Luke Bryan Doin’ My Thing Review
The question “What is country?” is eternal, and not just among nerdy music critics. Contemporary country is filled with songs about what it means to be country. Some are defensive, some inclusive, and some pander to their audience in an obvious attempt for sales. Luke Bryan’s answer to the question, [...]
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David Nail’s I’m About To Come Alive Review
Missouri isn’t exactly a hotbed for soul music, or country music, for that matter. On this album, newcomer David Nail sounds as though he spent his life in the Mississippi Delta or singing in clubs on Beale Street.
So it is fitting that the album start off with the [...]
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Bomshel – Fight Like a Girl - Album Review
Wow, have I really been waiting three years for this?
I’ve been watching Bomshel’s career since way back in 2006, when “It Was an Absolutely, Finger Lickin’, Grits and Chicken, Country Music Love Song” first hit the air. I witnessed four great songs all fail to make [...]
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Carrie Underwood - Play On - Album Review
Arguably the most successful “American Idol” winner ever, Carrie Underwood has gone on to grab multiple Grammys, rule the Billboard country charts, become the youngest member of the Grand Ole Opry, and make more money in the last year than any of her fellow “Idol” alums. “Play On” [...]
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Speed of Life - Album Review
“It’s hard to believe that the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has been around for five decades. Formed as a California folk rock group, NGDB has endured because of an innate sense of what its music is supposed to sound like, no matter who plays in [...]
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Kris Kristofferson - Closer to the Bone - Album Review
“As the title suggests, Kris Kristofferson’s newest album, “Closer to the Bone,” is an attempt to reach new depths of vulnerability-a portrait of an old man, laid bare following his 2006 opus, “This Old Road” (which was his first recording after a 12-year hiatus). Folk relies [...]
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Album Review: Eric Church – Carolina
With three Top 20 singles to his name, Eric Church still managed to score a spot between The Lost Trailers and Kid Rock on a recent list of least favorite artists among country listeners. As one of the few from the neo-outlaw class of 2005-06 to have actually retained his [...]
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Billboard Album Review - Love and Theft - World Wide Open
“Love and Theft’s familiar sound is probably lost on the younger demographic the trio tends to attract, but that may play in the band’s favor when it comes to…”
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Billboard Album Review - Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
“At first glance, it might seem odd that Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy would choose this point in his band’s career to release a self-titled album..…”
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Billboard Album Review - Patterson Hood - Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)
“This long-in-coming sophomore set from the prolific Drive-By Truckers frontman hopscotches across time in a way that would make J.J. Abrams happy.…”
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