Friday 1 November 2019

Honky-Tonk singer-songwriter Ags Connolly shares new single, new LP drops

Ags Connolly (photo credit: Kev Lloyd)

























UK Country Singer-Songwriter Ags Connolly Premieres His New Single "The Meaning Of The Word"

AGS' NEW STUDIO ALBUM "WRONG AGAIN" DROPS FRIDAY (NOV. 1ST)
5 STARS ALBUM OF THE MONTH  - COUNTRY MUSIC PEOPLE

WATCH AGS PERFORMING HIS RECENT COUNTRY SINGLE
 "SAY IT OUT LOUD" ON BBC MUSIC INTRODUCING...


Release Date: 1 Nov 2019)
Label: Finstock Music
10 Tracks
Time: 37:35
Genre: Americana

PHYSICAL CD £10 From ARTIST WEBSITE

Debut #41 UK Country iTunes Album Chart (outside #1400 UK iTunes all-genres), then off top 200, then #11 (#430 UK iTunes all-genres), then #9 (#313 all-genres) 

1 I'll Say When
2 The Meaning of the Word
3 Lonely Nights in Austin
4. Wrong Again (You Lose a Life) released 28 Aug 2019 >> YouTube
5. Say It Out Loud 5:04 released 26 Sep 2019                
6. What Were You Gonna Do About It
7. Indian Sign
8. Early Morning Rain
9. Then and Now
10. Sad Songs Forever

Rocking Magpie REVIEW The Most Authentic Honky and Tonkiest Country Songs Ever Produced in England.
Extract: It is perfectly constructed with lush harmonies, pedal-steel, Twangtastic guitars, rat-a-tat drumming and a rock solid bass combo, as well as featuring Eamon McLaughlin’s steller fiddle playing ….. then add Connolly’s trademark ‘world weary’ vocals and you have a Country Song that much more famous singers dream of recording.
Apart from thoroughly enjoying this album; I’m simply thrilled that my friend has had the opportunity to sing his songs in such esteemed company; and company that brings out the best in him ……… now hopefully World Domination is finally on the horizon ……. or at least an invite to Country 2 Country, as this record is more Country than any of the names I recognise on the 2020 poster!.....Read More

“One of the finest acts to come out of the UK” - Marie Crichton BBC Radio Shropshire BBC Page

Wrong Again is Ags Connolly’s third studio album, following on from his highly-acclaimed offerings How About Now (2014) and Nothin’ Unexpected (2017). The traditional country singer-songwriter from Oxfordshire, England, took the reins on this latest effort, producing the album with a team of London-based musicians in the peaceful and intimate surroundings of Woodworm Studios in his home county. Ags also enlisted the expert help of accordionist Michael Guerra (The Mavericks) and fiddle player Eamon McLoughlin (Emmylou HarrisRodney Crowell), both of whom had graced his previous album.
Alongside Ags’ trademark honky-tonk shuffles, drinking songs and barroom ballads, Wrong Again delves once more into Tex-Mex/south-of-the-border flavours while entering some new territory in the lively western swing closer ‘Sad Songs Forever.’ Meanwhile, the one cover on the album is a swelling, earthy imagining of Gordon Lightfoot’s classic ‘Early Morning Rain.’ Whilst perhaps not a concept album in the accepted sense, Wrong Again does feature recurring themes: miles covered in cars and planes, the lone existence of the protagonist, the spectre of Austin, Texas – all gathered in the unforgiving shadow of lost love. These undercurrents tie the songs to each other and ultimately form a very personal record of the period in which they were written.

Described as “a national treasure” by Europe’s biggest-selling country music magazine, Country Music People, Connolly has built a reputation over the last few years as an uncompromising country traditionalist in the UK and beyond, having also headlined shows across the US and Europe. In an era when the pop and rock incarnations of country music are enjoying a surge of popularity in the UK, Ags continues to defend the last outpost of the genre’s traditional roots. Wrong Again is another defiant offering in this vein, whilst also once again showcasing the high songwriting and lyrical standards his music has come to be known for.

Related BLOG POST (Oct 2, 2019): Billboard premieres country singer-songwriter Ags Connolly's latest single | New LP drops Nov. 1st

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