Retro Single Review: Dolly Parton, “Here You Come Again” November 23, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 10 Dolly Parton’s first big crossover hit is also one of her best.
Retro Single Review: Dolly Parton, “Light of a Clear Blue Morning” November 19, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 2 Dolly Parton’s crossover career begins in spectacular fashion.
Single Review: Keith Urban, “Female” November 13, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 13 “Female” is two half-finished songs stitched together.
Single Review: Alan Jackson, “The Older I Get” October 25, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 6 Alan Jackson offers a meditation on aging that should become a genre standard.
Single Review: Chase Rice, “Three Chords and the Truth” October 24, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 1 Chase Rice goes almost four full minutes without actively debasing women or country music, but don’t mistake that achievement alone for greatness.
Single Review: The Last Bandoleros, “Fly With You” October 23, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 0 Yes, that comparison to Hanson is meant as a very high compliment.
Single Review: Zac Brown Band, “Roots” September 28, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 4 A good song sunk by a terrible hook.
Single Review: Ashley McBryde, “A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega” September 19, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 6 Here’s to the arrival of a major talent, taking us to a little dive bar in Dahlonega.
Single Review: Lee Ann Womack, “All the Trouble” September 2, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 5 Lee Ann Womack previews her upcoming studio album with this bluesy single.
Single Review: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, “If We Were Vampires” August 30, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 3 The latest single from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit rises above its title to present a moving reflection on love and mortality.