Bryan, Son Volt, Monroe out with new music
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 – Luke Bryan continues his tradition of releasing new music for spring break with "Spring Break ... Here to Party." This disc, released on CD unlike his digital only previous efforts, contains two new songs plus 12 previously released spring break songs.
Son Volt releases its sixth studio disc, "Honky Tonk." The disc is the follow-up to 2009's "American Central Dust" and contains 11 songs inspired by the classic honky tonk sound of Bakersfield. Bandleader Jay Farrar observes, "Honky tonk music is about heartache, heartbreak, the road."
Ashley Monroe has enjoyed a solo career, a songwriting career, being a member of the trio Pistol Annies, but today finally puts out an album with a full-fledged push from her label with "Like A Rose." Monroe released an mp3 disc in 2009, "Satisfied" on Columbia about 18 months after she had left the label.
More news for Luke Bryan
- 04/07/25: Bryan announces fall Farm Tour
- 03/25/25: Bryan announces Farm Tour line-up
- 01/27/25: Bryan plans summer tour
- 01/13/25: Bryan heads west with Farm Tour
- 11/11/24: For Bryan, "Country Song Came On"
- 09/30/24: Bryan, Manning, Wilson host CMAs
- 08/08/24: Bryan has the "Mind of a Country Boy"
- 07/16/24: Bryan adds final Farm Tour date
CD reviews for Luke Bryan
If there's one thing Luke Bryan knows how to do, it's to stay in his lane. And why not? It often leads to great chart position. The Deluxe edition of his seventh album "Born Here, Live Here, Die Here" was born out of the pandemic tour stoppage. It includes six new songs and increases the run time to 54 minutes. The original 10 tracks are mostly in the vein of the pop laced chart toppers "One Margarita" and "Knockin' Boots."
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After taking in Luke Bryan's "Born Here Live Here Die Here," the listener will never guess this full length was released during a pandemic. Maybe that's a good thing. After all, we might need a diversion from the international health crisis now and then. The release opens with "Knockin' Boots," which is how modern cowboys describe sexual intercourse. A few songs later, Bryan gives us the drinking song (and single) "One Margarita." In between, "What ...
Luke Bryan aims to please often, and that rarely goes unpunished. The Georgia native has a strong voice, some songwriting skill and even legitimate farming cred. But Bryan still gets pegged as the face of corporate country - that pandering beast packaging artists for mass consumption. The label can be unfair, but not wholly undeserved - Bryan has a long track record, for instance, of records about chasing girls and Bud Lights. In truth, he married his college sweetheart and they share a quiet, ...
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