Some people disqualify much of what is being released in Nashville from being defined as ‘true country.’ Yes, steel banjos are out in a lot of the songs and they use more than just three chords, but still the truth…
REVIEW: Jana Kramer, I’ve Done Love
Just when I could be accused of losing some faith in the power of the female voice in country music (sorry Kelsea) or in music generally to skirt around the raw and the painful, Jana Kramer’s new single ‘I’ve Done…
REVIEW: Jason Kirkness, Whiskey Kiss
In a world full of Instagram, reality TV and auto-tuned candy-sweet pop, rare is the song that breathes a quiet energy, softly whispering through the airwaves. Jason Kirkness brings us one such song, filled with all the elements of country…
REVIEW: Jillian Jacqueline, Reasons
Less than 60,000 hits on YouTube? How? Jillian Jacqueline’s ‘Reasons’ is definitely in the running for one of my songs of the summer, if not for the whole of 2017. It’s not hard to see why Rolling Stone named Jacqueline…
REVIEW: Thomas Rhett, Sixteen
Can we all just take a moment to appreciate the lyrical genius of Thomas Rhett? Somehow, in just over 3 minutes, in his latest single ‘Sixteen’ released from his new album ‘Unforgettable’ that comes out later this year,…
REVIEW: Little Big Town, The Breaker
When Tim McGraw promotes an album on Instagram, you sit up and take notice. This gem of an album from the Nashville-based artists behind heavy-weight tracks like, ‘Girl Crush‘ and ‘Your Side of the Bed‘ packs a punch. When…