Shelton, I'm With Her, Leftover Salmon, Murray are out
I'm With Her, the trio of Aoife O'Donovan, Sara Watkins and Sarah Jarosz, released their second album, "Wild and Clear and Blue," via Rounder Records. Coming seven years after their breakout debut album, "Wild and Clear and Blue" was recorded in New York at both The Outlier Inn in the Catskills and The Clubhouse in Rhinebeck. The 11-song record was produced by Josh Kaufman (member of Bonny Light Horseman) and mixed by D. James Goodwin
Long-running bluegrass jam band Leftover Salmon are out with "Let's Party About it," on Compass. For the first time ever, the band wrote the album together in a single session as a group. Longtime friend of the band, songwriter Aaron Raitiere joined them for the sessions. The album was recorded at Compass Sound Studio (formerly Glaser Sound Studio, aka "Hillbilly Central"), the birthplace of Outlaw Country, with the band joined by special guests such as Del McCoury (vocals), Sam Bush (fiddle, mandolin), Jason Carter (fiddle) and Jeff Coffin (saxophone).
Kristina Murray released her label debut, "Little Blue," on Normaltown/New West Records. The nine-song set was produced by Misa Arriaga and Rachael Moore, T Bone Burnett's longtime engineer). The record was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Ala. & Nashville and features Logan Ledger and Erin Rae. The music includes honky-tonk, Americana and R&B-infused Southern rock. Born and raised in Atlanta, Murray first fell in love with country music at the age of five, when she heard Patsy Cline's "Greatest Hits" on cassette in her mother's car. After self-releasing her debut album in 2013, she moved to Nashville. She also released "Southern Ambrosia."
More news for Blake Shelton
- 08/21/25: Shelton returns to Vegas
- 06/27/25: Shelton will "Stay Country or Die Tryin'"
- 04/11/25: Shelton plays to "Stay Country or Die Tryin'"
- 03/28/25: Shelton, Flatts revamp "Mayberry"
- 01/27/25: Opry hosts centennial live celebration
- 11/13/24: Shelton goes to "Texas"
- 11/11/24: Shelton hits "The Road" (no, not a tour. A TV show)
- 09/23/24: Shelton inks with BBR/BMG Nashville
CD reviews for Blake Shelton
Blake Shelton has been openly critical of the traditional album format. "Fully Loaded: God's Country" is his fourth greatest hits album and third in the "Loaded" series. In an effort to release music more often, he packages five new songs with seven of previously released material that has received considerable airplay and time on the charts.
if you're looking for the fresh stuff, this is essentially an EP spearheaded by the Platinum lead single "God's Country. ...
Blake Shelton's 11th studio album finds The Voice advisor in a contented, one might even say homey, frame of mind. The opening track and first single "I'll Name the Dogs" sets the tone. It's a rollicking ode to domesticity that manages to make household chore distribution ("You find the spot and I'll find the money / You be the pretty and I'll be the funny") both romantic and amusing. The beat switches to hip-hop on "Money," but the sentiment ...
This six-song "Blake Shelton Live EP" seems a little odd. It's not as though Shelton had an especially noteworthy tour to document. Besides, at only six songs long, it's a relatively short document, anyhow. While it may be little more than a post-it note of a project, though, it also packs a powerful punch.
You recognize right away the large amount of enthusiasm the act of singing to an audience brings out of Shelton. When compared to the recorded versions of these hits, ...
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