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Single Review: Hunter Hayes, “21”

May 24, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 6

“21” Hunter Hayes Written by Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley, Hunter Hayes, and Kelly Lovelace Back in the days of cassettes, a faulty player would run the tape through a little too fast. It made the

Single Review: Luke Bryan, “Kick the Dust Up”

May 23, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 13

“Kick the Dust Up” Luke Bryan Written by Dallas Davidson, Chris DeStefano, and Ashley Gorley I actually kinda like Luke Bryan. But I still hated this song before the first twenty seconds were up. He

Single Review: Lee Brice, “That Don’t Sound Like You”

May 18, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 2

“That Don’t Sound Like You” Lee Brice Written by Rhett Akins, Lee Brice, and Ashley Gorley I really like Lee Brice. He’s got an interesting voice, and his phrasing is always original. It’s like he

Single Review: Chris Young, “I’m Comin’ Over”

May 17, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 7

“I’m Comin’ Over” Chris Young Written by Corey Crowder, Josh Hoge, and Chris Young He’s still got a great voice, and that’s still giving him the confidence to keep the production flourishes in check. So

Daily Top Five: Tear Jerkers

May 16, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 22

From reader Kuzco, today’s Top Five is songs that made you cry. Here are my Top Five Tear Jerkers: Lori McKenna, “Still Down Here” Alan Jackson, “Blue Ridge Mountain Song” Collin Raye, “Love, Me” Reba

Single Review: Steven Tyler, “Love is Your Name”

May 16, 2015 Sam Gazdziak 5

“Love is Your Name” Steven Tyler” Written by Lindsey Lee and Eric Paslay When word came out that Tyler was releasing a country album, the first thing that came to mind — at least in

Single Review: Chris Janson, “Buy Me a Boat”

May 8, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 11

“Buy Me a Boat” Chris Janson Written by Chris DuBois and Chris Janson It’s about time that Eric Church’s sound started showing up on other people’s records. Chris Janson’s “Buy Me a Boat” is lyrically

Single Review: Chris Stapleton, “Traveller”

May 3, 2015 Leeann Ward 8

“Traveller” Chris Stapleton Written by Chris Stapleton With all of the lamenting that many of us do regarding mainstream country music, those of us who are practical are aware of the conflict of knowing that

Single Review: Zac Brown Band, “Loving You Easy”

April 30, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 9

“Loving You Easy” Zac Brown Band Written by Al Anderson, Zac Brown, and Niko Moon Zac Brown Band’s groove was in danger of becoming a rut, and their new album, Jekyll + Hyde, is their

Single Review: Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, “It’s all Going to Pot”

April 28, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 8

“It’s all Going to Pot” Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard Written by Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson, and Larry Shell Let’s answer all of the burning questions right away. 1. Do these two legends still sound