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Logan Mize: ‘Welcome To Prairieville’ – Album Review

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Logan Mize’s brand new album, Welcome to Prarieville is out now, October 1st on all streaming platforms. Check out our full review and listen to the brand new music below.

“There’s still a little bit of America left in America”, Logan Mize sings on the opening line of the first track, “George Strait Songs” off his brand new album, Welcome To Prairieville. No verse explains the project more: for the past decade, Mize has been chronicling the simple, middle-town America life through his songwriting, and it has all come to fruition on the 11-song project. The sonics are classic, almost 90s sounding, while still remaining modern enough. It would sound perfect on radio airwaves, as it was made to be listened to driving down backroads.

“There’s still these hardworking, great, open-minded people that want to be independent; these little towns that don’t need a Walmart, and that’s what ‘George Strait Songs’ is about”, Mize shared with us in a recent interview.

Next up, the title track “Welcome to Prairieville” was written in 2011, over ten years ago, and it ties the entire project together. “That sign ain’t right on the edge of town // And the population keeps on going down”, he sings on the first verse. “It’s a pretty drive if you’ve got the time to kill // Welcome to Prairieville”.

“I Need Mike” is the only song that Mize did not write on the project. It’s a really evocative story-song, and although it’s specific, everyone has a “Mike” they can relate this song to. Blake Chaffin penned the track and serves as Mize’s main co-writer on the album. Each of the two songwriters chose a solo-write to include on the project and “I Need Mike” was Chaffin’s. “When I put it up against the rest of the songs, I really felt like ‘I Need Mike’ was [one of] the best songs on the project”, Mize tells us. “It makes you feel something. I don’t think I could have left it off. It felt like me… it’s just as much my record as it is his.”

The album ends with closing track It’s About Time”. A tune that is probably the most stunning song sonically, and it’s a hopeful way to drive out of Prairieville. It’s visual and dreamy, and it leaves you feeling like things are going to work out both in Prairieville and outside of the town.

“But I made it home // Found a reason // And the words to rhyme // Oh, I finally feel just like myself // And it’s about time”

If you don’t know Mize’s music yet, even though he’s put out a number of albums before, in some ways this acts as a re-introduction to who he is and his songwriting style. It is full of passion and small-town soundbites that will leave anyone reminiscing for their hometown. There’s nothing that sounds like this record right now, but at the same time, it is simple and timeless. It has all the influences of Mize’s life in central Kansas, and the refined polish of the Nashville sound. Overall, it is purely a wonderful, cohesive 11-track collection.

Welcome To Prairieville Tracklist

  1. George Strait Songs (writers: Blake Chaffin, Logan Mize)
  2. Welcome To Prairieville (writers: Blake Chaffin, Logan Mize)
  3. River Road (writers: Blake Chaffin, Logan Mize, Tyler Johnson)
  4. Wine at the Church, Beer at the Bar (writers: Blake Chaffin, Logan Mize, Jason Blaine)
  5. Follow Your Heart (writers: Lynn Hutton, Logan Mize)
  6. I Need Mike (writer: Blake Chaffin)
  7. If You Get Lucky (writers: Blake Chaffin, Logan Mize, Daniel Agee)
  8. Tell the Truth (writers: Blake Chaffin, Logan Mize)
  9. We Ain’t Broke (writers: Blake Chaffin, Logan Mize)
  10. I Still Miss You (writers: Blake Chaffin, Logan Mize, Jill Martin)
  11. It’s About Time (writer: Logan Mize)
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Logan Mize brand new album ‘Welcome To Prairieville’ is out now on all streaming platforms.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Logan Mize releases.

To keep up with Logan Mize, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Welcome to Prairieville is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Blake Shelton Releases New Song “Come Back As A Country Boy”

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Blake Shelton’s new song, “Come Back As A Country Boy” is out today, October 1st, on all streaming platforms. Learn more about the brand new track below.

Ahead of his Body Language Deluxe Album, due out December 3rd, today, Blake Shelton dropped a brand new track titled “Come Back As A Country Boy.” The Oklahoma-raised superstar doubles down on being a good ole country boy on the fun new song.

With a vibe similar to his smash hit “God’s Country,” the new song is sure to entice fans. Shelton leans into all the stereotypes of country-living, showcasing his undeniable pride for the way he was raised in each lyric he sings. “Come Back As A Country Boy” is a true anthem for the country way of life.

