Ty's Music Extravaganza: July 2017

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Shallou - All Becomes Okay

July 18, 2017

Sure I have done many of many of many blogs, but none like this. Just wait this one will send you for a loop (also this is something I like to do so I might continue to throw some of these in here.) This genre of music is different. House/indie/ambient music. Say what???? Tyler will write about more than folk/americana and alt rock/prog rock? Yes! I love all music so I will always try to branch out! Also side note did you guys know that Spotify links with Genius and will give you lyrics and facts about a band while the song plays? It's awesome. Anyway.... This is my first time experiencing Shallou and I am pretty impressed. Let me back up a little bit though. This isn't EDM or Dubstep or that nasty rave grunge shit. Just simple nice ambient music with some beats. Sure the songwriting in this type of music and this EP isn't the most complex lyrically, but there is just something about the way it sounds. Funny how a song/album with none to very little words can make you feel something. It still hits you in the soul. It still gets you to appreciate the craftsmanship and effort. I don't think I can really review individual songs like I normally do, but I can kinda review the EP in a whole. It all kinda has the same tone. Something like it belongs in an anime show or something. Sounds so cerebral and outer-spacey. One of my first introductions to music like this was the album "Metropolis Remixed" By The M Machine and it had some of the same qualities. Out of this world sounds. I don't mean out of this world as in downright amazing I mean out of this world as in it sounds like it belongs to aliens. If you aren't a music snob (which most of the time I am too) and think that something that doesn't contain consistent vocals and instruments isn't music then I know you can appreciate it. Maybe even us music snobs can too if we agree to just listen. What a strange concept. To just listen. Isn't that what pretty much any self respecting artist is wanting to achieve? No self respecting artist makes something without having heart and meaning behind it. So listen and maybe you'll catch on to what they were feeling. That goes for all music and art for that matter. Just pay attention. If you can't find what they were feeling then maybe it can help you find what you're feeling or help you escape what you're feeling. Amazing how music without words can evoke such feelings in your gut. Try it out and I promise you will find something to take from it. I give this album 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 out of five! Extravagant!

Favorite Tracks!

. . . Love
Begin
Truth

I do not own any of the pictures or songs associated with this review. All rights belong to Shallou (Joe Boston.)

www.shallou.com/

Saturday, July 15, 2017

Brent Cobb - Shine On Rainy Day

July 15, 2017

Introducing one of my favorite and best up and comer (in my opinion) Brent Cobb! Brent is no stranger when it comes to writing music. He has written songs for acts like Luke Bryan and others. Although I will never associate him with those bogus acts. The music he has made on his own way out do all the music he has written for other people. Brent has a great sound. One that country fans and folk/americana fans can all appreciate. He has that nice homey sound mixed with very clever songwriting. Not to mention he is sneakily great at guitar. Brent has recorded two albums (although his first is hard to find) "No Place To Leave" and "Shine On Rainy Day" I have not heard any of his "first" album, but if it is anything like this album I know it's great. This album is another one of those rare albums that every song on it is amazing. "Solving Problems" and "South Of Atlanta" start the album off. Two great songs that really give you that "blue collar" feel. The songwriting on those two songs especially are the highlight of the songs. "Diggin' Holes" is probably his most catchy song lyric wise anyway. all of it mixes very well, but the lyrics really drive it home. The way he describes what he is singing about in a way that flows right through your ears is amazing. "Country Bound" and "Travelling Poor Boy" are two of my favorites on the album. Cobb said on a NPR session (Brent Cobb NPR) that "Country Bound" was one of the first songs he had seen being written, but didn't write it himself. Members of his family did and he decided to add it into this album. The last three songs on the album. "Let The Rain Come Down" "Down In The Gulley" and "Black Crow" are easily my favorite three songs on the album. "Let The Rain Come Down" this song..... just listen to it for yourself. I'm not going to tell you anything about it. You just need to experience it yourself. "Down In The Gulley" was also on that NPR session and was the song that really got me to appreciate Brent. The sound of the whole song and the story behind it makes it such an extravagant song to listen to. Brent also describes the story of that song on the NPR session that I linked earlier in the blog. "Black Crow" is the last song on the album. The most instrumentally complex in my opinion and so infectious. The riffs in the whole song mixed with Brent's voice knock it out of the park. I recommend anyone that likes country or even folk/americana (which is what I would classify him as) listen to this album. You won't regret it! I give this album 🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸 out of five! Extravagant!

Favorite Tracks!

Let The Rain Come Down
Black Crow
Down In The Gulley

I do not own any of the pictures or songs associated with this review. All rights belong to Brent Cobb, Elektra Records, and Low Country Sound Records.

