All tagged The Shootouts Album Review
Ohio based band The Shootouts have released their third album, Stampede, hot on the heels of their 2021 critically acclaimed sophomore album, Bullseye.
In the summer of 2022, the band's focus was on touring and riding the high of recognition earned by the hard work put into Bullseye (produced by BR549 founder Chuck Mead) when the musical high road made an unexpected turn directly into the realm of longtime frontman and 10-time Grammy-winning founder of Asleep at the Wheel, Ray Benson.
It had been a long time since I just had fun listening to an album, but the Shootout’s latest album, Bullseye, was just that; 13 new tracks of pure fun! I truly enjoyed this album because of their unique sound, which I like to refer to as being vintage western swing brought into the 21st century, yet still being very true to those roots.
For a sophomore album, what impressed me the most is that they remained true to their sound. Many groups, when achieving success on their first release, feel that they must do something over the top to beat their previous achievement. When those groups do this, they seem to lose something in their sound and in their souls. The Shootouts remained true to themselves and their sound, which their fans greatly appreciate.
