretend

When I ran into the debut album by Ben Rice, Future Pretend, I initially thought he is a blues musician ...

Cassadra Jenkins – An Overview On Phenomenal Nature EP

An Overview On Phaenomenal Nature - when I read about Cassandra Jenkins 2021 EP, I just felt this could be ...

Adam Hambrick – The Flipsides EP

Adam Hambrick is indeed an impressive songwriter: The Flipsides is already his fourth EP release - within five months. I just ...

Damon Johnson & The Get Ready – Battle Lessons

Alice Cooper, Thin Lizzy, Black Star Riders - Damon Johnson has indeed worked with some of the really big names ...

Carly Pearce – 29 EP

Carly Pearce is one of my absolute favorite country music artists. No doubt that the Kentucky lady was on the ...

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – Hunter And The Dog Star

If you are not a living music lexicon, most of you might not associate too much with the band Edie ...

Lainey Wilson – Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’

Her powerful songs - and maybe also her strong Southern accent as a signature element - boosted Lainey Wilson's music ...

Haley Mae Campbell – Growing Up EP

Using tennis language, Haley Mae Campbell was some sort of lucky looser of my review selections on 12th February 2021 ...

Tobacco Rd Band – Worth Fighting For

The Tobacco Rd Band are known for their powerful country rock sound and inspiring love songs. On 12th February 2021, ...

Florida Georgia Line – Life Rolls On

Florida Georgia Line is back in the record store - some eight months after they released the 6-Pack EP, their 2021 ...

Pentatonix – The Lucky Ones

The Pentatonix are truly a synonym for top class a capella music. On 12th February 2021, they are already releasing ...

Colton Chapman – Can’t Hide The Truth EP

When I scanned the country music new releases as of 5th February 2021, I got stuck at the music of ...

Alex Hall – Six Strings EP

Tenille Townes, John Osborne, Vince Gill and Brad Paisley on one record? Oh, and I forgot Kassi Ashton and Brad ...

Aaron Lee Tasjan – Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan!

It is very hard to categorize the music of Aaron Lee Tasjan. I even found his 2021 album Tasjan! Tasjan! ...

Accept – Too Mean To Die

Covid-19 has some weird impacts: as a major German pressing plant had to reduce operation due to the pandemic, a ...

Daniel Holmes – Dead End Town

Another new country album I ran into on 29th January 2021 was Dead End Town by Daniel Holmes. The album felt ...

Lucero – When You Found Me

The Memphis-origin project Lucero is a really interesting act. They created their own music and earned a lot of reputation, ...

Jake Hoot – Love Out Of Time EP

While many talent show candidates rather have a tough time in the "real world" in Germany, the US show winners ...

Langhorne Slim – Strawberry Mansion

After being seriously ill, Langhorne Slim feels to be back on track. After he has been publishing music regularly, fans ...

Logan Mize – Still That Kid

Still That Kid - the fourth album by Logan Mize was definitely a release I have been looking forward to ...

Matt Wynn – Matt Wynn EP

Another debut EP on Flyctory.com: while I was checking the new releases as at 22nd January 2021, I ran into ...

Jimmy Weber – Black & Blue Heart

Black & Blue Heart by Jimmy Weber is another country music album release I just ran into while I scanned ...

Willie Jones – Right Now

It is almost nine years ago, since Willie Jones stood in front of the The X Factor jury to persuade them ...

John Diva & The Rockets Of Love – American Amadeus

Hair Metal - the fusion of pop and metal is a genre for some quite strange - but successful - ...

Devin Dawson – The Pink Slip EP

Devin Dawson rocketed into the country music scene with his debut single All on Me in 2017. However, it felt that ...

Whitney Duncan – Heartbreaker EP

Whitney Duncan has been an artist on the rise about ten years ago. I did not read too much about ...

Morgan Wallen – Dangerous – The Double Album

Morgan Wallen has grown during the last years and established as a well-reputed country music artist. He also feels to ...

Colby Keeling – Catch Me If You Can EP

Even though the music market was still kind of slow after the holiday season on 8th January 2021, you saw ...

Aaron Watson – American Soul

Aaron Watson feels like the protagonist of a tobacco advertising campaign, like a dressman for American cowboy fashion - or ...

