Cody Johnson - Cowboy Like Me (2014)

Billboard feature - 1/14 - "The project showcases subtly clever songwriting from a driven DIY guy with a keen melodic sense. Johnson owes a stylistic debt to such '90s stars as Garth Brooks and Mark Chestnutt, but there's still a current commercialism about the new album. It's decidedly country, but decidedly not dated. In the current radio climate, Johnson could be an ideal stylistic counterbalance who's both familiar and refreshing."