Dan + Shay, Crow top releases
Sheryl Crow is "Live From the Ryman & More," a 27-song set filled with tracks from her "Threads" CD and signature hits such as "Strong Enough," "All I Wanna Do" and "Soak Up The Sun." The music was recorded over five nights at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, Los Angeles' Ace Theatre and the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island.
Jeremy Garrett, fiddle player for The Infamous Stringdusters, is out today with "Wanderer's Compass." Garrett utilizes fiddle, guitar and mandolin to create a variety of sounds. Garrett presents originals interleaved with covers of songs by writers ranging from an Israeli pop singer to Coldplay to Jimmie Rodgers. Garrett does a duet with guitarist Jon Stickley ("I'm Not The Enemy"), and new songs written during troubled times ("The World Keeps Turning Around"), several with frequent collaborator Jon Weisberger.
Kalie Shorr drops a five-song EP, "I Got Here By Accident," today via TMWRK Records. Produced by Butch Walker (P!nk, Taylor Swift, Green Day),the release contains only Shorr and Walker.
More news for Dan + Shay
- 02/20/24: Dan + Shay extend Heartbreak on the Map Tour
- 09/15/23: Brothers Osborne, Willie Dan + Shay top release schedule
- 09/14/23: Dan + Shay put Heartbreak on the Map
- 07/14/23: Dan + Shay building towards "Bigger Houses"
- 06/22/23: Dan + Shay join The Voice; Reba returns
- 01/20/23: Mooney becomes dad for third time
- 08/15/22: Mooney becoming father again
- 07/14/22: Dan + Shay are all about "You"
CD reviews for Dan + Shay
With Rascal Flatts gone, the heir apparent to the breezy pop country throne, Dan +Shay has taken its rightful place. Their fourth studio album, "Good Things," is a feather light 12-song cruise suitable for multiple radio formats from adult contemporary to pop and even country, though that feels like a stretch.
Each song was co-written and produced by Dan Smyers while Shay Mooney put his pen to eight tracks. One look at the credits, and you'll know which direction it will be headed. ...
The track list on Dan +Shay's self-titled third album has a song crediting Kelly Clarkson as a featured vocalist. Upon a full listen, you will think they forgot about a few others. The disc features the duo's contemporary sound that mirrors many artists in the genre. The lead-off track, "Alone Together," evokes Rascal Flatts' Gary LeVox and is half of the only seven minutes on the tidy 35-minute collection that represent anything near up-tempo.
The duo puts the ballads on ...
Dan Myers and James Shay Mooney came from different parts of the country (Allegheny County, Pa. and Arkansas, respectively) and met in Nashville where each was tracking the well-worn path to country music success. They began writing songs together a little over three years ago, already have a hit album ("Where It All Began") and now have another tiger by the tail.
Dan + Shay know a hook, can write songs and have identified a sweet spot in the formula of country music success. ...
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