“When I die, I wanna come back as a country boy // No there ain’t no better life if you ask me // If my neck don’t come out red, then lord just keep me dead // Cause a country boy is all I know how to be”

The track is a true declaration for hard-working people. The single, written by HARDY, Josh Thompson and Jordan Schmidt will be included as one of four brand new tracks of the deluxe version of Shelton’s Body Language. The record will be released on December 3rd.

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Blake Shelton’s new song “Come Back As A Country Boy” is available now on all streaming platforms.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Blake Shelton releases.

To keep up with Blake Shelton, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and  Facebook.

“Come Back As A Country Boy” is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Justin Moore Releases Brand New Song “With A Woman You Love”

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Justin Moore’s new song, “With A Woman You Love” is out today, October 1st, on all streaming platforms. Learn more about the brand new track below.

On the heels of his tenth number one single, “We Didn’t Have Much,” Justin Moore returns with a brand new song. Today, the singer-songwriter drops a fun-loving and romantic song titled “With A Woman You Love.”

In true-blue, Moore fashion, the singer shows off his country twang and his passion for music. “With A Woman You Love” is a song all about everything being better and changing when you have a lady by your side. There is something about the old-adage and theme in country music that will always make us swoon. Moore does a great job delivering the track in a fresh and innovative way. Not to mention, the song is definitely primed for the stage.

“With a woman you love, you’ll get home at a decent hour // Don’t need to look no more // Because you finally found her // But forever jusst ain’t long enough with a woman you love”

Moore speaks directly to all the men who think they are “too manly” or a little bit too wild to do the little things for your girl, like holding her bag. He declares that this all changes, when you are with a woman you love. We think he is right! Listen to the brand new track below.

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Justin Moore’s new song “With A Woman You Love” is out now, October 1st.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Justin Moore releases.

To keep up with Justin Moore, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“With A Woman You Love” is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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Dylan Scott Releases Brand New Song “Static” Ahead of New Project

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Dylan Scott’s new song “Static” is available everywhere today, October 1st. The song marks his second new release as he gears up for a future project.

As his recent summer release and current radio single, “New Truck”, climbs the charts, Dylan Scott dropped another brand new track, “Static”, out today. With promises of a new full length album coming soon, “Static” and “New Truck” are the first taste of what fans can expect to hear on the future project. In an exclusive interview with us this past summer, Scott shared, “We did a lot of writing and recording during quarantine. It’s more of what I’ve done in the past, but at a more mature level and I think the lyrics reflect that”.

Learn some fast facts about the singer-songwriter in our ’60 Seconds with Dylan Scott’ video below.

About the song, Scott says that “”Static” is a song that relates to a lot of people’s lives, including mine, to a T. You grow up in a small town, and all you can think about is leaving that small town, chasing a dream, chasing a dollar, moving to a bigger city. And once you get there, it’s all great. But sometimes you’ve just got to get back out in the middle of nowhere, back to your roots, where there’s nothing but a little static on the radio.”

“There’s something “’bout a red dirt road that makes the sky more blue // there’s something ‘bout the concrete that scrapes the roots right off of you // I moved here ‘cause making dollars made good sense // something ‘bout them city limits feels more like a fence, yeah”

The new song is about taking a break from the fast-paced city life, getting back to your roots and finding a spot where you can clear your head for a while, relax and reconnect with yourself.

“Shake all the dust out of my head // Put it on this truck instead // Toss some empties in the bed, out where nobody knows // You can find me where you can’t // No one near, no where to stay // Turn down a road I know to take that’s gonna save my soul // Crank up and gas it til’ there’s static on the radio”

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Dylan Scott’s brand new song “Static” is out now on all streaming platforms.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Dylan Scott releases.

To keep up with Dylan Scott, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“Static” is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

Kane Brown Collaborates with H.E.R. on New Song “Blessed & Free”

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Kane Brown collaborates with superstar H.E.R. on new song “Blessed & Free,” out today, October 1st. Learn more about the brand new track below.

There is no question that Kane Brown is a bonafide superstar. The country music artist has proved that there really are no rules, when it comes to his music. He continues to push boundaries and collaborate with artists across different genres, growing his already incredible fanbase. Today, the singer released his brand new song with songstress, H.E.R. called “Blessed & Free.”

The new song comes on the heels of Brown’s popular collaborative songs with Chris Young and blackbear. The latter, “Memory” has garnered quite the praise. While “Famous Friends” with Young went on to become a number one song on country radio charts. “Blesssed & Free” is sure to follow suit in popularity. The R&B-inspired song is soulful, authentic, and mesmerizing. Brown and H.E.R’s voices blend effortlessly in this unexpected, but stellar collaboration.

