Jonathan Keefe

Single Review: RaeLynn, “Love Triangle”

November 22, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 4

“Love Triangle” isn’t a trainwreck like “God Made Girls,” but it’s a missed opportunity.

Single Review: Drive-By Truckers, “Surrender Under Protest”

November 21, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 1

Compelled but not defeated.

Single Review: Miranda Lambert, “We Should Be Friends”

November 21, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 7

You’re absolutely right, Miranda. We *should* be friends.

Sunday Selections: November 20, 2016

November 20, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 9

The Weight (of These Wings) Is A Gift.

Single Review: Aubrie Sellers, “Sit Here And Cry”

November 15, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 2

Aubrie Sellers sounds like her mama covering The Hives.

Sunday Selections: November 13, 2016

November 13, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 5

RIP Leon Russell.

Sunday Selections: October 30, 2016

October 30, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 5

We love the guy, but Sturgill Simpson sure can be a grumpy sumbitch at times.

Single Review: Tami Neilson, “Holy Moses”

October 26, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 2

Neilson’s the proverbial unstoppable force, and the immovable object of heartbreak would do well just to get out of her way.

Single Review: Lauren Alaina, “Road Less Traveled”

October 25, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 4

The great irony of Lauren Alaina’s “Road Less Traveled” is that the song’s lyrics rely entirely on clichéd images and turns-of-phrase while attempting to empower individuality and personal expression.

Single Review: Margo Price, “Four Years of Chances”

October 24, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 4

What makes the song a should-be classic is Price’s performance, which is a masterful bit of interpretive singing.