Billboard Feature: First Country: New Music

By: Melinda Newman

As we hopefully head out of the pandemic, is there a more appropriate line than “We don’t know what lies ahead, just what we’ve left behind,” as journeyman Moore sings on “Ride Down By the River”? The rest of the southern rock/country set has a similar moving-ahead mindset, whether it’s the chugging, fiddle-driven “Every Night I Burn Another Honky Tonk Down,” or the optimistic “On Through The Night.” Moore is best experienced in concert, but he captures the live spirit well on this set.