Understanding Train Station – A Podcast on Living Abroad and Cultural Differences

I already introduced you to Feli, the German Girl in America, now Feli from Germany, in my Flyctory.com posting about her ...

Bella Lambert – Memories EP

Business women at the age of 14, debut EP ten years later: the life of Bella Lambert feels to be ...

Tanner Sparks – Living A Nightmare

Old Fashioned Country Music - that's how Tanner Sparks declares his style of music on his website. On the very ...

Steve Earle & The Dukes – J.T.

Steve Earle is indeed a productive musical artist: just some eight months after his amazing concept album Ghosts of West Virginia, ...

Bret Mullins – Kiss The Girl

I have been a couple of days late for Kiss The Girl, when I checked the new releases as of ...

Taylor Swift – evermore

Taylor Swift feels to have a really creative boost during pandemic times: just five months after the amazing folklore, she ...

Cody Weaver – Southern Noise EP

The number of new releases, especially in regards of EPs and albums, is definitely decreasing in December. There are still ...

Gone Is Gone – If Everything Happens For A Reason… Then Nothing Really Matters At All

If Everything Happens For A Reason.... Then Nothing Really Matters At All - this is definitely the longest album title ...

Russell Dickerson – Southern Symphony

With his debut album Yours and the corresponding single, Russell Dickerson won the hearts of country music fans worldwide. The more, ...

Jennifer K. Austin – Journey

Flyctory.com is receiving more and more requests for album reviews, interviews etc. - so I really need to keep a ...

Brian Callihan – Brian Callihan

Brian Callihan's bio reads like a blueprint for country music artist: growing up on the countryside, doing some hunting, falling ...

Granger Smith – Country Things, Vol. 2

Here we go again - after Granger Smith released the first part of his Country Things album in September 2020, the ...

Miley Cyrus – Plastic Hearts

Miley Cyrus is simply a music superstar and talented in multiple genres. Thus, new Miley Cyrus albums are always exciting ...

Clutch – Weathermaker Vault Series Vol. I

Clutch are an East Coast rock band, who steadily grew since their band founding in 1991. With the Weathermaker Vault Series ...

Garth Brooks – Fun

20th November 2020 is indeed a date many country music fans have been longing for: the genre's legend Garth Brooks ...

Larkin Poe – Kindred Spirits

The Lovell sisters and their band Larkin Poe have been become a well reputed name in the US music business ...

Ward Davis – Black Cats and Crows

Ward Davis is a great name in the Nashville songwriting scene. Since five years, he is regularly publishing solo music ...

Lee Brice – Hey World

Lee Brice is amazing in songwriting, but also a top name in the country music scene as an artist. On ...

Shenandoah – Every Road

Shenandoah are truly legends of the country music history. For their 2020 album Every Road they gathered a bunch of legendary ...

Kameron Marlowe – EP

Kameron Marlowe indeed made best use of the publicity he gained by participating in The Voice: his debut single, Giving You Up ...

Chris Stapleton – Starting Over

It is hard to believe that Chris Stapleton's 13th November 2020 release Starting Over is indeed his fourth studio album ...

Easton Corbin – Didn’t Miss A Beat EP

Easton Corbin won the musical hearts of Nashville comparably quick after he moved to the city from Florida in 2006 ...

Jojo – December Baby

Even though I have not be overwhelming fond of her recent album good to know, I generally love JoJo and her ...

Meghan Trainor – A Very Trainor Christmas

After I struggled with her third album Treat Myself, which has been released at the beginning of the year, I was ...

Joe Bonamassa – Royal Tea

Joe Bonamassa meets Abbey Road studios? This definitely sounds like an interesting co-production of two legendary parts of music history! ...

Charlotte Ave – Women of Country

When I scanned the new releases as of 23rd October 2020, I ran into the debut album by Charlotte Ave, Women ...

The Cadillac Three – Tabasco and Sweet Tea

It's been quite a short-term: just three days before the release of their fifth studio album Tabasco and Sweet Tea, ...

The Boxmasters – Light Rays

Rock'n'Roll is dead? Not at all if you ask the fans of The Boxmasters. The California band does the good ...

