Totally Biased Fan Review: Break Mine EP – Brothers Osborne

1

Break Mine Lyrics

 639

Produced by Mike Elizondo

Written by Shane McAnally, John Osborne, T.J. Osborne & Pete Good

2

We Ain’t Good At Breaking Up (Ft. Miranda Lambert) Lyrics

 878

Featuring Miranda Lambert

Produced by Mike Elizondo

Written by Miranda Lambert, Jesse Frasure, John Osborne & T.J. Osborne

3

Back Home Lyrics

 141

Produced by Mike Elizondo

Written by John Osborne, T.J. Osborne & Lee Miller

4

Get To Movin’ Again Lyrics

 98

Produced by Mike Elizondo

Written by John Osborne, Natalie Hemby& T.J. Osborne

Brothers Osborne have apparently released this EP for the fans, supposedly something to enjoy while they work on their next album.

Back Home and We Ain’t Good At Breakin’ Up were featured on last year’s self titled album, but the other two are new tunes.

The four songs are very different to each other. The last track is very country, so country that you singalong to it without knowing the song.

The title track is an ear worm. It will be in your head all day.

We ain’t good at breakin’ up is a smooth colllaboration with MMiranda Lambert.

Back Home is an easy, familiar kind of country song.

4 good tracks from a duo who knows each other well through blood and familiarity and a shared love for music.

Totally Biased Fan Review: Evolution – Sheryl Crow

1. Alarm Clock
2. Digging in the Dirt
3. Do It Again
4. Love Life
5. You Can’t Change the Weather
6. Evolution
7. Where?
8. Don’t Walk Away
9. Broken Record
10. Waiting in the Wings

A few years ago, Sheryl Crow recorded an album with a cast of thousands. She said that it was probably her last album. Threads was released in 2018 (wow, can’t believe that it was so long ago!).

I am glad that she changed her mind. She didn’t produce it herself this time. She wanted someone else’s touch and perspective.

Sheryl Crow has had a life that is a country song. She’s had more ups and downs than a department store lift.

She wears her heart on her sleeve and takes the punches as well as she takes the plaudits.

Of course, it comes out in her music – which has never been able to fit into one box. It is undeniably grounded in country, the twang in her voice that can’t be hidden and the gentle strumming and storytelling will always link her to it. However, her music touches spots outside the genre.

This is full of haunting, different, multi-faceted songs with lyrics that pull you in and melodies that take you on a journey.

Mike Elizondo has let Sheryl concentrate on pouring her heart out while he does the technical stuff.

This is the deluxe version which has 10 tracks and the other version has 9.

There are some classic Crow touches here – like when she isn’t pulling at your heartstrings in a ballad, she sings a fun, uptempo track with just as much meaning.

Sheryl is not your average country music artist. She bends a few different ways but she always goes back to her roots.

Her co-singers and co-writers over the years have been as varied as Peter Gabriel (here), Vince Gill, Kris Kristofferson, Keith Richards and Lucius! She doesn’t follow one road.

Her voice is as powerful as ever and she can mix it with the best.

I think that her music, like Sheryl Crow, herself, is aging well.

I’m glad that she got back in the saddle.

Totally Biased Fan Review- Songs in the Gravel – Dylan Gossett EP

SONGS IN THE GRAVEL TRACKLIST

1. “If I Had A Lover” (Dylan Gossett) +

2. “Finally Stop Dreaming” (Dylan Gossett) ^

3. “Somewhere Between” (Dylan Gossett) *

4. “Bitter Winds” (Dylan Gossett) ^

^ Produced by Dylan Gossett

* Produced by Eddie Spear

+ Produced by Ian Fitchuk

The lad from Austin, Texas is only 25. He is just starting out. He supported others on an Australian tour recently and he is embarking on a European tour as well as gigs closer to home.

Dylan is not a member of the bro country brigade. He has substance. He wrote all four tracks on here and while it is obvious who his influences are, he’s his own man.

There’s a grittiness meshed with sensitivity in his songs.

He has a cult following in Ireland and it is not hard to hear why. He has that earthy, raw, storytelling quality. That’s an Irish drawcard.

It is only the beginning. Let it roll on.