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Single Reviews Round-Up: Katie Armiger, Brett Eldredge, Justin Moore, Kelly Clarkson ft. Vince Gill, Miss Willie Brown, & Jason Aldean ft. Luke Bryan and Eric Church

November 19, 2012 Tara Seetharam 25

Katie Armiger, “Better in a Black Dress”

Written by Katie Armiger and Blair Daly

An ode to being a chain-free, red wine-drinking hot mess could be tacky and unnecessarily snarky in lesser hands. In Armiger’s, it’s tasteful, swampy and empowering. Grade: B+

Single Review: Carrie Underwood, "Two Black Cadillacs"

November 18, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 35

Thankfully, this should be the last single this year from Carrie Underwood.

Single Review: Dustin Lynch, "She Cranks My Tractor"

November 13, 2012 Ben Foster 8

Well… it has words that rhyme.

Single Review: Hayden Panetierre, "Telescope"

November 13, 2012 Ben Foster 15

I love how Hayden Panettiere’s “Juliette Barnes” character on ABC’s Nashville supposedly represents the “adolescent pop” side of country music… and yet somehow still manages to sound more country than half of what’s on country radio today.

Single Review: The Band Perry, "Better Dig Two"

November 8, 2012 Ben Foster 21

An ambitious effort, but not quite as airtight as one would hope.

Single Review: Jana Kramer, "Whiskey"

November 6, 2012 Ben Foster 11

How many female country artists these days kick off a radio run with two back-to-back songs of heartache, both with audible fiddle and steel to boot?

Single Review: Tim McGraw, "One of Those Nights"

November 3, 2012 Ben Foster 2

Great hooks have become a dying breed in mainstream country music. It seems every other single review I write includes criticism for a hook that falls flat. Exhibit A: Tim McGraw’s new single.

Single Review: Sarah Darling, "Home to Me"

October 20, 2012 Ben Foster 2

One of the things that frustrates me the most about today’s mainstream country music is the way so many of the songs just seem to be screaming ‘Like me! Like me! Like me!’

Single Review: Little Big Town, "Tornado"

October 16, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 18

Even by Little Big Town standards, “Tornado” has a unique and cool sound. I can only guess that they were especially inspired by the song’s concept.

Single Review: Madonna, "Love Spent"

October 14, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 14

Thirty years ago, Madonna released her first single. In the years that followed, she dominated radio formats across the dial, but never released a single targeting the country market. Until now.