Showing posts with label Nicholas Jamerson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nicholas Jamerson. Show all posts

Apr 13, 2023

The Mandalorian Country Reaction Gifs

When somebody riding with me complains about the constant sad country songs

When somebody drives by listening to Kane Brown

When somebody pesters Shooter Jennings while he's producing

When your buddy has to take his kids to see Thomas Rhett

When you walk in the club in a vintage 1991 Alan Jackson tee and tight-rolled acid wash jeans

When the only concerts coming to town are Sam Hunt and Luke Bryan

Sturgill has a song with Diplo??

Waiting on that new Nicholas Jamerson album

Some of y'all think Wallen, who writes and sings mediocre songs, is better than Strait, who sings classics but that's none... 

Jan 25, 2023

Top 10 Ways to Become an Americana Singer

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10. Have a moderately popular rock, hardcore, or punk band in your 20s then turn 30



09. Move to East Nashville; stop bathing



08. Stand in front of mirror and say “I ain’t no part of nothin’”



07. Quit heroin



06. Be the offspring of a country music or folk legend



05. Be born named Colt, Colter, Cody, or Zach



04. Drink the water in Kentucky, apparently



03. Be either a hater of all political views or an outspoken lefty, there is no in-between



02. Be a Townes Van Zandt fan who majored in poetry and knows how to play a few chords; get fired from your job at one of the following: train depot / co-op / ranch / hardware store / horse farm.


01. Get face and/or neck and/or knuckle tattoos

Aug 27, 2021

Album Review / Grayson Jenkins / Turning Tides

Review by Trailer

A fast-learning late-bloomer, Grayson Jenkins wrote his first song at 21 and now 7-8 years later is releasing Turning Tides, his third full album. Its writing was completed before the pandemic and recording took place just a few months in but Jenkins decided to hold off on releasing it, leaving him on hold, mentally and career-wise. He considered hanging it up more than once in 2020, but thankfully he did not.


If you’re a first timer like myself, Grayson Jenkins has a warm, reedy voice that welcomes you right in. His bio mentions Eric Church and Keith Whitley as descriptors, but I’m hearing more Bruce Robison. None of those are comparisons he’d turn his nose up at, I’m guessing. The music is much the same - enveloping and hospitable, a chilled out honky-tonk experience.


There’s a lot of what I’d call ‘soothing darkness’ sonically on this record. - a low key, soft approach, that while far from sparse musically, gives Jenkins a lot of room vocally. What he does with that space is croon to us of lonely nights, anxiety, hard work, and glimmers of hope. 


The title cut is a main example of that sound of soothing darkness. Lyrically, though, it’s a ray of sun through drawn curtains, seeing hope after a hard time. Though written before these “crazy times,” one wouldn’t be wrong to apply the song to our current state. 


“Low Down Lady” is a shuffling bar room toe-tapper that seems custom made for a Texas dancehall. It never gets around to explaining why she’s a “bad low-down lady,” but you know he’s crazy for somebody he ought not be, and it really doesn’t matter with a song this damn fun. Piano, steel, and a guitar solo fill this one out to perfection.


One of the highlights of the album for me, “Picket Fences” was co-written with Nicholas Jamerson (he of much independent country affection and also half the duo Sundy Best). It’s a fiddle-heavy look at the life of a musician compared to that of the average thirty-something. “I’ll take my rambling, keep your picket fence,” sings Jenkins, more than satisfied with the path he picked.


Turning Tides is yet another entry in the seemingly endless parade of excellent albums out of the Bluegrass State. At this point I’m surprised burgeoning musicians don’t move to Kentucky to get a dose of whatever’s in that water. Anyway, this record, it’s a good one and with it, you can still get in relatively early on another artist who’s gonna be a stalwart in the scene for years to come. 


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Turning Tides is available today everywhere you get music, but especially right here. 


Nov 5, 2020

Bridesmaids Country Reaction Gifs

*foul language warning* 

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How Kane Brown writes a song

When the whole room thinks you've been listening to too much Wheeler Walker Jr.

Still listening to Cuttin' Grass 3 weeks later

When concerts come back and everybody is on tour at once

Do you like Nicholas Jamerson?

If you keep inviting your friends to Dustin Lynch concerts

When you meet a man who loves Loretta as much as he loves Waylon


Insert your own joke about Dan + Shay. I can't because it's not politically correct.

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