Sugarland – Love on the Inside (Deluxe Fan Edition)

  What a great CD!  Seventeen cuts of music including the current singe “All I Want To Do” and the live version of “Life In A Northern Town” featuring Jake Owen and Little Big Town, a live version of the Matt Nathanson song “Come On Get Higher” and exclusive video content.  www.sugarlandfan.com

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
It Happens
We Run
Joey
What I’d Give
Steve Earle
Operation: Working Vacation
Come On Get Higher

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The Road Hammers – Blood, Sweat and Steel

Country music has always had truckin’ songs and The Road Hammers pound out a CD full of 18 wheel, gear jamming, blacktop tunes that will rock your road trip.   The band also has a TV series on Great American Country called “The Road Hammers”.  The TV show follows the band as they negotiate a record deal.  Montage Music Group is the lucky label that signed these guys and they have a CD full on hits to promote, plus one track of  bloopers.  www.theroadhammers.com

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
I’m A Road Hammer
Working Hard and Loving You
I Don’t Know When To Quit
Girl On A Billboard
I’ve Got The Scars To Prove It
Keep On Truckin’

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Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband – Last Man Standing

Check out Ryan Shupe & The Rubberband. The new CD is called Last Man Standing on the Montage Label Group.  You might remember this group from the song “Dream Big”, released in 2005, when the group was signed to Capitol Records.

The CD rocks out country style with a bit of bluegrass thrown in.  It has a very refreshing, enjoyable sound.  Warning:  this CD will leave you with a craving for a corndog.  Crank it up and enjoy!
www.shupe.net

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
Don’t Leave Me Lonely
Last Man Standing
If You Could Live A Different Life
Be The One

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Pete Berwick - Ain't No Train Outta Nashville

Listening to the CD “Ain’t No Train Outta Nashville” reminds you of a mix between Steve Earle and Bruce Springsteen.  A gritty, outlaw, country and rock sound that features songs about small towns, Cadillacs, and heartbreak.  It’s a cool sound that is worth checking out.
www.peteberwick.net

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
Six Pack Town
Devil Knows His Name
Rusted Ball and Chain

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Matt Steel - Matt Steel

Meet another artist that should be getting radio airplay with his tunes.  Singer songwriter Matt Steel has a great sound and his song “I Like Her, But She Don’t Like Me” is very clever and well done.  His new self titled CD is full of great country tunes and well worth a listen.   We look forward to hearing more from this talented up and coming country singer. www.mattsteel.com

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
I Like Her, But She Don’t Like Me
Up To My Neck In Red
I’ve Still Got It Bad For You

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Katie Armiger - Katie Armiger

16 year old Katie Armiger should be a star.  One listen to her new self titled CD showcases great songwriting skills and a very mature sound.  Country radio will need to make room for this new young talent.  www.katiearmiger.com

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
Make Me Believe
17 In Abilene
Just Can't Say Goodbye
Still

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Stephen Cochran - Stephen Cochran

Stephen Cochran has been around the country music business all his life. It shows on this new CD as it is a mixture of contemporary and traditional country songs.  This a good CD with several cuts that should catch the attention of country radio.  The song "Angel Choir" is a song that every country music fan needs to hear.  www.stephencochran.com.

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
Friday Night Fireside
We're Alright (Just The Way We Are)
Leave My Country Alone
Angel Choir

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Bobby Pinson - Songs For Somebody

I just flat out enjoy Bobby Pinson's music.  His new CD called "Songs For Somebody" is excellent.  There are songs about drunks and trucks, and heaven and hell.  Bobby wrote and produced every cut.  With his songs already recorded by Sugarland, Toby Keith, Van Zant, and  many others, this CD is most likely full of future hits, either sung by Bobby himself or by someone else.  www.bobbypinson.com.

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
Don't Think I Don't Think About It
Right To Be Wrong
Past Comin' Back
Takin' Up Space

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Suzanne Gorman - Open Book

Suzanne Gorman has a very nice, relaxing, and smooth delivery.  Her "Open Book" CD is full of wonderful self penned songs.  The production leans more towards AC than country, however there are a number of cuts that would fit on country radio.  www.suzygorman.com.

