This sturdy road-tested band makes heartland country/rock that owes as much to Springsteen and Mellencamp as it does to Cash or Jennings. Like all the artists mentioned in the last sentence, the Dirt Drifters’ craft songs that talk about the plight of 99% of Americans. That is that they live paycheck to paycheck and definitely work very hard for whatever they get in this world. The Dirt Drifters’ debut single for Warner Brothers Nashville, "Something Better," was a delightful track about our nature to be waiting, looking and/or hoping for something better to come along to make our life better. While not the big hit that it deserved to be, the song did set up The Dirt Drifters up nicely to deliver an even stronger song made for workin' folk everywhere: their sophomore single “Always A Reason.”

“Always A Reason” truly is an anthem for workers everywhere, that 99% who work hard, pay their bills and/or struggling to make ends meet. They are the weekend warriors, the good timers, the hard workers and anyone looking to wash away their sorrows with the tag of “might be having a ball, may be shedding some tears, there’s always a reason to drink around here.” With a strong vocal and tight melody, “Always A Reason” smells like a hit and hopefully will get the chance to become the theme song to any night of the week drinking sessions.

One of the most talented bands currently recording country music (I'd compare them with Zac Brown Band), The Dirt Drifters deserve a hit and hopefully this song is their true breakthrough tune and that maybe, somewhere down the line "Something Better" will get a reprieve and become the massive ear worm it deserves to be.

Review: "Something Better"

Watch Video: "Something Better"

Listen: "Always A Reason"

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