The Best Albums of 2017 December 29, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 3 The writing staff picks its twenty best albums of the year.
The Best Singles of 2017, Part One: #40-#21 December 27, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 6 In a year good enough to list its 40 best, we kick off our Best of 2017 with the lower half of our Singles list.
Top Fifty CMA Single of the Year Winners, Part Four: #20-#11 October 26, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 6 All fifty winners of the CMA Single of the Year, ranked. Here are the almost but not quite top ten.
Top Fifty CMA Single of the Year Winners, Part Three: #30-#21 October 25, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 10 All fifty winners of the CMA Single of the Year, ranked. These ten make up the middle of the pack.
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.
New Album Roundup: Sara Evans, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, and Chris Stapleton July 23, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 2 Here’s the rundown on five new albums already released this year.
Single Review: Chris Stapleton, “Either Way” May 23, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 11 A harrowing portrait of a failing marriage.
Single Review: Chris Stapleton, “Broken Halos” April 14, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 2 Stapleton previews the first of two albums he will be releasing this year, and it has all of the elements that conspired to make him the surprise success story of the past three years.
A Country Music Conversation, Day 10: “I Hold On” to “If I Die Young” December 5, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 10 Day 10 features tracks from Dierks Bentley, Lee Ann Womack, Keith Urban, Amy Dalley, and The Band Perry.
Single Review: Aubrie Sellers, “Sit Here And Cry” November 15, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 2 Aubrie Sellers sounds like her mama covering The Hives.