ALBUM REVIEW: Tami Neilson – Kingmaker

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

TAMI NEILSON KINGMAKER MGM Tami Neilson’s career trajectory continues its impressive ascent as she emerges from the pandemic with an album that both celebrates women and challenges their treatment and role in society, particularly in the music industry. Neilson further explores her openminded approach to country music, whether it’s the Bobby Gentry-styled Southern noir and … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC: Harvey Russell – Gave You Flowers

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Harvey Russell’s latest single ‘Gave You Flowers’ rounds out the highly successful campaign for his 2019 country music album Liquid Damage. ‘Gave You Flowers’ kicks along with a honky tonk twang and country rock swagger as he details the well-intentioned but ultimately failed efforts of making up for bad behaviour. Russell’s band The Widowmakers provide the requisite quick-footed, toe-tapping swing and … Continue reading →

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ALBUM REVIEW: Michael Carpenter And The Banks Brothers – Introducing…

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Michael Carpenter has always had one foot in the the world of country music and the other in power pop and rock. He’s also incredibly prolific as a producer, songwriter and musician – alway with multiple projects on the go. His latest is a collaboration with The Banks Brothers (Zane and Jy-Perry) who have built themselves … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC: Pawns or Kings – No Way Home (Where Did I Go Wrong)

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

I love the laidback, lilting melodic sway of this slice of mellow honky tonk flavoured country-folk from Ozark Mountains group Pawns or Kings. The song has a touch of Townes and Blaze Foley about it too. Above all it’s the sweet vocal hooks of ‘No Way Home…’ that work their way deep into your short … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC: The Deltaz – I’ve Been Rejected

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Who woulda thought rejection could sound like so much fun. That’s what Los Angeles duo The Deltaz have done on this slice of 70s style country funk. Check that bass-line and try not nod along as a smile slowly spreads across your face. ‘I’ve Been Rejected’ was inspired by a night of drinking and line … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC: Cory Grinder & The Playboy Scouts – Drinkin’ Lots Of Wine

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Fans of James Ellis & The Jealous Guys, Charley Crockett, Dale Watson and Michael Carpenter & The Banks Brothers will dig the top-notch playing and honky tonk sound on this new Cory Grinder & The Playboy Scouts single from their forthcoming new LP Honky Tonkin’ Beauty Supreme available June 11th 2021. Cory and the band … Continue reading →

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Natalie Henry – Weed, Wine and Women

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Natalie Henry returns with a brand new single that touts some of life’s essentials… ‘Weed, Wine and Women’. With a sweet and sassy, honky-tonk saloon swing the song hits one hell of a great 70s country vibe. It’s a tongue- in-cheek song that possesses a standard of songwriting that the likes of Nikki Lane, Jaime … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC: Charley Crockett – Midnight Run

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Charley Crockett has released a clip from his recently released Lil’ G.L. Presents: 10 For Slim Charley Crockett Sings James Hand, a tribute to the Texas country/honky tonk artist James Hand who died last year. Crockett says of Hand “I felt like James Hand was the greatest living country singer in the old-school style, somewhere … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC: Roberta Faceplant – Everything Is Trash

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Straight from the opening guitar licks you know this track is going to hit the spot. It kicks along like a hot-wired boot heel on a wooden honky tonk dancefloor. Sass, humour and hooks to burn, ‘Everything Is Trash’ is the debut single from new solo country / Americana act Roberta Faceplant, who is Philadelphia-based … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC: Wild Earp – Same Old Sorry Lesson (video)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Wild Earp has released a new song in ‘Same Old Sorry Lesson’ which hits some mighty fine traditional country and honky tonk sounds and themes. He does this kind of thing so well, with the sublime backing of his band The Free for Alls. The song follows his 2020 release ‘Oligarchy Blues’. Here in Australia, … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC: Alison Self – Whiskey Drunk

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

There’s some great playing on this new track from Alison Self. Electric twang and a quick-fire shuffle make for a rippin’ good honky-tonk sound for Self to sing over in her rough and raw voice. Self is based in Portland after time spent in Nashville, Denver and Austin and her new EP is her latest … Continue reading →

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FAVOURITE AU & NZ ALBUMS 2020

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

Lists! We have a couple for you as usual as we wind down at the end of another year. I won’t rabbit on about the trials and tribulations of 2020, the good news was that the music still came down the pipeline with the same amount of quality and reward. We’ll have our overall list … Continue reading →

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Michael Carpenter and The Banks Brothers – There’s No One Like You

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

The meeting of musical minds is one of the real joys of collaborative projects and there seems to be more and more of them happening in these times we’re living in. On the local Sydney scene, songwriter/musician/producer Michael Carpenter has joined up with the guitar-slingin’ dream team of The Banks Brothers (Zane – guitar, Jy-Perry … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC: The Reeves Brothers – 100 Proof Honky-Tonk

Posted on September 1, 2020 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

How great is this?! Straight down the line, authentic, git-down honky-tonk, from the saloon floor straight to you. The Reeves Brothers rip and swing with some great guitar, piano and pedal-steel playing on this song. ‘100 Proof Honky-Tonk‘ is the lastest single from the Las Vegas, NV-based group centred around Matt and Cole Reeves. The … Continue reading →

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NEW MUSIC: Wild Earp & the Free for Alls – Don’t Play the Waltz at the California Clipper

Posted on July 28, 2020 by Doubtful Sounds • Leave a comment

This new track form Wild Earp & The Free for Alls, which pays homage to their home base, the California Clipper Lounge, is all about the rhythm and groove. Total head-nodding, line-dancing good times abound as the tune shimmies across the dance floor. “Wild Earp & The Free for Alls played every month for 4 … Continue reading →