Sep 17, 2013
New Music Out Today
I hope to review this one, but if I don't get around to it, just know that it's excellent.
Laid-back, groovy, southern folk-rocking goodness. It currently resides inside my top 5 for the year.
RIYL: Wilco, The Band, Govt Mule, North MS Allstars, Reckless Kelly.
This is a strong collection that defies the general assumption that tribute albums suck. There's not a weak song in the bunch, and the cuts I like most are from the artists I'm least familiar with. JD McPherson's soulful cover of "Why Lady Why" is my favorite at the moment, but Bob Schneider and Texas Bluegrass Massacre's cool take on "Lady Down on Love" is a close second. There are also big name Americana/Alt-country artists like Jason Isbell, Lucero and Turnpike Troubadours in the mix, so really, there's something for everybody who's a frequent FTM reader.
RIYL: Alabama or any of the artists on the tribute, obviously.
The under-appreciated Godfather of swamp-soul has still got it.
RIYL: Otis Redding, Ry Cooder, North MS Allstars, Guy Clark, Mavis Staples.
Country TwitterFAIL: Luke Bryan Fans Aren't Intelligent Edition
The fail is strong this week with the Zac Brown backlash reaching fever pitch from the Luke fans...
I blurred any actual names because this isn't a personal shaming (this time - mostly because these seem to be all aged 13-20 girls); it's a fan-base shaming.
Sep 16, 2013
Monday Afternoon Videos
With the tragic news of the shootings at the Navy yard in DC, we're gonna postpone your regularly scheduled "hatin'" posts till tomorrow. For now, enjoy a few requested videos from Son Volt, DBTs and Jason Isbell!
J. Roddy Walston & The Business - Heavy Bells
From their essential new album, Essential Tremors, here's J. Roddy Walston & The Business with "Heavy Bells."
Monday Morning Memes: Hipsters, Luke Bryan, etc.
by Jeremy Harris
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Sep 13, 2013
YouTube Gems: Have Gun, Will Travel
From their new album Fiction, Fact or Folktale?, here's Have Gun, Will Travel with "Standing at the End of the World." RIYL: Wilco, The Band, Old Crow Medicine Show, Drive-by Truckers.
Brantley Gilbert Fan eCards #22
These are actual, unedited (except for one racist word) YouTube comments from Brantley Gilbert fans.
Sep 12, 2013
Exclusive New Brantley Gilbert Song Lyrics
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FTM has exclusively obtained the lyrics to one of the songs
on Brantley Gilbert's untitled forthcoming album!
Punch You in the Face
©2013 Brantley Gilbert, Dallas Davidson, Colt Ford*
Hey there city boy drivin' that Prius car
Do you know where in the hell you are
This here's the country, the boondocks son
If I's you, I'd turn around and run
You look pretty cute in those little Tom's shoes
And your hundred dollar slicked-back hair-do
Tryin' to hit on my woman, man that ain't cool
Guess what's about about to happen fool…
Gonna punch you in the face
Leave blood and bruises all over your skin
Gonna punch you in the face
Don't let me catch you round here again
Hey there college boy, from that university
You best not talk that way to me
Using big words I don't understand
Is a good way to end up beat down, man
You sound pretty slick with that stuff you learned
Physics and math, man I don't give a durn
Tryin' to hit on my woman with some poetry
Well, here's a few lines to you from me
Gonna punch you in the face
Don't tell nobody you wasn't warned
Gonna punch you in the face
Get your pansy ass back up to the dorm
Bridge (Colt Ford)
Watch your ass in my neck of the woods
If you ain't as country as this
Gonna see if your face can tolerate
Brass knuckles and two fists
Gonna punch you in the face
Leave blood and bruises all over your skin
Gonna punch you in the face
Don't let me catch you round here again
*not actually written by
Sep 10, 2013
Little Known Facts: September '13
Whitey Morgan's beard is two years older than Whitey.
Jake Owen's severed finger tip recently sold on eBay for $7.
