Johnny Nocash and The Celtic Outlaws, a hard hitting, folk based band. I hesitate to refer to this as Country, because when you think of country we all think of the same thing. This isn't your standard, modern day, radio country music, this is more along the lines of what Charlie Daniel and, of course, Mr. Cash were doing back in the day. This self titled release is still a good listen, it's still a good sing along in most cases and songs like “Love Song” and “Dying Day” are so full of energy it'll get you dancing and moving around.
It became obvious very quickly, Johnny Nocash and The Celtic Outlaws don't exactly care about who likes their music, it's very clear that this was what they want to hear and if you like it, good for you. To be fair, those are the best releases, don't try to appease everyone else. Musically, you have songs like “Dagger Road” which is a little slower, a little more emotional and a little more like Johnny Cash. It's a song that tells a story and demands your full attention and it's a song that uses the instrumentals to push along the vocals and help put emphasis on the words. On the other hand we have songs like the aforementioned “Dying Day” which is a high energy track that even features a solid guitar solo, while the song is still primarily vocal focused, the instrumentals are used in conjunction with the vocals to keep the energy high and get the body moving instead of being used essentially as background for the vocals.
Country/Folk Rockers Johnny Nocash and The Celtic Outlaws’ new self titled release is a gritty rockers dream and a new country fans nightmare. No filter and no holding back, if you're offended by “bad words” and the idea of drinking till your liver shuts down, this probably isn't the album for you. If you're a fan of gritty and high energy music or music with meaning and emotion, Johnny Nocash and The Celtic Outlaws just released an EP that you should absolutely check out!
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