ACM nominations are here, Alan Jackson discusses why he always wears a cowboy hat, and the floodgates open for new music releases in this week’s edition of the Sunday Morning Paper.
Month: February 2021
Clusterpluck Album Reviews: John Driskell Hopkins, Carly Pearce, and Lainey Wilson
Carly Pearce makes a coda for her 2020 album, John Driskell Hopkins delivers an interesting solo project, and Lainey Wilson makes her debut, in this album review roundup.
The Boom-or-Bust Jukebox - Week 8 (2021): (Amythyst Kiah, Ashley Monroe, Jon Pardi, etc.)
Amythyst Kiah rocks with “Black Myself,” Ashley Monroe returns, and I retool with my throwback feature in this week’s edition of the Boom-or-Bust Jukebox.
The Sunday Morning Paper: A Different Kind of Honor (Feb. 21, 2021)
Mickey Guyton offers her perspective on being a Black woman in country music, Luke Combs and Maren Morris address accountability, and Dolly Parton refuses a statue in this week’s edition edition of the Sunday Morning Paper.
The Best Hit Country Songs of 1962
Featuring hits from Patsy Cline, George Jones, Hank Snow, and more!
The Boom-or-Bust Jukebox - Week 7 (2021): (Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi, Lanco, Kaitlin Butts, etc.)
A week of new discoveries and solid releases all around.
Album Review: Florida Georgia Line - ‘Life Rolls On’
Life Rolls On shows that Florida Georgia Line is completely out of ideas.
The Sunday Morning Paper: For the Broken-Hearted (Feb. 14, 2021)
Kacey Musgraves hints at a new album, Dwight Yoakam takes legal action and Taylor Swift makes the old feel new in this week’s edition of the Sunday Morning Paper.
Clusterpluck Album Reviews: Jeremy Parsons, Aaron Vance, and Lilly Winwood
A trio of mostly solid releases, including a genuinely great surprise.
The Boom-or-Bust Jukebox - Week 6 (2021): (Chapel Hart, Dan + Shay)
In which I advise you to buy stock in Chapel Hart and find very little else to work with in this week’s edition of the Boom-or-Bust Jukebox.
The Musical Divide 