New Music: Five Recently Released Works
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In a year filled with so many problems it seems to make sense that one of mankind’s best friends are not forgotten. That is exactly what seventeen Nashville artists set out to accomplish – raise the profile on, you guessed it, dogs. Curated from some of Nashville’s canine loving artists, “Rock and Roll Over” was created while in total lockdown, making it perhaps even more improbable. Basically, this is a rock styled work, hence the album name. However, each track is devoted to a different breed of dog. Song titles include “I’m A Terrier,” “He’s A Poodle,” and “I’m Your Beagle.” I didn’t actually pay much attention to the CD jewel case before playing. I just jumped in and started listening. It therefore took me a few songs to realize a lot of devotion to dogs was being payed. The goal of this work is two-fold – one, help support the adoption of dogs to save them from being euthanized, and two, raise awareness