Runaway June – When I Think About Christmas

Runaway June's debut album Blue Roses has been much more successful than I expected when I reviewed it in June ...

Matt Stell – Better Than That EP

Matt Stell seemed to had many options to pursue a professional career, but finally went for country music. Better Than That ...

Trace Adkins – Ain’t That Kind Of Cowboy EP

If you had your first number one hit 23 years ago and are still regularly producing, you definitely proofed to ...

Low Cut Connie – Private Lives

Low Cut Connie became quite a darling of the critics during the last decade. Their re-intertpretation of Rock'n'Roll attracted quite ...

Patty Smyth – It’s About Time

It has been a bit tricky to search for Patty Smyth's 2020 album It's about time. Smyth has been a music ...

Austin Michael – Austin Michael

Late entry: after I had already closed my list of album and EP reviews for the 9th October 2020 releases ...

Brothers Osborne – Skeletons

Playing a major role in the country music scene since a hand-full of years, the Brothers Osborne are likely one ...

Darlingside – Fish Pond Fish

I am a huge critics of the fact that music, especially radio airplay, becomes more and more streamlined. The more ...

Drew Haley – Wildflower EP

Drew Haley is quite an interesting artist. She even had TV appearance in the past and got a quite solid ...

Jordan Brooker – The Young Troubadour’s Almanac

There is no doubt that Nashville is full of amazing talent - I would even say it is likely the ...

mxmtoon – dusk EP

In fact, mxmtoon released her EP dusk already on 1st October 2020. I ran into her music while scanning the 2nd ...

Bon Jovi – Bon Jovi 2020

If you already released fourteen albums before and are about to do the fifteenth one, you might run out of ...

Dolly Parton – A Holly Dolly Christmas

It's Christmas time... and while the classic Do They Know it's Christmas? continues with and there's no need to be ...

Dawes – Good Luck With Whatever

All five albums of the 2010's of the US folk rock band Dawes made it to the US overall album ...

The Nude Party – Midnight Manor

A band which has been named based on their nudist colony background feels to be a promising basis for a ...

Brent Cobb – Keep ’em on They Toes

Brent Cobb's very own music is rather traditional: while the Georgian origin had some great success as a songwriter and ...

Carrie Underwood – My Gift

Dolly Parton is the legend and "mother" of all female country music stars out there - no doubt. But during ...

Diana DeMuth – Misadventure

I ran into the music of Diana DeMuth some weeks before her debut album release, when I was scanning for ...

Granger Smith – Country Things, Vol. 1

Six albums - no chart placement: when you think about Granger Smith today, you may majorly focus on his last ...

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

A few weeks ago, I happened to run into the song Land of Y'all. Even though the artists, Smith & Wesley, ...

Ava Max – Heaven and Hell

After she has been so successful and present with a couple of her singles, it was hard to believe for ...

Joan Osborne – Trouble and Strife

One of Us - what an amazing song! It is hard to believe that you are not too wrong to call ...

Ace Frehley – Origins Vol. 2

When a Rock'n'Rock Hall of Famer (which he was inducted to in 2014 as original KISS member) is releasing a ...

Elizabeth Cook – Aftermath

Every Friday, I do a second wave of Flyctory.com preparation and scan new releases of various genres which I have ...

Mickey Guyton – Bridges EP

While listening to the Living Instead podcast series by Olivia Lane, Mickey Guyton was one of the most interesting people ...

Delta Spirit – What is There

Delta Spirit do Indie Rock with an Americana touch. Six years after their last album, they are releasing their fifth ...

Hardy – A Rock

Hardy is quite well-known in the country music scene as a songwriter. Florida Georgia Line, Chris Lane or Morgan Wallen ...

Lauren Alaina – Getting Over Him EP

Already the second EP of the year - while Lauren Alaina gave us her Getting Good in March 2020, she is ...

Tennessee Jet – The Country

Tennesse Jet is a quite amazing act in the country music scene. He is producing very rocking, powerful, but also ...

Katy Perry – Smile

Happy days for Katy Perry: just a few days after she and actor Orlando bloom announced the birth of their ...

The Tuten Brothers – Radio Plays EP

I ran into the music of the Tuten Brothers this year as they released quite many new songs. On 28th ...

