Childers, Westbrook, Jinks dish out new records
Hudson Westbrook makes his debut with "Texas Forever" on Warner Music Nashville/River House Artists. Westbrook, who plays country/Red Dirt music, had a hand in writing all 17 songs. MacKenzie Carpenter helps out on "Lie To Me." After a 2024 debut with viral first release "Take It Slow," Westbrook strung together a series of grassroots hits while enrolled at Texas Tech University, including debut Texas radio single and chart-topper, "Two Way Drive," and debut single to country radio, "House Again."
Cody Jinks takes a different turn musically with "In My Blood" on his own Late August Records. Produced by Joshua Thompson and Charles Godfrey, the album leans into a darker, more soulful sound, while incorporating Outlaw Country and Southern rock. The release contains 11 songs.
Patty Griffin is out with "Crown of Roses," her 11th studio collection and first in over six years. The disc was produced by longtime collaborator Craig Ross and features musical contributions from her band members David Pulkingham (guitar) and Michael Longoria (drums).
More news for Tyler Childers
- 07/02/25: Childers releases "Oneida"
- 06/12/25: Childers announces "Snipe Hunter"
- 04/21/25: Childers, Stapleton headline recovery-based music fest
- 11/14/24: Childers embarks on headline tour in '25
- 07/08/24: Childers heads Down Under, New Zealand
- 05/07/24: Childers, Ferrell score three AMA nominations
- 04/17/24: Childers' "Going Home" finally comes out
- 11/10/23: Clark, Childers tops country/Americana Grammy nominees
CD reviews for Tyler Childers
At nearly two hours long, just listening all the way through Tyler Childers' gospel release is a challenging project in and of itself. It's an eight-song album, but each of these eight songs is played three different ways. Recorded with his band The Food Stamps, these three 'albums' are also given descriptive names. Hallelujah versions captures Childers and his band playing live in the studio during a two-day period. The Jubilee selections pile on the instrumentation, including ...
Over the course of the 10 songs on "Purgatory," Lawrence County, Ky.'s Tyler Childers establishes himself as one of the brightest new songwriting stars - an insightful author blessed with an ability to capture and convey gritty snapshots of rural American life.
The scenes depicted in these songs are so vivid and evocative that listeners are left to ponder if these are autobiographical stories or works of fiction.
There is no better example here than "Banded Clovis," a ...
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