Farce the Music: Jack Ingram

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Feb 8, 2018

Jack Ingram & The TX Gentlemen Perform "Tin Man"

Apr 28, 2017

Album Review: Dalton Domino - Corners

"People like me have to live in hell to see if Heaven is worth it"

Dalton Domino's second album, Corners, is a sober but intoxicating look at the journey of a young man moving from the partying days of youth into the first blush of accepting adulthood. It's a fitting portrait of life, given that its painter is recently sober himself.

"Who I was ain't who I am"

Domino hasn't changed his sound for his second outing, though things are a bit more shaded and a little more guitar-driven. It's still a hearty mix of mid-American rock, red dirt country, and thoughtful singer-songwriter fare. Things are just seen through clearer eyes this time. With that clarity brings sharper detail; a little less giving 'em what they wanna hear, a little more giving 'em what I need to say.

The title track finds Dalton trying to mend fences by admitting the state he was in when he tore them down in the first place. He's okay with it if you can't get past his transgressions, but he's also confident in the transformation he's gone through. Jack Ingram guests on the song, adding gravity to the message and support to its messenger.

"Decent Man" is a funkier cut. A measured but rocking honky-tonk number with some southern rock swagger and another heady dose of truth …this time, gleaned from a run-in with the law

The lead single, "July," is a catchy, radio-friendly (in Texas anyway) mid-tempo rocker. It's a co-write with Kaitlin Butts about figuring out who's really to blame in a broken relationship: the dude she's cheating with, her, or himself (hint, it's the last two).

Thinking things through. That's one of the important distinctions between boys and men, and one of the main themes on this album.

On Corners, Dalton Domino has declared that honest confessions are more valuable than false optimism. It's a mature approach, and though it's a bit darker sound than his debut album, there's a boldness in being more assured of who he is. Corners is a powerful second release, and one that should see Domino continuing to climb the ranks in Red Dirt and Americana music.

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Corners is available on Lonestar Music, iTunes, Amazon, etc.

Dec 20, 2016

Best Songs of 2016 Spotlight: Jack Ingram - Blaine's Ferris Wheel

One of my top 20 songs of 2016 and contributor Kevin Broughton's #1 song of 2016.... available on Jack's 2016 album Midnight Motel.

Dec 14, 2016

Best Songs of 2016: Beyond the Top 10

2016 was a bad year for music. So many legends lost. And it was a slightly down year for albums (to be fair, the past 2-3 years were so stellar, it's hard to compete and unnecessary to complain). However, it was a really good year for songs. Here are the tunes just beyond my top 10 that I feel need recognition - Look closely, some don't have videos. There are, of course, many others I enjoyed through the year, but for me this is the cream of the crop. Farce the Music's top 10 songs of 2016 will be posted tomorrow. ~Trailer

No particular order.

Blackberry Smoke (ft. Gregg Allman) - Free on the Wing

Margo Price - Hands of Time

Erik Dylan - Fishing Alone

Jack Ingram - Blaine's Ferris Wheel

Brent Cobb - Country Bound

Charles Bradley - Changes

Rob Baird - Horses

Western Centuries - Off the Shelf

Larry Hooper - Cry Me a River

Lydia Loveless - More Than Ever

Caleb Caudle - White Dove's Wing

Sturgill Simpson - Call to Arms

BJ Barham - Water in the Well

Amanda Shires - Pale Fire

Chance the Rapper - No Problem (feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz)

Randy Rogers Band - Things I Need to Quit

Kelsey Waldon - All By Myself

Beyonce w/Jack White - Don't Hurt Yourself

Gojira - Stranded

Tedeschi Trucks Band - Let Me Get By

Quaker City Night Hawks - Mockingbird