Ryan Griffin – Name On It EP

On 28th August 2020, I had quite a huge list of releases (so that I had to skip big names ...

Tiffany Johnson – Tiffany Johnson EP

Tiffany Johnson impressed me recently in the Spotlight interview published on 12th August 2020. After a couple of singles, the ...

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

Her personal greatest hits - for her 2020 album ... but I'd rather be with you Molly Tuttle is taking a ...

Ruston Kelly – Shape & Destroy

Writing for Tim McGraw, being married with Kacey Musgraves - even though you might not have actively run into Ruston ...

Courtney Cole – Earthquake EP

Music marketing made in the US: Courtney Cole had released three songs in the previous times already - at the ...

The Killers – Imploding The Mirage

Due to the current situation, The Killers had to wait some extra months to present their complete 2020 album: Imploding The Mirage, ...

Tucker Beathard – King

When Tucker Beathard supported Dierks Bentley during his UK tour in 2016, I ran into the young artist for the ...

Kree Harrison – Chosen Family Tree

Surprise! While Kree Harrison's Chosen Family Tree had to be moved multiple times dues to Covid-19, the US country artist ...

Josh Turner – Country State of Mind

Josh Turner is very successful on the country music side as well as an artist for Christian music. Country State ...

Tim McGraw – Here on Earth

Here On Earth is the sixteenth studio album by country music legend Tim McGraw. After so many great hits, he ...

Caylee Hammack – If It Wasn’t For You

Cayllee Hammack fascinated the German fans with her 2020 C2C appearances in Berlin. On 14th August 2020, she released her ...

Mo Pitney – Ain’t Lookin’ Back

Four years after his last album release - but Mo Pitney Ain't Lookin' Back - at least this is the title of ...

Eric Paslay – Nice Guy

A perfect illustration how the Nashville country music cash machine nowadays is working: just six weeks after Eric Paslay released ...

RaeLynn – Baytown EP

I definitely like the powerful RaeLynn. After one EP and one album, the Texan girl is presented her new EP Baytown ...

Jim “Kimo” West – More Guitar Stories

After his 2015 album Guitar Stories: Slack Key & Beyond, Jim "Kimo" West is back in the virtual record stores with ...

Mary Chapin Carpenter – The Dirt and The Stars

I ran into a preview of Mary Chapin Carpenter's 2020 album The Dirt and The Stars just early in the week ...

Carly and Martina – Are You Listening?

A good friend of mine is a close friend of the US pop Duo Carly and Martina, so that I ...

Cassadee Pope – Rise and Shine

Not only after I met her at her Nashville fan party at during CMA Fest 2019, I love Cassadee Pope ...

Luke Bryan – Born Here, Live Here, Die Here

If you would ask me to name artists which made me listen (modern) country music, Luke Bryan would be definitely ...

Chris Tomlin – Chris Tomlin & Friends

If you need any proof how close the country music scene in Nashville is bound to (Christian) religious attitudes, Chris ...

Rascal Flatts – How They Remember You EP

The Rascal Flatts have been hard by Covid-19. Right when they wanted to celebrate their final year as a band, ...

Canaan Cox – Stilettos EP

Honestly, you read these phrases quite often in country music PR packages, but Canaan Cox has been characterized very often ...

Taylor Swift – folklore

The news nearly exploded in social media on 23rd July 2020: there will be a new Taylor Swift album. Release ...

Kansas – The Absence of Presence

Whenever big names of the music business release new music, there are two scenarios: they either still do great music ...

Dixie Chicks / The Chicks – Gaslighter

Strange times in Nashville: when the Gaslighter album was originally planned to be released, the three legendary country music ladies combo was ...

Lakeview – She Drove Me To The Bar EP

When I scanned all new country albums and EPs on 10th July 2020, I just got stuck at She Drove Me ...

Jimmie Allen – Bettie James EP

The German fans loved Jimmie Allen at his Berlin C2C 2020 performances. The more, I looked forward to his second ...

Donna Missal – Lighter

While scanning the album releases as of 10th July 2020, I ran into Lighter by Donna Missal. I have to admit ...

