right now, the state of independent music as a culture is resting solely on the shoulders of country music.
i've gotten my hands on a lot of free indie releases over the last couple of years. only a couple of them have made their way into regular rotation. the latest one being a young dude by the name of beau jennings.
he's not country in the way of whiskeytown, but more along the lines of bruce springsteen. you can hear that influence all the way through, but there's something that sets it just outside that niche.
it's a sing along record at it's finest, and a bit cheesy at it's worst. jennings voice seems like it's a bit too at ease in some places. i would hope he belts it a bit harder when he plays these tunes live, which i would imagine he does. i hope so.
there are some great moments of levity as far as lyrics are concerned on this record, my favourite being in the song "holy tulsa thunder"
when you were born you came out swingin'
and no one could pull you under
you tried to rumble but you blended in
to the holy tulsa thunder
it's a good record. you should probably buy it.
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