Okie is commendable for its scope, but feels too mawkish and cloying in its actual execution
Month: August 2019
Pop Goes The Country Vol. 34: Charlie Rich - “The Most Beautiful Girl” (1973)
Exploring the power of producer Billy Sherrill
Album Review: Dalton Domino - ‘Songs From The Exile’
Songs From The Exile is great on its own, but it’s most fitting as a coda to Corners
Album Review: Tanya Tucker - ‘While I’m Livin’
While I’m Livin’ is a solid return to form for a country music veteran
Album Review: Jason Hawk Harris - ‘Love & The Dark’
Love & The Dark continues 2019’s hot streak of fantastic debut albums
Album Review: Midland - ‘Let It Roll’
A strong first half on Let It Roll shows Midland sharpening their skills, but a weaker second half keeps the album just shy of greatness
Pop Goes The Country Vol. 33: Lynn Anderson - “Rose Garden” (1970)
Pop Goes The Country is an ongoing series where I explore country music’s biggest crossover hits. To pursue any aspiration in life takes a degree of passion and inspiration that can’t be explained. For musicians, it’s the unequivocal power of a song that draws them in for the long run. For Lynn Anderson, that inspiration… Continue reading Pop Goes The Country Vol. 33: Lynn Anderson - “Rose Garden” (1970)
Album Review: Tracy Lawrence - ‘Made In America’
Made In America sounds, for the most part, like what you’d expect from a Tracy Lawrence album in 2019
Album Review: Lillie Mae - ‘Other Girls’
Lillie Mae’s Other Girls is an experiment that doesn’t go far enough in its execution.
Album Review: Old Salt Union - ‘Where The Dogs Don’t Bite’
Old Salt Union deliver their most consistent and darkest project to date with Where The Dogs Don’t Bite
The Musical Divide 