Brett Eldredge – Sunday Drive

There were quite a lot of new songs by Brett Eldredge during the last weeks. This feels to be a ...

Jonny Houlihan – Hey Girl EP

Scanning the list of new country music releases, I ran into Hey Girl by Jonny Houlihan. In fact, the EP has ...

Willie Nelson – First Rose of Spring

Willie Nelson is an amazing artist. On 24th April 2020, just some ten months ago since he released his previous ...

Eric Paslay – Heartbeat Higher EP

Eric Paslay is one of the biggest secret stars of the country music genre to me. A fantastic songwriter, who ...

Haim – Women in Music Pt. III

Haim is a band which became popular in the early 2010 years. Already with their first publications, the three Californian ...

Kyle Nix – Lightning On The Mountain & Other Little Stories

When you ask for promising new country acts, you very often run into the name of Kyle Nix. However, Nix ...

John Legend – Bigger Love

Quite some big names were on my list of album released for 19th June 2020. One of them is John ...

Bob Dylan – Rough and Rowdy Ways

Not just due to being the only popular music artist who ever received the Nobel Prize in Literature, Bob Dylan ...

Gabby Barrett – Goldmine

Gabby Barrett made it well in American Idol and even better with I Hope. The fans were waiting for her debut album, ...

Gone West – Canyons

You were not that wrong if you call Gone West a "country music superband". All artist have quite some experience individually ...

Dion – Blues With Friends

Dion is one of the best singers in the world of music. The Rock'n'Roll Hall of Famer released a very ...

Tyler Farr – Only Truck in Town EP

Five years after the release of his last album, Tyler Farr is back on the virtual and physical CD trays ...

Nicole Atkins – Italian Ice

Nicoel Atkins stands for a unique combination of Psychedelic, Americana and Soul. On 29th May 2020, Atkins released her latest ...

Lady Gaga – Chromatica

Lady Gaga is one of the very, very big names in music industry. You just do not have to introduce ...

Kip Moore – Wild World

Kip Moore released quite a series of songs during the last months. This was a strong indicator for... a new ...

Phavors – Petals EP

Some weeks before the release of their debut EP Petals, the Indie Folk band Phavors contacted me whether I'd like to review ...

Craig Morgan – God, Family, Country

Craig Morgan is a decently big name in the Nashville country music scene. Even though he rarely hit the top ...

Florida Georgia Line – 6-Pack EP

5 cans, obviously of different kinds of beer (and the six song titles on it), are on the cover of ...

Steve Earle & The Dukes – Ghosts of West Virginia

Steve Earle is definitely one of the big names in music in general. The country and folk artist had very ...

Chase Rice – The Album Part II EP

The Album Part II by Chase Rice is maybe the perfect illustration for the situation in the North American music ...

Travis Denning – Beer’s Better Cold EP

Despite having some big songs with multi-million streams already, Beer's Better Cold is really of Travis Denning. The Georgia-origin artist released the ...

Sara Evans – Copy That

Sara Evans is back with a new album - and the title Copy That can be interpreted quite literally: her tenth ...

Sarah Darling – You’re Still the One [The Campfire Sessions] EP

Sarah Darling's Campfire Sessions, which cover acoustic cover songs which are recorded like in that intimate atmosphere, gained quite some popularity ...

Hailee Steinfeld – Half Written Story EP

Already being nominated for the Academy Awards at the age does not sound to be an introduction for a musical ...

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

While I ran into similar issues the last weekends already, Friday 8th May 2020 was even special in regards of ...

Dramarama – Color TV

If you are running out of albums to be reviewed as so many releases are postponed due to Covid-19, this ...

JoJo – good to know

Ten million downloads for one song (Too Little, Too Late), Radio Disney Music Awards and being nominated for the MTV ...

CJ Solar – Coming My Way EP

There are still so many talented and high quality music acts in Nashville, which I haven't been aware of so ...

Kenny Chesney – Here and Now

While quite some major country music artists moved their release dates to (hopefully) better times in the future, Kenny Chesney ...

Hot Country Knights – The K Is Silent

If you already know five out of ten tracks of an album and just feel to deeply miss the other ...

Tim Dugger – Signs Of A Good Time EP

Though he regularly released some songs, the last major recording by Tim Dugger has already been already five years ago ...

