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Moroney gets expansive; Smith tries avoiding soph slump

Friday, October 4, 2024 – Megan Moroney travels the deluxe route with "Am I Okay (I'll Be Fine)" now out in expanded format. The new release contains 13 songs including three new cuts. Am I Okay? (I'll Be Fine) is the deluxe edition of her sophomore album. Production was produced by Moroney's longtime collaborator Kristian Bush of Sugarland and was recorded at Blackbird Studios in Nashville,.

Fresh off the massive success of his debut release, Nate Smith returns with his sophomore album, "California Gold." The 16-track album features Smith's RIAA certified platinum number one hit "Bulletproof" as well as the power ballad, "Can You Die From A Broken Heart" with Avril Lavigne and high energy EDM leaning "I Like It" with Alesso. Largely produced by frequent collaborator Lindsay Rimes, "California Gold" features songwriting from Smith, Rimes, Ashley Gorley, Taylor Phillips, Thomas Archer, Ryan Hurd, Brett Tyler and Hunter Phelps and among others.

Little Big Town is out with their first holiday offering, "The Christmas Record." The release contains 11 songs, including five originals. Among the songs are "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "If We Make It Through December," a Merle Haggard cut.

Conner Smith dropped the five-song EP, "The Storyteller." Smith helped write all five songs, including one solo. He wrote three of the songs with Flatland Cavalry's Cleto Cordero, who contributed vocals on "Rollin' Down the Highway."

Tucker Wetmore makes his formal introduction today with his debut EP "Waves on a Sunset," Featuring eight tracks, five of which were co-written by Wetmore, "Waves on a Sunset" was named after the singer-songwriter's favorite line 'waves on a sunset' from his life-changing single "Wind Up Missin' You." The EP features four previously released songs and four new tracks, including "You, Honey," "Break First," "When I Ain't Lookin'" and "Mister Miss Her," showcasing the three sides of his current life: the heartbreaker, the heartbroken and the head-over-heels romantic.

Hiss Golden Messenger released "Sanctuary Songs: Live in Omaha, NE, December 1, 2023" on Merge. The album, which captures a night on the Jump for Joy tour, is available exclusively on Bandcamp with all proceeds going to BeLoved Asheville, an aid organization helping in the wake of Hurricane Helene. "Sanctuary Songs is the latest in the long-running series of live Hiss Golden Messenger releases recorded on the Hiss Mobile Recording Unit. In addition to live cuts from Jump for Joy, the album features a cover of The Grateful Dead's "Eyes of the World."

Daryl Moseley put out "Long Days & Short Stories" on Pinecastle. The 11-track offering, produced by Mosley and The Grascals' Danny Roberts, runs the gamut from bluegrass to gospel and to Americana to country. Members of the award-winning bluegrass group New Tradition guest star on "Still The Solid Rock." Recorded at Gorilla's Nest Studio, Ashland City, Tenn., the album features Mosley (bass/vocals), Danny Roberts (mandolin), Tony Wray (guitar/banjo), Jamie Harper (fiddle) and Sarah Davison (piano). Vocalists Jaelee Roberts and Jeanette Williams contribute harmonies.


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CD review - Lucky (Deluxe) Although Megan Moroney titles her album "Lucky," luck has nothing to do with its success. The football-themed love song "Tennessee Orange" was the first introduction to Moroney for many, but her consistently high-quality album is ending up on many 'best albums of 2023' lists for good reason. Even its extended 15-song deluxe edition has no weak cuts. It may be difficult to get past how sad Moroney sounds on the otherwise happy love song "Tennessee Orange," ...


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