2022 release. Something's happening in country music. Newer artists and younger audiences are embracing instrumentation, vocal stylings and song structures long thought drowned in the ocean of slick, snap-track productions. Not easily dismissed as merely regional or a novelty throwback, the trend could be on it's way to full-blown movement. If so, Kimberly Kelly's Show Dog Nashville debut album may prove to be the clarion call. Either way... she's not asking. I'll Tell You What's Gonna Happen is more than her (abbreviated) album title, more thana reference to her connection with a Country Music Hall of Famer, and much more than ahistorical footnote. Rather, it's a statement of musical confidence earned the only way that happens: talent, work ethic, experience, vulnerability, and courage. For Kelly, it's all of a piece. "I like to think of it as a sub-genre of country music called 'country music,'" she says with a wink.
1 Honky Tonk Town (Jessi Alexander, Jessie Jo Dillon and Brett Tyler)
2 Some Things Have a Name (Bob Dipiero and Troy Johnson)
3 Summers Like That (Karyn Rochelle and Bobby Tomberlin)
4 Why Can't I (Bob Dipiero and Karyn Rochelle)
5 I Remember That Woman (Kent Blazy, Cindy Blazy and Karyn Rochelle)
6 Blue Jean Country Queen Featuring Steve Wariner (Kimberly Kelly, Brett Tyler and Steve Wariner)
7 Don't Blame It on Me (Ben Danaher and Brett Tyler)
8 Forget the Alamo (Don Rollins and Wynn Varble)
9 Person That You Marry (Kimberly Kelly, Lori McKenna and Brett Tyler)
10 No Thanks (I Just Had One) (Dale Dodson and Wynn Varble)
11 First Fool in Line (Byron Hill and Tammi Kidd)
12 Black Rose (Billy Joe Shaver)
2022 release. Something's happening in country music. Newer artists and younger audiences are embracing instrumentation, vocal stylings and song structures long thought drowned in the ocean of slick, snap-track productions. Not easily dismissed as merely regional or a novelty throwback, the trend could be on it's way to full-blown movement. If so, Kimberly Kelly's Show Dog Nashville debut album may prove to be the clarion call. Either way... she's not asking. I'll Tell You What's Gonna Happen is more than her (abbreviated) album title, more thana reference to her connection with a Country Music Hall of Famer, and much more than ahistorical footnote. Rather, it's a statement of musical confidence earned the only way that happens: talent, work ethic, experience, vulnerability, and courage. For Kelly, it's all of a piece. "I like to think of it as a sub-genre of country music called 'country music,'" she says with a wink.