Drake White – Stars EP

There are various reasons why I select music for review. I did not have Drake White's EP Stars on my list, ...

Upchurch – Everlasting Country

Ryan Upchurch is called Upchurch or also Upchurch The Redneck. He is has touched quite a couple of genres through his career. Despite ...

Lena Stone – Princess EP

Lena Stone is already quite well-known to insiders of the Nashville country music scene. After a good debut EP in ...

Lucinda Williams – Good Souls Better Angels

Lucinda Williams is quite a big name in the US music business. The 67-year-old, who made it big in folk ...

Bree Doster – Bree Doster EP

Bree Doster draw some attention her her during the last year already, when she released her Chasing Ghosts. Now, on 17th ...

Adam Doleac – Famous EP

Famous was a great hit for Adam Doleac, which draw quite a lot of attention on the US country artist. On ...

Julia Cole – Honey Child EP

I ran into the music of Julia Cole especially when I listened to Honey Child, which is also the title track ...

Joe Satriani – Shapeshifting

It is really tough to select the right achievement to describe Joe Satriani's career in one fact. Over ten million ...

Maddie & Tae – The Way It Feels

Despite The Way It Feels is only their second album, Maddie & Tae are already very established artists in the country ...

Ruthie Collins – Cold Comfort

Ruthie Collins' musical career is one which is so similar at many Nashville artists: she decided to go to Nashville ...

Sam Hunt – Southside

Hard to imagine - but Sam Hunt's album Southside, which has been released on 3rd April 2020, is just his second ...

Ashley McBryde – Never Will

Ashley McBryde is not just one of the steadily growing brands in the country music industry, she is also having ...

Brett James – I am Now EP

Reading the list of songs written by Brett James is like a Who is Who of the country music business ...

Jim Lauderdale – When Carolina Comes Home Again

33 studio album just states that you had a massive career so far. Even though Jim Lauderdale was likely more ...

Vanessa Carlton – Love is an Art

After her world hit debut A Thousand Miles, Vanessa Carlton could not keep up with that success. Her sixth album Love ...

Ingrid Andress – Lady Like

After More Hearts Than Mine boosted Ingrid Andress country music career to a major level, the US country artist released her ...

Adam Lambert – Velvet

If you replace Freddie Mercury and tour with Queen, you are likely not that bad as an artist. While Lambert ...

Conan Gray – Kid Krow

If you have roughly 1.7 million subscribers in your Youtube channel before you even released your debut record, this sounds ...

Delta Rae – The Light

After Delta Rae has been quite successful in the beginning of the 2010's, the band has not been too present ...

Kelsea Ballerini – Kelsea

Kelsea Ballerini was one of the first country music artist I feld some sort of fandom for. On 20th March ...

Rachel Reinert – Into The Blue

After her career with Gloriana, Rachel Reinert decided in 2017 to leave the successful project and go solo. On 13th March 2020, ...

Mandy Moore – Silver Landings

Eleven years after her last album release, Mandy Moore decided to release another album: SIlver Landings is the seventh and ...

Brandy Clark – Your Life is a Record

After I enjoyed a great show by Brandy Clark in Amsterdam in January 2020, I was really looking forward to ...

Lauren Alaina – Getting Good EP

Lauren Alaina is one of the countless acts, who made it into the music business by one of the big ...

The Secret Sisters – Saturn Return

The Secret Sisters siblings had quite quick success after they formed in 2009. Last Friday, on 28th February 2020, they released ...

Hailey Whitters – The Dream

"Just" being very talented in producing good music is not sufficient - you just need the piece of luck, meeting ...

Lisa Loeb – A Simple Trick To Happiness

Lisa Loeb is an artist who gave me an amazing song of my youth: Stay (I Missed You) was a huge ...

Huey Lewis & the News – Weather

Stuck WIth You or Hip To Be Square turned him to a musical legend. Ten years after the last album of ...

Seven Spires – Emerald Seas

I happened to run into the front lady of the Seven Spires, Adrienne Cowan, when Tobias Sammet chose her as ...

Carly Pearce – Carly Pearce

In summer 2017, I visited a lovely country festival in Lexington, Kentucky called Red, White & Boom, which had an ...

