Fresh off of the announcement of an HBO Max documentary that releases April 7, Jason Isbell releases Middle of the Morning. The track is the second single off of his upcoming album, Weathervanes, slated for a June 9th release date. The Cover Me Up singer is once again collaborating with his band, The 400 Unit for this upcoming album similar to his last two records Reunions and The Nashville Sound. Middle of the Morning is exactly what you’d expect from an Isbell track. It’s full of imagery, metaphor and includes an evolving chorus, begging a relisten. The production choices are…
Author: Brennen Kelly
Brennen Kelly
Hailing from the Chicagoland area, Brennen graduated from Valparaiso University with a BA in Communication and a minor in Cinema and Media Studies. After covering Arts & Entertainment at his university's newspaper, he began writing for Country Chord in March of 2023. Known for his love of independent country and authentic songwriters, Brennen has a long-history of championing the likes of Zach Bryan, Jason Isbell, Tyler Childers and many others.
Zach Bryan has taken the country world by storm over the past year. Through his emergence into superstardom, the independent country scene has been thrust into the forefront of the country music conversation. However, getting into independent country can be a daunting task nowadays. You might not know where to look for them due to their lack of marketing and label backing. Additionally, you might not know where to start. Between those aforementioned reasons and the cult following many indie artists begin to procure through the years, there might be hesitation to fully embrace the indie landscape in country music.…
Just over a year after the release of his sophmore album, Shot Glass, Randall King is back with a brand new single, Green Eyes Blue. King, most famous for his 2021 hit, You In A Honky Tonk, took to Twitter on Mar. 17 to announce the singles release. Flash forward a week later, and it’s officially out. The track is exactly what you’d expect from a Randall King song; it’s rock solid. There’s plenty of steel guitar present throughout the song, his vocals are smooth, showing flashes of George Strait and it feels right at home in any era of…
Who doesn’t love a good father-son country song? Long Live Cowgirls singer, Ian Munsick, releases his sixth and presumably final lead single off of his upcoming album, White Buffalo. The 18-track album is slated for an April 7th release. Much in the vein of Eric Church’s Three Year Old, Little Man tells the story of a father reflecting on his relationship with his son and detailing how much a father can learn from him at such a young age. The parallel between the two learning from each other is a heartwarming one. The track was written by Munsick, Adam James…
Nine months after the release of Growin’ Up, the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year releases the highly-anticipated follow-up, Gettin’ Old. Combs first announced the album on Jan. 4 via Instagram, teasing a brand new 18-song tracklist chalked full of highly anticipated songs. Whether it is Joe, Love You Anyway, or the cover of the classic Tracy Chapman track, Fast Car, Grown’ Up brings many previously performed songs to Comb’s discography. While announcing the album on Instagram, Combs said, “This album is about the stage of life I’m in right now. One that I’m sure a lot of us are…
Can it be April 28th yet? Kinda Bar marks the second single released in anticipation of Kip Moore’s fifth studio album, Damn Love. Unlike the first single also titled Damn Love, Kinda Bar has a nineties country feel that sounds like it should be playing in your local dive bar during happy hour. The track marks a clear diversion from the sound of the aforementioned first single. While Damn Love has a very eighties synth rock-inspired production from the electronic-heavy intro to the driving percussion, Kinda Bar has a much more traditional country sound. The thick acoustic guitar riffs and…