On the Rocks
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On the Rocks
On the Rocks is the debut studio album by American country music band Midland. It was released on September 22, 2017 via Big Machine Records. -Wikipedia
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Saving Country Music
One Gun Up for really good traditional country music, served boldly through the stuffy environment of the mainstream. One Gun Down for attempting to bullshit the public, and exploiting the authenticity of true Texas songwriters and bar bands.
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Rolling Stone
Midland’s New Album Polishes Up Their Bar Band Sound
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Sounds Like Nashville
For those questioning where quality country music has gone, Midland is indisputably the answer.
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Country Exclusive
I’m sorry they didn’t let the music speak for itself, but we as music listeners can do just that, and that is how I for one choose to approach Midland. And if you do give this a chance, you’ll find some pretty good country music.
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My Kind of Country
Overall, this is a pretty good record. It’s not earth shattering, but it’s much better than most current major label releases.
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B Sides Badlands
Midland shine bright as their rhinestone suits on debut, ‘On the Rocks’.
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Entertainment Focus
Good music is good music regardless of where it comes from and Midland have crafted a superb debut record.
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Lula 1892
Who says you have to have a modest upbringing to make genuinely good country music? That’s not what makes country music country. The songs are.
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thereviewsarein
Midland’s On The Rocks is the album country music fans never knew they needed.
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All Music
It's a warm, rich, and detailed love letter to a smooth style of country music that's fallen out of fashion.
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Taste of Country
Sharp songwriting and an absolute dedication to a throwback sound separate Midland's On the Rocks album from anything released in 2017, but you already knew that.
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L.A. Times
A well-balanced cocktail of vintage country twang.
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Billboard
Midland Blends Eagles Harmonies and Haggard Swagger to Rekindle '80s New Traditionalism.
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Cryptic Rock
Overall, On the Rocks does not break any new ground, but it does not mean to. If anything, Midland aim to recall the good old days of the 1970s and 1980s. In that regard, On the Rocks succeeds mightily.
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Building Our Own Nashville
Midland are like marmite though I think, you either love them or you don’t but I have yet to come across anyone who doesn’t.
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Your Life in A Song
Their seventies and eighties inspired country ensures they sound like they’ve been around a lot longer than the 12 months since the release of their self-titled EP. Their second single, out this week, Make a Little holds the country truth – ‘it can’t be wrong when it feels so right’.
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Hollywood in Toto
MIDLAND’S ‘ON THE ROCKS’ IS JUST WHAT COUNTRY NEEDED.
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National Rock Review
Despite the fact that Midland's debut album is still pretty fresh, the band already has their sights firmly focused on the next chapter.
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The Boot
BELIEVE THEM OR NOT, MIDLAND ARE FOR REAL.
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Exclaim!
From Dripping Springs, Texas, Midland unite 1970s and '80s western music with modern country.
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Wide Open Country
For Midland to create something as unique as they did, while still achieving the success most artists only dream of, is a truly impressive feat.
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NPR
Based in Austin, this harmony-based group melds the whiskey-soaked spirit of the barroom with the country-rock of Gram Parsons.
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Grammy
The guys in Midland know they’re in the midst of a moment they’ll only experience once: that sweet spot when a band’s star starts to rise and reality starts to resemble their dreams.
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Six Shooter Country
The three piece throw things back and dive bar country never sounded so good!
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Medium
Despite its heavy lyrics, the warm, laid-back feel of “Burn Out” and “On the Rocks” as a whole makes the album a hit that’s just as easy to listen to quietly and reflectively by yourself, or to sing along to with friends at a party or in the car.
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Think Country Music
Midland has proven again through this album that they are our very own modern day cowboys.
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Austin Chronicle
Midland knows exactly the well they're tapping, but few new artists have done it this convincingly.
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