“So I don’t count on nothing // Don’t ever stop running // I ain’t hurting nobody, so just let me be // I got good intentions, I don’t need your blessings //Yeah, I’m already blessed, yeah I’m already blessed and free // Yeah, I’m already blessed, yeah I’m alrеady blessed and free”

The song, quite literally, may be one of Brown’s best collaborations yet. Congrats to the superstar and H.E.R. on the incredible new jam!

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Kane Brown and H.E.R. collaborate on new song “Blessed And Free” out now.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news and announcements about future Kane Brown releases.

To keep up with Kane Brown, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“Blessed & Free” is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released tunes on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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5 Things to Expect from Logan Mize’s Album ‘Welcome To Prairieville’

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We chatted with country singer-songwriter Logan Mize about his new album, Welcome To Prairieville, out this Friday, October 1st. Here are five things to expect from the project.

  1. The project has been 10 years in the making.

“This album is more of a themed album… there’s probably 60+ songs that were written for this project and there’s storylines that I completely scrapped… it became bigger than the town. It was 10 years of me developing my writing style.”

  1. When writing the opening track “George Strait Songs”, Mize knew it was the perfect opening track.

“I left Nashville four years ago and moved back to central Kansas… I loved the idea of ‘there’s still a little bit of America left in America’ as an opening line. Once the song was done and I could hear it, it felt like it had to be the opening.”

  1. The first song written for the project was the title track, “Welcome to Prairieville”

“I wrote that song back in 2011. That one is 10 years old… it was like, let’s start with the town.”

  1. “It’s About Time”, the closing track, is a solo-write by Mize. 

“”It’s About Time” was written in one of the final hours, and it kind of fell out and I just knew it belonged on the project.”

  1. “I Need Mike” is the only song Mize didn’t write for the project, and there’s a reason for that.

“Blake Chaffin, who wrote almost every song with me, we both brought stacks of songs to this project. When we were sitting around going through songs, and I asked him “if you were to pick one of your solo writes which would it be?” And this was his.”

 

Logan Mize's new album, 'Welcome To Prairieville' comes out this Friday, October 1st.

Logan Mize’s new album, ‘Welcome To Prairieville’ comes out this Friday, October 1st.

Check back this Friday for our full album review of Logan Mize’s record Welcome to Prairieville.

To keep up with Logan Mize, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Logan Mize releases.

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Dolly Parton Praises Lil Nas X for His Rendition of Her Song “Jolene”

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Country music icon, Dolly Parton praises budding superstar, Lil Nas X for his rendition of her iconic song “Jolene.” Find out more and listen to the song below.

We love seeing artists supporting other artists in the music industry. It is especially exciting when a superstar like Dolly Parton honors a younger artist in the industry. After Lil Nas X performed his rendition of Parton’s iconic song “Jolene,” the songstress herself shared her praises.

On social media, Parton shared “I was so excited when someone told me that Lil Nas X had done my song “Jolene”. I had to find it and listen to it immediately…and it’s really, really good. Of course, I love him anyway. I was surprised and I’m honored and flattered. I hope he does good for both of us. Thank you @lilnasx”

Lil Nas X showcased his natural-born talent on his version of the song. He adds a smokey and dark mood to the memorable and popular tune. True artistry! We are exited to see what the country-rapper has up his sleeve next. Whatever it may be, it’s clear it’s going to be a surprise!

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music.

To keep up with Dolly Parton, follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

To keep up with Lil Nas X, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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10 Lyrics from Luke Combs’ ‘What You See Ain’t Always What You Get’ Album to Use as Instagram Captions

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Here are 10 lyrics from Luke Combs’ What You See Ain’t Always What You Get Album to use as Instagram captions for all of your latest pictures.

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Luke Combs’ ‘What You See Ain’t Always What You Get’

Luke Combs’ What You See Is What You Get will go down as one of the most successful country albums in the modern era. Released on November 8th, 2019 (deluxe version on October 23rd, 2020), the record set numerous streaming records, won the ACM and CMA awards for Album of the Year in 2020, and produced six hit singles including “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” “Even Though I’m Leaving,” “Does To Me,” “Lovin’ on You,” “Better Together,” and “Forever After All,” that all went number one. There are many lyrics from the 23-track project one could use for their Instagram captions, but here are our top ten. 

