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  • SHeDAISY recorded the best Christmas album you’ve never heard

    Ok you may have heard it or at least the single, Deck The Halls, which got its own music video where an elderly woman is able, with the magic of Disney licensing agreements and 2000’s CGI, to recreate a Christmas from her childhood. But I worry that if you’ve only heard this track you may…

  • Close Listen: Thicc As Thieves

    Coming back to country music after leaving it means that I am out of touch with a whole set of country artists who are still making music – and usually making music I like! – that first came into prominence during the 2010’s. So I was not familiar with Lauren Alaina’s work but I’ve included…

  • Kassi Ashton’s Album “Made From The Dirt” Surprised Me – Twice

    I’d heard Ashton’s singles in the country playlists I put on when I’m looking for new releases and I loved her voice. I was excited to sit down with her album, Made From The Dirt, and hear what she had to say. She has writing credits for every song on the album after all. The…