

Considering he grew up speaking French, Quebecois country singer Robby Johnson works up a pretty impressive Southern-style twang on his 2015 debut, Don’t Look Back. On most of the album he applies it toward the time-honored country-crooner task of wooing women, whether through the surging, pop-infused opening track “She Moves” or the dobro-dominated “Moment,” all with a winningly warm vocal presence. And on the easy-rolling “I Ain’t the Guy,” he’s even aided in the effort by the man who wrote the book on romantic country, Vince Gill.