John Moreland – LP 5

When an artist turns from metalcore to country and folk music - he just has to be an interesting guy ...

The Cadillac Three – Country Fuzz

The Cadillac Three are quite popular in Europe as well as in the USA. Not too surprising, the Nashville trio ...

Richard Marx – Limitless

It was 1989 when Richard Marx was Right Here Waiting For You and gave a musical promise of love which touched ...

Celeste Kellogg – Keep It On Repeat EP

Being part of a Radio Disney band at the age of 12 already - Celeste Kellogg definitely had early footsteps ...

Richie Kotzen – 50 for 50

What does a musician give himself best as a birthday present? Richie Kotzen went for a new album on 3rd ...

Kesha – High Road

Kesha is back! She is a music superstar in the US, while in other markets, she could not connect to ...

Natalie Madigan – What It’s Like To Be Known

When you think of Nashville, you think of country music. But, of course, the immense concentration of musical talent is ...

Meghan Trainor – Treat Myself

Meghan Trainor - you just link this name to a world-wide success story, All About That Bass. Just on YouTube, ...

Kirk Windstein – Dream In Motion

24th January 2020 felt to be the "Metal Heroes do solo album" day of the year. Shortly after I had ...

Steve Moakler – Blue Jeans

After I finished reviewing the albums by Dustin Lynch and Little Big Town, I ran into several interesting new country ...

Cody Hibbard – Memory and A Dirt Road

I got quite a lot into the international - and especially the US - country music scene the last years, ...

Little Big Town – Nightfall

When it comes to the best country music vocalists, Little Big Town is always a hot candidate for the title ...

Dustin Lynch – Tullahoma

Two and a half year after Current Mood and the amazing single Seein' Red, Dustin Lynch tried to boost himself back into ...

Selena Gomez – Rare

While there were not too many releases in the pre-Christmas period, the list of potential Flyctory.com reviews on 10th January ...

Echosmith – Lonely Generation

The have been the Cool Kids in 2013 and had worldwide success - since this hit, Echosmith did not leave too ...

Cassadee Pope – Stages (with Track by Track Commentary)

Especially in the winter season, when people are looking for Christmas presents, it is not too unusual that among Greatest Hits ...

Jason Aldean – 9 (Album Review)

Despite it is rather the season for Christmas album and greatest hits, there were some really interesting studio album releases ...

Jenn Bostic: Take My Heart (Part 1)

If you ask people in the country music business about Jenn Bostic, I almost guarantee that you get a very ...

Lady Antebellum – Ocean

There were a couple of key songs which made me more and more get into country music. One them was ...

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

Just in the week when Luke Combs left his top position in the album charts with This One's For You and ...

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

Usually, I am reviewing albums at the time of release. Luke Combs This One's For You has been released on 2nd ...

Miranda Lambert – Wildcard

Miranda Lambert is one of the big names in the female country music. Thus, it is an event in focus ...

Hootie & The Blowfish – Imperfect Circle

Fans of the legendary band Hootie & The Blowfish had to wait for fourteen years, until the quartet around Darius ...

Jon Langston – Now You Know EP

Typically, after I finished the album reviews I planned to do on a Friday, I scan the new releases if ...

Old Dominion (Album Review)

Just a few weeks after Old Dominion toured Germany and the rest of Europe, they released a new album. I ...

Michael Lane – Traveling Son

In many countries, a good placement at The Voice almost feels like a guarantee to have some steps on the ...

Maddie & Tae – Everywhere I’m going EP

Maddie & Tae released another EP on 18th October 2018. After their career started with a blast, Everywhere I'm Going should ...

Chris Janson – Real Friends

The superb live entertainer Chris Janson is back - though he feels like quite a young artist to me, he ...

Chris Knight – Almost Daylight

Seven years after his last album, Chris Knight released his new album Almost Daylight. Being successful as a songwriter in parallel, I ...

Blanco Brown – Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs

Blanco Brown gave us The Git Up, which even made it to the German charts. After that fun and party hit ...

King Calaway – Rivers

You may easily agree that there are more beautiful and less beautiful musicians in the worldl of country music. Nevertheless, ...