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
You Make Me Beautiful
This Side of the Riviera
That's What Life's About

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Neon West - Neon West 3 song EP

Keep an eye on this group.  With female lead singer Lee Lucas, they have a fun, gritty, party grove that mixes rock with country to make for a unique, different, and refreshing sound that will stand out in the crowd.  This three song EP could very well be the start of something big.  Get ready to see and hear a lot from Neon West.  www.neonwest.com

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
Lucky

Chase It

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Eric Lee Beddingfield

ELB rocks, and yes he does!  Eric Lee Beddingfield’s self titled CD rocks out with songs like “Right Hand Man”, “Full Throttle”, “Trouble With a Woman”, and “Train, Train”.  And you get Eric’s tender side on cuts like, “ Small Town America ”, “Keep the Change”, and “Something You Make”.  The first single from this CD is “Kill the Mullet” and how can you not like this tune…unless of course, you have one.  If you’re a fan of gritty southern rock and small town America , you will wear this CD out. www.elbrocks.com

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
Right Hand Man
Full Throttle
Nowhere, USA
Train, Train (with Dolly Parton)

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Todd Fritsch - Sawdust

Get ready to hear a lot from Todd Fritsch in 2007.  Todd delivers a superb CD with something for everyone.  "What's Wrong With Me" is the debut single from the CD and sets the tempo right out of the gate.  There are plenty of other songs on this CD that will keep Todd on the radio throughout the year.  Release date is 4/17/07.  www.toddfritsch.com

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
So This Is Love
Tequila Tells
A Walk To Remember

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Leah Durelle - 9 Days In Nashville

Leah Durelle shows a lot of promise with this CD.  Half cover tunes and half originals.  Pick it up for the originals.  Excellent stuff!  www.leahdurelle.com

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
I'm Not Sorry
When You Love Somebody
I'm Coming Back As A Cowboy

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Pirates of the Mississippi - Heaven and a Dixie Night

The Pirates are back with a CD full of great tunes.  www.thepiratesofthemississippi.com

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
Gravy
Drinkin' Money
Kickin' Up Dust
Heaven and a Dixie Night

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Lantana - Unbridled

This female trio delivers a CD full of fun and sassy songs.  You can't help but enjoy this CD.  www.lantanamusic.com

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
I Ain't Your Jailer
You Know How It Is
Roll With The Changes

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The Britt Lloyd Band - Unlabeled

Gritty country rock at it's best!  A must have for your collection.  www.brittlloyd.com

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
Day In Day Out
7/4
Weekend
Drift

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Derek Sholl - Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time

A CD full of great songs, sung with honesty and passion, from newcomer Derek Sholl.  www.dereksholl.com.

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
My Life
Pray For Me
Never Know How Soon

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Kate Russell - Powerful Stuff

Kate belts out the tunes on her new CD.  Pick up a copy from her website at www.katerussellonline.com

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
Powerful Stuff
What Is Live
Talk Is Cheap
Vanish Into The Night

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Jeff Griffith - If It Ain't One Thing It's Another

What a great honky-tonk CD.  Produced by Joe Stampley, Jeff Griffith's CD is well worth listening to. Get a copy of this CD at  www.jeffgriffith.net

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
Holed Up In Some Honky Tonk
Tonight Was Made For The Two Of Us
Drinkin' Thing
If It Ain't One Thing It's Another

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Cody McCarver - Peace Love & Coondawgs

This is one of the best CD's I have listened to all year.   Confederate Railroad member, Cody McCarver, delivers a solid performance with each cut.  If you like the outlaw, Southern rock type of country music, then "Peace Love & Coondawgs" is a  must have in your collection.  You can get your hands on it from www.codymccarver.com.

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
It's Hard To Be Honest
Redneck Love Gone Bad
Tonights The Night
Red Flag

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Trent Summar & The New Row Mob - Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (Palo Duro Records)

It's good to hear from Trent Summar again.  This is a great CD and its no wonder other artists keep grabbing his songs to record them.  His songs have been recorded by Gary Allan, Billy Currington, Jack Ingram and many others.  Tent Summar has been proclaimed the "King of Redneck Rock" by Robert K. Oermann.  Get a copy of the CD, you will not be disappointed.  

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
"Horseshoes & Hand Grenades"
"She Knows What To Do (With A Saturday Night)"
"Really Never Loved Her Anyway"

 

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Emerson Drive - Countrifried (Midas Records)

Five of the cuts are produced by Josh Leo and Alabama's Teddy Gentry.  You can hear and feel that Alabama sound coming through on this disc especially in the song "Countrified Soul".  Great CD from a great band!

New Country Zone.com recommended cuts:
"Moments"
"Sweet Natural Girl"
"Lucky Man
"Countrified Soul" 

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