Archive | March 29, 2013

Album Review: Rose Falcon’s ’19th Avenue The EP Volume 2′

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New country artist Rose Falcon just released her 5-song EP entitled ’19th Avenue The EP Volume 2′ with Show Dog Universal Music.   Overall, it’s a decent effort.  Rose’s voice is slightly airy with a stronger than usual nasally tone combined with a bit of grittiness–the best I can describe it.  Very similar to artists like Lucinda Williams, so to me her voice is a little more folk/Americana rather than country.  She doesn’t necessarily sound like every artist out there, which is a good thing when you are trying to stand out.  I’m kind of on the fence about this one.  I don’t absolutely love it, but I don’t hate it, either.  Just middle of the road for me.

Lyrically, I feel the songs are well-written and there is strong composition/structure musically.  However, none of the songs really wowed me, but I enjoyed “Carry Me Home”–a mid-tempo song with more of a traditional country feel to it with lots of fiddle added in.   I, also, enjoyed “If Love Had A Heart”, which is mid-tempo, heartfelt ballad.  I really liked this one, which I felt was the most radio-friendly of all the songs, and thought it was a good fit for her voice.

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Song Review: “I Just Want You To Know” By Amy Rose

 Independent country artist Amy Rose has a hit on her hands with her newest single “I Just Want You To Know”.   The song is a mid-tempo power ballad propelled by the powerful vocals of Amy Rose that are reminiscent of such artists as Martina McBride and Carrie Underwood.  This song is radio-friendly with well-written lyrics and displays her powerful voice all the way through.  Most impressive is the 11 second note that she was able to sustain near the end of the song demonstrating her remarkable vocal prowess.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.

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Luke Bryan on Hosting the ACM Awards…

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Luke Bryan is now taking a break from sold-out crowds on his Dirt Road Diaries Tour to take time out to get ready for his co-hosting duties for this year’s ACM Awards. When he was first asked to host the show with buddy Blake Shelton, he was feeling a bit overwhelmed by the responsibility.

Somebody [asked] me…‘What do you think about hosting the show?’ Immediately, I was just kind of overwhelmed by it, and I said, ‘I just don’t know if I’m ready for something like that.’ I just felt like it was so, it was a little early in my career,” says Luke. “I think I had said, ‘I kinda just want to enjoy being at the show for a few years,’ because it’s still new to me being at the show and performing, and so I just wasn’t ready to leapfrog. About a month later they got back with me, and they said, ‘You may have misunderstood us, but it’s gonna be you and Blake together.’ And I was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m in.’ That’s a no-brainer.”

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Interview With Scarletta | CRS 2013

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We caught up with the fine folks of rising country group Scarletta during the week of CRS in Nashville.  Get acquainted with this new group and check out our interview with them below!

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