Tyler Farr had to leave his hometown of Garden City, Missouri over
fear of being Baker-acted by local mental health officials.
When asked what his biggest accomplishment since moving to Nashville was,
Justin Moore replied "Using the big boy potty."
When he returns home covered in glitter, Luke Bryan's wife wishes he had been at a gentlemen's club.
No buffalos were harmed during the recording of Buffalo Gospel's album
We Can Be Horses but three bison were castrated.
Devil John Moonshine recently selected Shooter Jennings as their spokesperson
because Davis Daniel was too busy with his music career.
The Snuffleupagus costume was recently stolen from the set of Sesame Street
forcing Colt Ford to play the part of Snuffy for three episodes.
When asked about the lasting effects of her ended relationship with
Brantley Gilbert, Jana Kramer said, "Its nothing a little cream won't clear up."
A high amount of sun exposure is harmful to your body and can alter brain function.
Example 1: Kenny Chesney.
Farcethemusic.com creator Trailer started the site after
visiting tasteofcountry.com and realizing he couldn't do worse.
Jackson Taylor's band The Sinners are all former members of 98 Degrees.
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By Jeremy Harris
Album Review: Drew Kennedy - Wide Listener
Wide Listener is Drew Kennedy's most accomplished and satisfying album yet. Drew's already excellent songwriting is augmented this time around by co-writes from such luminaries as Lori McKenna, Josh Grider and well-known sportswriter, Wright Thompson (!?). Of course there's also Kennedy's uniquely expressive vocals (which are stronger than ever) to draw you in.
"Good Carpentry" is a thinking man's "my woman done left me" ballad, somehow successfully equating solid craftsmanship with the memory of a lost lover. On paper (blog), it doesn't sound like it would work, but Drew makes the metaphor go over smooth as caramel on cheesecake.
"Hello Goodbye" and "Jackson Square" are probably the two cuts with the best shots at (Americana) airplay, blending immediate hooks with soulful undercurrents. They take me back to a time (late 90s) when earnest singer-songwriters with folk leanings were played alongside alt-rockers, pop-punkers and boy bands on Top 40 stations.
Those nostalgic feelings are deftly pulled along by the thread of traveling and things/places/people left behind that Kennedy weaves through the album. Not that it's all wistful; on "Love on the Highway," the trip isn't taken alone.
"The Poet at 33" closes Wide Listener with an introspective but welcoming look into the creative soul. It easily foregoes the usual yawns induced by songs of this ilk with honest lyrics and a melody that will stick with you long after the album is over.
Wide Listener is the sound of a man who's found the sweet spot - where creativity, passion and talent all overlay each other on the venn diagram. Drew Kennedy may never be the best known singer-songwriters in the world, but with albums like this, we can rest assured he'll always be known as one of the best.
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Wide Listener is available for purchase on Amazon, iTunes, Drew's site and Lone Star Music.
Sep 9, 2013
Feel Bad For You Mixtape - Sept '13: Unsung Heroes
This month's edition of the Feel Bad For You mixtape features a theme of "unsung heroes," artists who never seemed to get their due or catch on like they should have (or haven't yet, anyway). Included on the 17-song set are tracks from Swamp Dogg, Two Cow Garage, Valerie June, Glossary and more. Stream below or download/comment here!
Pop-Country Microbrews
What if pop-country singers/acts had their own craft beer labels?
Trigger from Saving Country Music thought this post might be a little
better suited for FTM than SCM and we very much appreciate it.
Brantley Gilbert's Rohypnol Pale Ale
"When you just can't take no for an answer."
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Florida Georgia Line's Antares Auto-Tune Amber
"Order yourself up a pitcher of pitch correction!"
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Blake Shelton's Bastard Ale
"It's not for old farts and jackasses."
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Tim McGraw's "Truck Yeah" Country Rap Malt Liquor
"It tastes like the tears from McGraw's cries for relevancy."
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Luke Bryan's "Non-Binary" Beer
"For The Woman In Every Man"
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Justin Moore Short & Stout
"You know. Because he's really, REALLY short."
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