ALBUM REVIEW: My Kind of Country by Eric Sowers Band

My Kind of Country is the debut album from new comers Eric Sowers Band, and its a good listen. The band consists of 5 northern Ohio musicians who have one thing in common: chasing a dream in country music.

My Kind of Country album cover (photo courtesy ericsowersmusic.com)

And, based off their debut album, it seems they are on the right track.

"My Kind of Country" is the first track that bears the name of the album title. This song is a blue collar country boy anthem. From mason jars to catfish, the song gives us a good look into a daily country boys life. If you like to fish, chew tobacco and tear up your four wheeler, this is your song.

Another standout country-rocking tune is "Reckless Memory". The song reminds me of something that would come out of Jason Aldean or Brantley Gilbert. This is the Eric Sowers Band of "I See You" by Luke Bryan, but a tad more reckless and country.

But what I really like about the band, which features Eric Sowers on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Chase Dull on electric lead guitar, Dylan Kromer on bass, Adam Thayer on keyboards (Dull, Kromer and Thayer also assist on background vocals), and Neal Anderson on percussion and drums, is that they can also sing ballads and songs about real life and still sounds great.

"Sometimes It Floats" is a great song about life's troubles and how whenever you feel like the world is coming down on you and going to 'drown' you but in the end after all the things knocking you down there's some hope that it'll get better. The song perfectly references water being the savior and at times symbolizing the thing that drowns you.

"Can bring you down or lift your hopes
Yeah, sometimes it drowns
Sometimes it floats"

 And of course it wouldn't be a country album without songs about a country girl. "I Got Somethin'" is a personal take on what a guy feels around this girl he's been crushing on, but he doesn't know what exactly is it. Maybe love?

Another personal favorite is "Another One" which is a slower song about wanting that one more beer, one more kiss, one more perfect moment. The band is on point and production of this song is excellent.

For more information on the Eric Sowers Band and upcoming tour dates, visit their website. My Kind of Country is available for download on Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon. You can also listen to it on their YouTube page. 

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Below is a live performance of their title track, "My Kind of Country"