Quick Draw Album Reviews: Piano Poppers And Honky-Tonkers
Reviews for new projects from Brett Eldredge, Joshua Ray Walker, Margo Price and Jimmie Allen… Read More Quick Draw Album Reviews: Piano Poppers And Honky-Tonkers
Category: Album Reviews
Quick Draw Album Reviews: Late Bloomers (For Country Universe)
Reviews for new albums from Willie Nelson, Rebecca Connelly and Greg Williams + addressing the future of this outlet… Read More Quick Draw Album Reviews: Late Bloomers (For Country Universe)
Favorite Albums Of The Decade: Dierks Bentley – ‘Up On The Ridge’ (2010)
Dierks Bentley’s creative recharge… Read More Favorite Albums Of The Decade: Dierks Bentley – ‘Up On The Ridge’ (2010)
Album Review: Kyle Nix – ‘Lightning on the Mountain & Other Short Stories’
Lightning on the Mountain & Other Short Stories suffers from being a bit too bloated overall, but it’s a solid start for Kyle Nix… Read More Album Review: Kyle Nix – ‘Lightning on the Mountain & Other Short Stories’
Quick Draw Album Reviews: Chunks Of Coal In The Goldmine
Reviews for new albums from Corb Lund, Tenille Townes, Clint Black and Gabby Barrett… Read More Quick Draw Album Reviews: Chunks Of Coal In The Goldmine
Favorite Albums Of The Decade: Tami Neilson – ‘Dynamite!’ (2014)
Quick Draw Album Reviews: 25 Trips Out West To Clear My Backlog
I knock out a few albums in my backlog from Sierra Hull, Jeff Crosby and Lilly Hiatt, as well as cover the debut album from Gone West… Read More Quick Draw Album Reviews: 25 Trips Out West To Clear My Backlog
Favorite Albums Of The Decade: James McMurtry – ‘Complicated Game’ (2015)
McMurtry’s most reflective work yet… Read More Favorite Albums Of The Decade: James McMurtry – ‘Complicated Game’ (2015)
Quick Draw Album Reviews: A Scum Country World
Reviews for the latest projects from Hill Country, Hellbound Glory, Sarah Jarosz, and John Baumann… Read More Quick Draw Album Reviews: A Scum Country World
Favorite Albums Of The Decade: Rhiannon Giddens – ‘Freedom Highway’ (2017)
Timely then, timely now… Read More Favorite Albums Of The Decade: Rhiannon Giddens – ‘Freedom Highway’ (2017)
Album Review: Jaime Wyatt – ‘Neon Cross’
Neon Cross is an ambitious album for Jaime Wyatt, but lacks the same energy as her previous work… Read More Album Review: Jaime Wyatt – ‘Neon Cross’
Album Review: Kip Moore – ‘Wild World’
While Kip Moore remains an interesting figure within mainstream country music, he struggles to improve on past faults with his work on Wild World… Read More Album Review: Kip Moore – ‘Wild World’
Album Review: Mike And The Moonpies – ‘Touch Of You: The Lost Songs Of Gary Stewart’
Another impressive surprise release from Mike and the Moonpies… Read More Album Review: Mike And The Moonpies – ‘Touch Of You: The Lost Songs Of Gary Stewart’
Quick Draw Album Reviews: The Trashcannon Jackpot
Reviews for the latest projects from Tessy Lou Williams, Caitlin Cannon, Steve Earle & the Dukes and Reckless Kelly… Read More Quick Draw Album Reviews: The Trashcannon Jackpot
Favorite Albums Of The Decade: Zac Brown Band – ‘Uncaged’ (2012)
The saddest entry for this feature, but for reasons not pertaining to the actual music, which is a blast… Read More Favorite Albums Of The Decade: Zac Brown Band – ‘Uncaged’ (2012)
Album Review: Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit – ‘Reunions’
As always, Jason Isbell doesn’t make music that’s easy to analyze, and there likely won’t be a song as universally loved on Reunions like “If We Were Vampires” or “Elephant” from past projects. But in terms of consistency and compelling thematic arcs, Reunions is one of Isbell’s strongest projects yet… Read More Album Review: Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit – ‘Reunions’
Favorite Albums Of The Decade: Alison Krauss & Union Station – ‘Paper Airplane’ (2011)
Not the flashiest bluegrass albums of the 2010s, but a personal favorite of mine… Read More Favorite Albums Of The Decade: Alison Krauss & Union Station – ‘Paper Airplane’ (2011)
Album Review: Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen – ‘Hold My Beer Vol. 2’
Hold My Beer Vol. 2 sports a few low points its predecessor didn’t have, but the tight focus and fun banter between Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen keeps it a fun listen regardless… Read More Album Review: Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen – ‘Hold My Beer Vol. 2’
Album Review: Kenny Chesney – ‘Here And Now’
Coming off the heavier Songs For The Saints from 2018, Here And Now is Kenny Chesney’s return to lightweight, breezy material that doesn’t resonate nearly as much as Chesney thinks it does right now… Read More Album Review: Kenny Chesney – ‘Here And Now’
Album Review: Hot Country Knights – ‘The K Is Silent’
It’s tough to know what to ultimately make of the Hot Country Knights, which may be the point anyway… Read More Album Review: Hot Country Knights – ‘The K Is Silent’
