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Albumism’s 100 Best Albums of 2020 | #37: Country Westerns' ‘Country Westerns’

December 1, 2020 Albumism Staff
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#37 | COUNTRY WESTERNS | Country Westerns
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According to Steven Ovadia: “The most striking thing about Country Westerns’ self-titled debut: their crafting of a perfectly balanced mix of pop, grunge, ‘70s punk, and just the right hit of country. It's a great-sounding album that demonstrates the importance of a proper musical ratio….Rock & roll and country often find themselves intermingled, but there are degrees. Some artists are mostly country with some rock & roll flourishes. Others are rock & roll with a country affect. Country Westerns is able to take country's outlaw spirit and infuse it into punk-influenced rock & roll, resulting in an album that doesn't sound country, but carries the genre in its DNA.”

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