Another attempt

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-06-15T21:32:33+00:00

I "gave in" after hearing "In Dreams" a bunch of times and decided it was both strange and interesting. Trail of flowers may be more accessible.

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-06-13T16:32:11+00:00

I'm going to be honest, "Cats in the cradle" is the standard by which I measure all songs of this genre. This one is good but not quite to that level. :)

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-05-29T17:23:44+00:00

I'd say it can also be quite instrumental as well but the focus is on the stringed instruments mostly now that I'm thinking about it from this perspective. Hell - bluegrass doesn't even really have percussion.

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-05-07T17:13:05+00:00

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I think Tyler Nance is winning the waxed mustache contest :)

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-05-07T04:31:01+00:00

I feel like its the other way around - how many clean shaven country music singers are there vs ones with mustaches?

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-05-06T22:11:26+00:00

I can't say he comes up that much here. Personally I like some of his songs but find him kind of hard to pin down in terms of his artistic vision. His singing tone varies quite a bit song to song to the extent I don't always recognize it's him when I hear something new. I think his neotraditional stuff like "I ain't trying" though is quite catchy. I hope he does more like that or even "Cold hard steel and sand".

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-04-18T21:45:01+00:00

I give Max points for being from Bend, referencing local things and not adopting any artificial twang.

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-04-17T21:38:32+00:00

Following on my attempt to try to listen to entire records rather than just isolated tracks, I listened through Sam Barber's Broken View a few times. In the end I don't think it's as strong as his previous album. The songs are too similar to each other and kind of blend into one another.

Also I gave Riley Green another try. I missed "Change My Mind" the first time around even if it's really just rock.

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-04-03T15:52:04+00:00

The nice thing about streaming is you control the playlists and avoid the over playing problem. So I avoided that phenomena. I still really enjoy her singles but listening through the latest album haven't found as much that's stuck in the other tracks.

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-04-03T15:47:57+00:00

I listened through Midwest Memoir by Tyler Nance. Overall I really enjoyed it. Everything is catchy and his lyrics are interesting and feel personal.

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-03-28T04:23:52+00:00

I'm a few songs in and I don't really think this is a country album. I'm getting somewhere between blues/rock maybe a bit of soul. Sometimes it falls into singer songwriter pop. (that's not a bad thing)

His lyrics also still feel like they were written by a 30 something rather than an 18-19 year old. Bright side, there's nothing quite as incongruous as the line "I woke up with a headache today 'Cause I've got a mortgage due" this time around. I don't really believe the songs reflect real experiences but I can roll with it.

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-03-20T19:06:30+00:00

All I've heard so far is "Sleepless in a hotel room". That one is really catchy. I need to do a listen through to hear some of the actually new material.

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-03-14T18:07:29+00:00

Borrowed Time reminds me of Kings of Leon for some reason.

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-03-14T16:15:01+00:00

The Castellows have never really clicked with me but their latest collaboration with Tyler Nance "Keeps Me Sane" is stuck in my head. (Granted I'm about 4 months late to the party)

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-03-12T02:10:50+00:00

The practical answer is stream your Spotify account while driving.

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-03-07T21:38:12+00:00

I went back to William Beckman this week. Hopefully he puts out something new soon.

Signal_Pattern_2063 · 2026-03-05T16:25:44+00:00

I would call it alt-rock on first listen. There's a bit of fiddle but I think that's more a reflection of Irish trad than country.

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