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Daily Top Five: Most Essential Albums

May 26, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 27

Suggested by longtime reader and commenter Jonathan Pappalardo: What are the five most essential albums in your collection? I love this question! Here’s my list: Dixie Chicks, Home Reba McEntire, For My Broken Heart Patty

Daily Top Five: Should’ve Been Hits

May 25, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 29

Today’s Daily Top Five is loosely inspired by reader PSUMucci. What are five singles that should’ve been hits? They could be songs that ended up signature tunes for their act despite not being hits, or

Daily Top Five: Favorite Title Tracks

May 20, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 16

Suggested by longtime reader Hoggy From Oz: What are your favorite title tracks? Here’s my list: Trisha Yearwood, “The Song Remembers When” Carrie Underwood, “Blown Away” David Nail, “The Sound of a Million Dreams” Suzy

Daily Top Five (by Five): Fan Favorites

May 9, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 23

We haven’t done a Daily Top Five for a few days, so the original post is going to be lengthier than usual. Loyal fans of an artist usually love album cuts and rarities as much

Daily Five: Least Favorites from Your Favorites

April 23, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 46

We’ve been way too upbeat lately with our Daily Fives! Today, we’re asking a different question about your favorite artists. What are the five albums from artists you usually love that really disappointed you? The

Daily Top Five: Strengthen Country Radio

April 22, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 19

Actively writing single reviews again has me also looking at the radio charts again. What a bleak landscape of interchangeable singers and songs! I can’t remember things ever being this generic and bland. We flirted

Album Review: Kimmie Rhodes, Cowgirl Boudoir

March 3, 2015 Jonathan Keefe 1

Kimmie Rhodes Cowgirl Boudoir Though she’s recorded steadily since the late 80s, Texas singer-songwriter Kimmie Rhodes hasn’t enjoyed either the commercial or critical cachet of many of the other alt-country and Americana acts. Both Wynonna

Single Review: Trisha Yearwood, “I Remember You”

February 27, 2015 Leeann Ward 4

“I Remember You” Trisha Yearwood Written by Kelly Archer, Ben Carver, and Brad Rempel After the anthemic “Prize Fighter”, Trisha Yearwood softens things with the emotional “I Remember You.” With just an acoustic guitar and

Album Review: Rhiannon Giddens, Tomorrow is My Turn

February 17, 2015 Jonathan Keefe 9

Rhiannon Giddens Tomorrow is My Turn Although Rhiannon Giddens has been a fixture on the Americana circuit as the frontwoman for the terrific Carolina Chocolate Drops, it’s on her solo debut, Tomorrow Is My Turn,

2015 ACM Awards: Nominations & Analysis

January 31, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 14

The third most prestigious country music industry award nominations – but the most important ones handed out in the spring – have been announced. Here’s a rundown of all the major categories, along with some