After a fun night out with friends:

“Longneck, ice cold, beer never broke my heart” – Beer Never Broke My Heart

“Well, I ain’t the kind to let a buddy drink alone, but I can’t turn it off once I turn it on” – 1, 2 Many

For a picture with a significant other:

“I’m in love with lovin’ on you” – Lovin’ on You

“Some things just go better together and probably always will” – Better Together

“Me don’t mean a thing without you” – Without You

“They say nothing lasts forever, but they ain’t seen us together” – Forever After All

For a selfie describing yourself:

“I’m a straight shootin’, beer drinkin’, rule breakin’, don’t think I won’t take a good thing too far” – What You See Is What You Get

“So say I’m a middle of the road, not much to show, underachieving, average Joe. But I’m a hell of a lover, a damn good brother, and I wear this heart on my sleeve” – Does To Me

 

Celebrating the end of the pandemic:

“There will be light after dark, someday when we aren’t six feet apart” – Six Feet Apart

 

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about upcoming Luke Combs announcements and releases.

To keep up with Luke Combs, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music‘ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

Jimmie Allen Wows Fans with Dancing With The Stars Performance

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Jimmie Allen danced his way through week two with a fan-favorite performance of his hit song “Make Me Want To” on Dancing With The Stars.

Country stars are no strangers to the Dancing With The Stars ballroom and Season 30 is no exception. Past competitors on the popular show include Lauren Alaina, Kellie Pickler, Wynonna Judd, Chuck Wicks, Jana Kramer, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sara Evans, and country radio personality Bobby Bones. Now, this season’s Jimmie Allen is taking his shot at winning the coveted mirror ball trophy. Representing for the country music scene, Kellie Pickler and Bobby Bones have each come away with the top prize for their respective seasons. Lauren Alaina and Jana Kramer each came close, both finishing in fourth place in the competition that pairs celebrities with ballroom dance professionals to dance for America’s votes.

Jimmie Allen and his partner, Emma Slater, kicked off this season last week with a Tango to “The Way I Are” by Timbaland featuring Keri Hilson. This past Monday, September 27th, the pair took the floor again with a Rumba, but this time featuring a very special backing track; Allen’s own “Make Me Want To”. The judges praised both the song and the dance, and the scores from the panels combined with Americas votes were enough to put the “Freedom was a Highway” singer through to the next round. Fans can vote for Allen and other celebrity favorites when Dancing With The Stars airs Mondays at 8PM ET on ABC.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Jimmie Allen releases.

To keep up with Jimmie Allen, follow him on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

“Make Me Want To” is available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

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5 Things to Expect from Lily Rose’s EP ‘Stronger Than I Am’

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We chatted with country singer-songwriter Lily Rose about her new EP, Stronger Than I Am, out this Friday, October 1st. Here are five things to expect from the project.

  1. Lily Rose’s journey to release this new EP has been quite the whirlwind.

“To put in to perspective, 365 days ago I did not have TikTok,” shares the singer-songwriter, adding “It’s insane what’s happened in the last 9.5 months, let alone, the last 11 months.”

 

  1. The seven songs were carefully chosen, so that Rose could fill a setlist to be able to perform for fans.

“It’s really special that all these songs I’ve been playing live and if you’ve been to a show, people have heard these already. So what I’m excited about is to see the growth of the songs and see people sing them back.”

 

  1. Rose’s hit “Villain” started the trajectory of songs and themes of relatability in her story-telling EP.

“All of them have a really cool way of saying ‘I’m heartbroken’ or ‘I need to get over you’ or ‘I haven’t gotten over you,’ just so many ways in country music that this topic is done over and over again, and we found titles and hooks or we wrote titles and hooks in ways that have never been done before in country music.”

 

  1. Although Rose loves every song on the project, the title track “Stronger Than I Am” is a standout to her.

“I feel like the “Villain” chapter of the last ten months is turning into the “Stronger Than I Am” chapter. There’s a reason that, that song is the title track. That song stands above the others. I think it’s really one of the best written country songs that I’ve heard in a long time.”

 

  1. Finally, Rose shared with us how proud she is to finally release this type of music to the world, laced with all of her vast influences across genres.

“This is the music I’ve been trying to make over the last eight years.”

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Lily Rose’s new EP, ‘Stronger Than I Am’ comes out this Friday, October 1st.

Check back this Friday for our full EP review of Lily Rose’s record Stronger Than I Am.

To keep up with Lily Rose, follow her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

Fans can join our Weekly Round-Up e-newsletter here, for the latest in country music and more news about future Lily Rose releases.