Twenty Greatest Albums of the CU Era: Brandy Clark, 12 Stories December 20, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 2 A brilliant singer-songwriter’s damn near flawless debut album.
Bluesky Bullet Points: May 26, 2024 May 26, 2024 Jonathan Keefe 4 Phillip Lammonds and Ruth Moody provide this week’s high points.
Single Review Roundup: Vol. 3, No. 12 April 10, 2024 Jonathan Keefe 0 Autumn Nicholas is emerging as the most significant new singer-songwriter in recent memory.
A Trisha Yearwood Retrospective, Part Five: 2000-2002 July 24, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 3 Trisha Yearwood makes two of her best albums before heading on the first hiatus of her career.
Pam Tillis Ranked: #25 – #1 June 22, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 0 Our inaugural edition of Ranked concludes with the top 25 records to date from the legendary Pam Tillis.
Every No. 1 Single of the Nineties: Trisha Yearwood, “Believe Me Baby (I Lied)” June 21, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 10 A stunningly creative chart-topper from Trisha Yearwood.
A Conversation with Kim Richey on the 25th Anniversary of Kim Richey May 16, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 5 In our new Album Anniversary series, Country Universe talks to singer-songwriter Kim Richey on the 25th anniversary of her self-titled debut album.
The Twenty Best Albums of 2018 January 1, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6 Three Country Universe writers collaborated for this list of the best albums of 2018.
Women of Country Album Review Roundup, Part Two: Loretta Lynn, Kathy Mattea, Ashley Monroe, Kim Richey, and Carrie Underwood October 16, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 2 Our take on five more 2018 albums from the women of country.
100 Greatest Women, #8: Trisha Yearwood September 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 15 Trisha Yearwood was the genre’s most consistently excellent recording artist during the boom years of the nineties and the decade that followed.