Album Review: John R. Miller – ‘Depreciated’
‘Depreciated’ is a long time coming for John R. Miller.… Read More Album Review: John R. Miller – ‘Depreciated’
Category: Album Reviews
Album Review: Flatland Cavalry – ‘Welcome to Countryland’
Welcome to Countryland is an exercise in looking forward while also grounding what’s worked along the way.… Read More Album Review: Flatland Cavalry – ‘Welcome to Countryland’
Album Review: Vincent Neil Emerson – ‘Vincent Neil Emerson’
Vincent Neil Emerson’s sophomore effort is no sophomore slump.… Read More Album Review: Vincent Neil Emerson – ‘Vincent Neil Emerson’
Album Review: Gary Allan – ‘Ruthless’
Gary Allan is back, albeit with a compromised effort.… Read More Album Review: Gary Allan – ‘Ruthless’
Clusterpluck Album Reviews: The Barlow, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, and Allison Russell
A trio of mostly solid releases, including two great ones that have been sitting in my backlog.… Read More Clusterpluck Album Reviews: The Barlow, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, and Allison Russell
Album Review: Amythyst Kiah – ‘Wary + Strange’
‘Wary + Strange’ is a personal and artistic rebirth for Amythyst Kiah.… Read More Album Review: Amythyst Kiah – ‘Wary + Strange’
Album Review: Blackberry Smoke – ‘You Hear Georgia’
‘You Hear Georgia’ is solid, but likely the band’s weakest post-‘The Whippoorwill’ album.… Read More Album Review: Blackberry Smoke – ‘You Hear Georgia’
Album Review: Cole Chaney – ‘Mercy’
‘Mercy’ proves to be a damn good debut.… Read More Album Review: Cole Chaney – ‘Mercy’
Album Review: Alan Jackson – ‘Where Have You Gone’
Six years after his last project, it’s good to hear back from Alan Jackson, even though his latest effort is little more than consistently solid and overlong… Read More Album Review: Alan Jackson – ‘Where Have You Gone’
Album Review: The Steel Woods – ‘All of Your Stones’
While it will be impossible to view or hear ‘All of Your Stones’ without taking into consideration it’s tragic background and context, it’s nonetheless The Steel Woods’ tightest album yet, and one of the best albums of 2021 thus far.… Read More Album Review: The Steel Woods – ‘All of Your Stones’
Album Review: Charlie Marie – ‘Ramble On’
Charlie Marie rises above her influences and forms her own voice on ‘Ramble On.’… Read More Album Review: Charlie Marie – ‘Ramble On’
Album Review: Travis Tritt – ‘Set in Stone’
Travis Tritt returns with ‘Set in Stone,’ but he doesn’t leave much of a lasting impression. … Read More Album Review: Travis Tritt – ‘Set in Stone’
Album Review: Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, and Jon Randall – ‘The Marfa Tapes’
For what it is, The Marfa Tapes is an unsurprisingly fun listen … but also a surprisingly dark one. … Read More Album Review: Jack Ingram, Miranda Lambert, and Jon Randall – ‘The Marfa Tapes’
Clusterpluck Album Reviews: Country … Again? (Ashley Monroe, Justin Moore, and Thomas Rhett)
Exploring the notions of being “country again” and both sides of that conversation through three albums.… Read More Clusterpluck Album Reviews: Country … Again? (Ashley Monroe, Justin Moore, and Thomas Rhett)
Album Review: Tracy Lawrence – ‘Hindsight 2020, Vol. 1: Stairway to Heaven Highway to Hell’
Tracy Lawrence celebrates 30 years in music with the first installment of an eventual three-volume project … and also arguably makes his best project in years.… Read More Album Review: Tracy Lawrence – ‘Hindsight 2020, Vol. 1: Stairway to Heaven Highway to Hell’
Album Reviews: Eric Church – ‘Heart & Soul’
Heart & Soul works best when viewed as a whole, rather than as three individual projects.… Read More Album Reviews: Eric Church – ‘Heart & Soul’
Clusterpluck Album Reviews: Triston Marez, Dallas Moore, and Canaan Smith
The second of two album review roundups for today, which features thoughts on the latest offerings from Triston Marez, Dallas Moore, and Canaan Smith.… Read More Clusterpluck Album Reviews: Triston Marez, Dallas Moore, and Canaan Smith
Clusterpluck Album Reviews: Adeem the Artist, Melissa Carper, and Katie Jo
The first of two album review roundups for today, which features thoughts on the latest offerings from Adeem the Artist, Melissa Carper, and Katie Jo.… Read More Clusterpluck Album Reviews: Adeem the Artist, Melissa Carper, and Katie Jo
Clusterpluck Album Reviews: LoneHollow, Parker Millsap, and SUNDAYS
In which LoneHollow and SUNDAYS deliver greatness and Parker Millsap makes another lateral shift.… Read More Clusterpluck Album Reviews: LoneHollow, Parker Millsap, and SUNDAYS
Album Review: Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi – ‘They’re Calling Me Home’
By framing ‘They’re Calling Me Home’ as universal in its approach to life and death, Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi have crafted an album that speaks to the here and now, and will continue to long afterward.… Read More Album Review: Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi – ‘They’re Calling Me Home’
