Jonny Fritz “Dad Country”

Jonny Fritz – A Corndawg No More

by John Larson

Let’s get something straight right from the get-go: This is your daddy’s country. While his lyrics do have a modern slant, Jonny Fritz isn’t some homogenized schlock that sometimes passes these days for modern country. For his upcoming album, Dad Country, the Artist formally known as Jonny Corndawg, has dropped that moniker in favor of his given name, Jonny Fritz. And while his voice has a fragile quality that is by no means flawless, it is fearless and honest.

On Dad Country (Fritz’s third full-length album on ATO Records) he has cemented his seventies era, California Country Rock sound in spades. Fritz’s crack band of musicians helped him barrelhouse through the dozen tracks in a span of two days, producing a song cycle rife with fiddle, slide guitar and rollicking’ piano that is immediate and truthful. His style is approachable yet solid from the album opener entitled “Goodbye” to the frenetic  “Ghost Riders In The Sky” on-speed style, aptly titled, “Instrumental” closer,  and everything in between. The album has an ebb and flow quality that accentuates his plaintive delivery on one song, while sounding joyous on the next.

Think of Jonny Fritz as a kind of cool buddy or neighbor who just happens to write and perform country music. And oh, yeah, his songs are all killer

 

Standout tracks: “All We Do,” “Social Climbers,” “Birthday,” “Shut Up,” “Trash Day”
Dad Country will be out 4/16 (ATO Records).

Jonny Fritz will be performing at the Troubadour in Los Angeles on Tuesday 3/26

For more information on Jonny Fritz visit:

http://jonnyfritz.com
https://www.facebook.com/dadcountry

Chevy Beretta from Jonny Fritz on Vimeo.

Meet Jonny Corndawg from Miku & Ryan on Vimeo.