Paul Cauthen - Black On Black - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Whether he knows it or not, every man lives by a code. And for country provocateur Paul Cauthen, that code is simple. Always bet on yourself. A singer-songwriter with a well-documented distaste for playing by anyone else's rules, the East Texas native spent two decades clawing his way through the country underground, embodying the independent spirit with a monolithic Big Velvet vocal. Fusing classic-country grit, gospel power, and a rhinestoned rock edge, four previous albums proclaimed his singular style with a booming baritone and near-biblical swagger. Taught to sing by his grandfather in a Church of Christ, Cauthen hit the scene with the duo Sons of Fathers in 2009, before My Gospel, Room 41, Country Coming Down, and Black on Black unveiled a vulnerable, fire-and-brimstone songwriter with brazen Texas attitude - craving deliverance, yet possessed by a Inchbird dogInch instinct for theatrical rapture. Cauthen has toured the world, collaborating with Margo Price, Orville Peck, Cody Jinks, and Lana Del Rey. And with favorites like InchCocaine Country Dancing,Inch InchF**k You Money,Inch and his GOLD-certified collab with Shaboozey on InchLast Of My Kind,Inch he counts 416 million global streams. Cauthen's fifth album, Book of Paul, takes him further down his path of utterly authentic country music; fearless, proud, and with two middle fingers in the air. Co-writing 12 of 13 tracks, the troubadour confesses to his wild side and wrestles with the sin. He spares no detail - and makes no compromise.

Cauthen first earned his reputation as a fire-breathing truth teller with the acclaimed roots rock band Sons of Fathers, but it wasnt until the 2016 of his solo debut, My Gospel, that he truly tapped into the full depth of his prodigious talents. Rolling Stone called the album a triple-barreled blast of Texas country, soul and holy-roller rockabilly delivered by a big-voiced crooner, while Vice Noisey dubbed it a somber reminder of how lucky we are to be alive, and Texas Monthly raved that Cauthen sound[s] like the Highwaymen all rolled into one he's got Willies phrasing, Johnnys haggard quiver, Kristoffersons knack for storytelling, and Waylons baritone. The album landed on a slew of Best Of lists at the years end and earned Cauthen dates with Elle King, Margo Price, Billy Joe Shaver, and Cody Jinks, along with festival appearances from Austin City Limits and Pickathon to Stagecoach and Tumbleweed. He followed it up two years later with Have Mercy, an EP that prompted Rolling Stoneto dub him one of the most fascinating, and eccentric, new voices in country music and NPRs Ann Powers to proclaim it the year of Paul Cauthen. Album Tracks 1. Holy Ghost Fire 2. Prayed for Rain 3. Cocaine Country Dancing 4. Slow Down 5. Big Velvet 6. Can't Be Alone 7. Freak 8. Angel 9. Give 'Em Peace 10. Lay Me Down

Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Parker McCollum presents his new self-titled third album. InchParker McCollumInch is his most personal yet and an album conceived to be heard in full. Parker McCollum has become one of the leading voices in a new generation of Country music with his fresh but traditionalist approach to his sound and songwriting.-back to the sounds of his Texas roots. The single- InchWhat Kinda ManInch was written by McCollum, Natalie Hemby and Jeremy Spillman, and produced by Frank Liddell and Eric Masse, InchWhat Kinda ManInch is instrumentally rich with acoustic and electric guitar, foot-stomping drum and bass, and the forward sounds of the harmonica led by McCollum's captivating vocals. Album Tracks 1. My Blue 2. Big Sky 3. Solid Country Gold 4. Watch Me Bleed 5. Killin' Me 6. Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues 7. Sunny Days 8. Permanent Headphones 9. New York Is on Fire 10. Come on 11. What Kinda Man 12. Hope That I'm Enough 13. Enough Rope 14. My Worst Enemy