Country music gets a lot of bad rep, and most of it is completely unjust. Don't get me wrong, I understand where all the hate comes from, artists like Tammy Wynette (Stand by your maaaaaaaan) and Billy Ray Cyrus (Mah achey breaky heart) are godawful excuses for musicians. But trust me when I say this, country music can be incredibly beautiful, amazingly sorrowful and sometimes just downright fun.
This here is probably my favorite album to come out this year so far. Sure it's only February and so a comment like that could be taken quite lightly - but don't. This album is fucking excellent, no doubt about it.
Danny And The Champions Of The World are never gonna make it big. I know that's a terribl thing to say but it's true. The fact is that their wonderful mix of Neil Young style vocals, Jayhawks harmonies, Welcome Wagon soul and indie-go-lucky americana is never going to be down with the kids (see: first paragraph). It's a real shame as well, because thier heartfelt songs that hark back to many a fond memory are so easy to relate to (well, they are if you spent many a summer in the country: walking besides streams and rivers and old railway tracks) and immensly enjoyable to listen to.
So they're not going to get popular but that doesn't mean you shouldn't listen to them.
Link's fix'd, enjoy!
Give it a listen
Country music is popular and I buy music. Anything is possible in opposite world!
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