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Friday 17 January 2014

New from McAlister Kemp

It follows the successful Country Proud , including its "anthemic" title track and earned the duo their first ARIA (Australian Recording Industry Association) number one country album, mainstream ARIA chart success, a CMC (Country Music Channel) Music Award plus numerous other nominations.
With the new work, Drew McAlister and Troy Kemp say they wanted to make "the biggest, boldest and bravest album ever made by an Australian country act".
Harder To Tame has 10 track, described as "all tied together with songs that touch on real issues and core blue collar values – the cornerstone of McAlister Kemp's loyal fan connection".
The album's first single and title track was released in August, the second, Tats , is the latest single.
Harder To Tame will be officially launched in the evening of Saturday January 25 at the West Tamworth League Club following the Golden Guitar Awards.
The duo will also make a number of other "signing" appearances during the Tamworth Country Music Festival.
And they will follow the launch with the "Harder To Tame National Tour" with dates to be continually announced throughout 2014.

The new album will be released in three formats... the 10 track single CD and digital album, the "deluxe" CD/DVD edition featuring music videos, live performances and footage from McAlister Kemp's US summer and a special collectors vinyl record.
 

New from Georgia Fall



Love The Hard Way is the debut album from Sydney based trio Georgia Fall, Mellissa Baker, Paul Bain and James Bernauer.
The album, produced by Golden Guitar nominee Sean Rudd and also featuring songs co-written by Lyn Bowtell, has been two years in the making, a spokesman for the trio said. "The album title is a reference to a song lyric and sums up the overall tone of the album, being that love can be a complex part of life.
"Contrary to popular belief, no one in the band is named Georgia; the trio simply thought it had a great ring to it. Lead vocalist Mellissa, an Academy Of Country Music graduate, grew up in Charters Towers (Qld) and was a regular at the state's country music festivals, while drummer Paul grew up in Brisbane.
"James, one of Sydney's hottest guitarists, has spent his life studying music and is a graduate of the University of New England with a Bachelor of Pop Music and Performance."
The trio was formed in Sydney, where they now all live.
Love The Hard Way is released on iTunes today and will be officially launched on Tuesday (January 21) at 11am at Country Music Capital's SSS BBQ Barn.
Weblink – www.georgiafall.com .

New album Jon Pardi "Write You A Song"

Artist: Jon Pardi
Title Of Album: Write You A Song
Year Of Release: 2014
Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Genre: Country, Contemporary Country, Country-Rock, Country-Pop, Neo-Traditionalist Country
Tracklist:

01. What I Can’t Put Down
02. Up All Night
03. Write You A Song
04. That Man
05. Missin’ You Crazy
06. Happens All The Time
07. Trash A Motel Room
08. Chasin’ Them Better Days
09. Love You From Here
10. Empty Beer Cans
11. When I’ve Been Drinkin’

Country singer and songwriter Jon Pardi, born May 20, 1985, and raised in Dixon, California, discovered his love of country music early, thanks in no small part to his grandfather's country karaoke machine. Falling under the spell of traditional country artists like George Jones and George Strait, and with a special affinity for Hank Williams Jr., Pardi was playing guitar as a child, and was only seven years old when he belted out "Friends in Low Places" at his father's 30th birthday party at a local hall. He was 12 when he started writing his own songs, and joined his first band at the age of 14. Country music was the only thing Pardi really wanted to do. He formed a duo with friend Chase McGrew after he graduated from high school, and the pair began playing the regional clubs and bars. Pardi and McGrew moved to Chico together to attend Butte Junior College, and for the next three years played in a local band called Northern Comfort. Pardi always knew he had to end up in Nashville, the home of country music, in order to fulfill his dream, and he moved there in 2008 when he was 23. He supported himself initially as a lifeguard, but he had developed into a natural narrative songwriter, and landed a publishing deal just 18 months after arriving in Music City. The publishing deal led to a lot of well-connected co-writing for Pardi, and he honed his writing skills even more, usually singing his own demos of the songs to shop around. His name got frequently noticed and recalled, and following a showcase gig with his band, Pardi signed a recording deal with Capitol Records Nashville. Using friend and collaborator Bart Butler as producer (Butler had handled most of Pardi's demo sessions), he began recording his debut album. A first single from the project, "Missin' You Crazy," was released in the spring of 2012, with the album itself, Write You a Song, finally arriving early in 2014.