Brantley Gilbert – Fire & Brimstone

Will Brantley Gilbert do the Billboard-Hattrick after his last two albums topped the US Billboard Charts? I was really looking ...

David Hasselhoff – Open Your Eyes

Whether somebody believes that David Hasselhoff had any impact on the Fall of the Berlin Wall, I honestly don't care. Knight ...

Sturgill Simpson – Sound & Fury

If you won a Grammy Award for the Best Country Album of the Year, you are big in the country ...

Steel Panther – Heavy Metal Rules

If you record songs like Death to All But Metal or Bukkake Tears and you do it good, you may make it big ...

Emma White – The Actress EP

Typically, I plan the albums and EPs I am going to review some one to two weeks ahead and also ...

Zac Brown Band – The Owl

Two years after their last release, the Georgia Zac Brown Band is back in the record stores with their new ...

Riley Green – Different ‘Round here

At the very latest when I decided to select two songs in parallel for my current edition of the latest ...

Black Star Riders – Another State of Grace

I saw the Black Star Rides some years ago as a support act of Def Leppard and Whitesnake on their ...

Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell

30th August had quite a couple of album releases. While I published my view on Sheryl Crow's Threads and Tarja's In The Raw ...

Trisha Yearwood – Every Girl

Trisha Yearwood - definitely one of the very big names in country music business. Nowadays the wife of Garth Brooks, ...

Sheryl Crow – Threads

Time to say good bye? Strong rumors stated that Threads might be Sheryl Crow's farewell album. Crow has done so much for ...

Taylor Swift – Lover

Taylor Swift is back! On 23rd August 2019, the music superstar with country roots released her seventh album, Lover. As she ...

Tanya Tucker – While I’m Livin’

While Tanya Tucker was a country music hit machine in the 1970s and 1980s, she significantly decreased the frequency of ...

Midland – Let It Roll

Can Midland top their rock-like rise to the line of fine country music acts? After a massive success of their ...

Tracy Lawrence – Made in America

If someone is publishing his/her 16th studio album, you must already be quite a constant in the music business. Country ...

Olivia Lane – The One EP

During my visit at the 2019 CMA Fest, I was just overwhelmed of the sheer mass of young talented musicians ...

Tyler Childers – Country Squire

Not just on stage in Germany, but also due to a significant number of studio releases, the upcoming months from ...

Jade Jackson: Wilderness (Album Review)

The sheer number of talents in US country music is massive. Some even make it to Europe quite early in ...

Runaway June – Blue Roses

Runaway June are a US country music trio. I saw them for the first time at the Country 2 Country ...

Willie Nelson – Ride Me Back Home

June 2019 is Nelson family time: just one week after his son Lukas published the album Turn Off The New ...

Bruce Springsteen – Western Stars

While I posted my review about Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real's new album on 14th June 2019, most ...

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

Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real are back - while Nelson is regarded as a great songwriter, his band ...

Sarah Darling – Wonderland (Album Review)

Wonderland is the fifth studio album of US country singer and songwriter Sarah Darling. Sarah released it on 7th June ...

Thomas Rhett – Center Point Road (Review)

Thomas Rhett, who has become one of Nashville finest artists the last years, released his fourth album Center Point Road on ...

P!nk – Hurts 2B Human (Album Review)

P!nk is one of the music megastars of our current generation. Many people looked forward to th 26th April, when the ...

Lauren Jenkins – Running Out of Road (Short Movie)

Running out of Road is not only a song of Lauren Jenkin's first album No Saint, it is also a short ...

Maren Morris – GIRL (Album Review)

On 8th March 2019, just when the Country 2 Country festival in London was about to start, Maren Morris released ...

Lauren Jenkins – No Saint (Album Review)

Lauren Jenkins was one of three artists, who opened the 2019 Country 2 Country debut in Berlin with a traditional ...

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

While I posted album reviews from time to time so far, there were two albums on 15th February 2019 I ...

Cassadee Pope – Stages (Album Review)

In parallel to the Floorball World Cup Qualifications in Trencin, Slovakia, there was also some special moment for my country ...

Brett Young – Ticket to L.A.

Brett Young's 2017 debut album Brett Young was a lovely piece of country music. I especially loved his successful single "In ...

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