www.brentcobbmusic.com/

www.lowcountrysound.com/

www.elektra.com/

Monday, July 10, 2017

Trampled By Turtles - Songs From A Ghost Town

July 9, 2017

Another zinger from the legends in Trampled By Turtles! The first album by TBT and possibly their best. It is just a nice combination of bluegrass and folk that also is easy on the ears. This album is really a cruising album. An album you can just roll the windows in the car and just cruise around listening to. This album is also one of the select few albums that from start to finish is amazing. Every song is fantastic. Not many albums hit that status. The music is perfectly put together while Dave Simonett's voice easily floats over the top of the instruments. His lyrical writing is top notch (as usual.) The back and forth song to song flow is a great touch here. there is a nice mix of sad and happy songs. You start with "Ain't No Use In Tryin'' with a title like that there really isn't anyway for that to be positive right? It also is one of the best tracks on the record. "Wrong Way Street" may sound like a sad title, but it starts out and the instruments really put off a happy sound. The lyrics on the other hand aren't exactly positive, but its not really sad either. "Whiskey" certainly is a sad song. or a love song? perhaps? A love song to whiskey. With lyrics like "Whiskey won't you come and take my trouble, because I can't seem to do it on my own." It seems like a very deep soul searching song. Something written from personal experiences. Which most songs are, but this one especially. "Drinkin In The Morning" is the most truthful song on this album. Singing about a woman that drives him to drink in the morning. I think we can all relate to that in some fashion. "When I Come Back Again" is probably the most interesting song. I can't be sure, but it sounds like Dave is writing it as a soldier in war. Every song can mean something different to another person. I don't have enough time to say all the positive things I need to say about this album (and this band) its solid through and through. Start to finish this album will get anyone to tap their foot at least once. Guaranteed. Give this album a whirl and let me know what you guys think! I give this album 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢 out of five! Extravagant!

Favorite Tracks!

Drinkin In The Morning
Ain't No Use In Tryin'
My Brother Works For The CIA

I do not own any of the pictures or songs associated with this review. All rights belong to Trampled By Turtles and Banjodad Records.

www.trampledbyturtles.com/

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Ryan Bingham - Mescalito

July 5, 2017

The debut album from Ryan Bingham Mescalito brings a nice change of pace for "country" music I use the term country lightly, because this isn't what I would consider country yet it is more country than what is considered country nowadays. It is an all around gritty, deep down south, and honest record. This was the first full album from Ryan Bingham I had heard and even to this day stands as my favorite album of his, and one of my favorite albums of all time. Every song on the full length hits you in a special spot that just makes you bob your head. One of Bingham's most popular songs is "Southside Of Heaven" which resides on this album, but to me there are many songs on this album that blow that one out of the water. In my opinion of course. Songs like "Bread & Water", "Dollar A Day", and "Take It Easy Mama" really give you that teeth grindin' gritty sound. Singing about struggles and hard times..... Well the whole album is pretty much about that. I guess the sound of these songs just convey that message better. Songs like "Long Way From Georgia", "Every Wonder Why", "For What It's Worth/Best Of Me" really give you that personal feel sound. A Sound that is more intimate and close to the chest. It really is ones that make you just sit down and listen instead of just purely jam/rock out to. Then have the songs like "Southside Of Heaven", "The Otherside", and "Sunshine" that are more of the middle ground. The in between songs. Songs that still make you want to jam out, but can also make you sit down and think about what is actually being sung. As you can see it's a pretty even mix. You have about the same amount of your rocking songs, middle songs, and softer songs. Bingham does a pretty good job of expanding his sound to hit every style of playing without losing his sound. If this is the way country music is going (even though this came out in 2007) then I am enthusiastic on what "new old" country has to offer. I recommend this album to everyone. Especially country music fans and folk/americana fans it hits both sides of the spectrum. It really rides that line of which genre it is without crossing it on either side. I give this album 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵 out of five! Extravagant!

Disclaimer: Don't listen to the song Boracho Station. It is not that good it almost sounds like an old western mariachi band song. Or listen to it maybe you'll like it. Try it and let me know!

Favorite Tracks!

Bread & Water
Every Wonder Why
Dollar A Day

I do not own any of the pictures or songs associated with this review. All rights belong to Ryan Bingham, and UMG Nashville.

www.ryanbingham.com/

www.umgnashville.com/

Monday, July 3, 2017

Six Month Recap Part Two

Six Month Recap Part Two
July 3, 2017

Conor Oberst - Salutations

www.conoroberst.com/

www.nonesuch.com/

Jeff Tweedy - Together At Last

www.wilcoworld.net/

www.anti.com/

Mac DeMarco - This Old Dog

www.mac-demarco.com/

www.capturedtracks.com/

www.royalmountainrecords.com/

Chris Stapleton - From A Room Volume One

www.chrisstapleton.com/

www.virginemirecords.com/

Mastodon - Emperor Of Sand

www.mastodonrocks.com/

www.warnerbrosrecords.com/

Ryan Adams - Prisoner

paxamrecords.com/

www.bluenote.com/

Dropkick Murphys - 11 Short Stories Of Pain & Glory

www.dropkickmurphys.com/

Born & Bred Records

Kevin Morby - City Music

www.kevinmorby.com/

www.deadoceans.com/

Sun Kil Moon - Common As Light And Love Are Red Valleys Of Blood

www.sunkilmoon.com/

www.caldoverderecords.com/

Mew - Visuals

www.mewsite.com/

www.pias.com/

Old Crow Medicine Show - 50 Years Of Blonde On Blonde

www.crowmedicine.com/

www.sonymusicnashville.com/

New Found Glory - Makes Me Sick

www.newfoundglory.com/

www.hopelessrecords.com/

Albums to be released later this year!

Queens Of The Stone Age - Villains

The National - Sleep Well Beast

Foo Fighters - Concrete And Gold

Chris Stapleton - From A Room Volume Two

Iron And Wine - Beast Epic

That will conclude my six month recap! I hope you guys check some of these album out and I will do my top twenty of the year when the year concludes! Extravagant!

Six Month Recap Part One

Six Month Recap Part One
July 3, 2017

We have hit six months since the start of twenty seventeen! Also it's been about eight or nine months since I started the blog! The blog wasn't around for the six month mark for twenty sixteen so I couldn't do this special post. Since we have went half the year we might as well look at some of the album released so far and what ones are set to be released. This is not a "ranking" or a "review" just simply a group of album I think may be worth checking out this year! So lets get to it eh?