🌺CountryLineDancer
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Aug 12, 2022 18:00:19 GMT -5
Sykamore's first full-length album is out.
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mhutto6214
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Post by mhutto6214 on Aug 13, 2022 4:46:23 GMT -5
love everything about this record, her penning her melodies just hit so good for me. not sure if she interest on joining major label, otherwise 'where to find me' is my favorite.
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.indulgecountry
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Post by .indulgecountry on Aug 13, 2022 17:09:47 GMT -5
She remains one of my least favorites in the newer female country department. Nothing about this record really moved me and was largely forgettable. Her voice and the way her songs are produced is just very bland to me. :/
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Post by 🌺CountryLineDancer on Aug 18, 2022 19:07:50 GMT -5
My new fav is Pinto. Many of the tracks have been my fav from before, including Stay Broke, Where To Find Me, Cheap Thrills, Dancing In The Dark, and of course Record High, so it was a nice listen. Still no single add from Canadian radio, even after the drop of this album... I just barely saw any tie between Sykamore and Canadian country music industry for the last couple of years, even though she has been releasing many new materials. For instance, Country Music Alberta Instagram did not even recognize this album release. She does not show up to big Canadian country music summer festivals either. And no nominations to the Alberta Country Music Award. I don't really know why this has been the case, but I'm just waiting and hoping to see some change. I wonder if bboat11 or Kanenrá:ke have some insight on this. |
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Post by Kanenrá:ke on Aug 19, 2022 22:16:42 GMT -5
My new fav is Pinto. Many of the tracks have been my fav from before, including Stay Broke, Where To Find Me, Cheap Thrills, Dancing In The Dark, and of course Record High, so it was a nice listen. Still no single add from Canadian radio, even after the drop of this album... I just barely saw any tie between Sykamore and Canadian country music industry for the last couple of years, even though she has been releasing many new materials. For instance, Country Music Alberta Instagram did not even recognize this album release. She does not show up to big Canadian country music summer festivals either. And no nominations to the Alberta Country Music Award. I don't really know why this has been the case, but I'm just waiting and hoping to see some change. I wonder if bboat11 or Kanenrá:ke have some insight on this. No insight as to why her career is going the way it is. Like why BMG did t at least try a single was odd. She was however at Montreal’s first country festival last weekend so there’s something at least on that front. |
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Post by bboat11 on Aug 22, 2022 2:03:45 GMT -5
Finally gave this album a listen! Sykamore has put together a truly incredible record here imo!!  Despite most of it being released previously, all of them sound even better here than they did separately! I could have personally done without "Local Singles" and "California King" in favor of a couple more new songs, as they are easily the weakest on her last EP imo, but everything else on this album is just one jam after another! I'm honestly not sure how I would rank them at this point in time. "Record High" is still the obvious smash of the album if she wants to give radio a try. "You Know Where To Find Me" is a sneaky little devil as well; that intro ditty is catchy as hell! I have always thought so, but it hit even harder in the context of an album. Of the new songs, "Just 4 July" and "Pinto" are both among the most immediately-catchy songs I have ever heard from her. Usually her songs take a few listens to really sink in, but those two are immediate. And I enjoy that "Wallflower" is a bit more acoustic approach for her, although I do think it falls to the back half of this album. I do tend to forget that "Dancing in the Dark" is also one of the "new" songs, because it has already blended seamlessly in alongside the standalone singles from the past year in my mind. Which is a compliment, 'cause "Stay Broke", "Cheap Thrills", etc. are also among my favorites from her! I should give one of you Canadians my phone number in case one of you happens to run into her at a small-town fair or something ;) |
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