Southwest

At first glance, country music looks like a one stoplight town, with county lines that cover less ground than a football field. For Shari Rowe, country means something entirely different. In her single "Southwest,” Rowe illustrates boundless desert skies and horizons brilliant enough to bring a genuine cowboy to tears.

Playful and pungent in lyricism and instrumentation, "Southwest" provides an abundance of western swing and pride. Rollicking guitar and an upbeat tempo accompany Rowe’s vivid picture of a marvelous Southwest landscape.

No matter where you're from, real country music is about writing what you know; it's telling stories about heartbreak, happiness and home. In "Southwest," Shari Rowe shows the purest of honky-tonk colors, as if to say, "this is country, with one hell of a kick.