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)
Dierks Bentley’s creative recharge… Read More Favorite Albums Of The Decade: Dierks Bentley – ‘Up On The Ridge’ (2010)
Alan Jackson’s first hit and saving grace… Read More The Unbroken Circle: Alan Jackson – “Here In The Real World” (1989)
I normally just update my “Country Universe Posts” page to share what I’ve written there, but I’d like to share this one outright – “Favorite Songs by Favorite Artists: Alan Jackson,” in which I count down 25 of my favorite Alan Jackson songs. On that note, I’d like to mention that this week’s of edition… Read More Miscellaneous News & Notes
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’
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
Featuring hits from Trent Tomlinson, Billy Currington, Kellie Pickler and more!… Read More The Best Hit Songs Of 2007 (Again)
Your package will get to Amarillo by morning, guaranteed… Read More The Unbroken Circle: George Strait – “Amarillo By Morning” (1983)
Reviews for new singles from Brantley Gilbert, Zac Brown Band, Kane Brown and Cole Swindell… Read More Quick Draw Single Reviews Vol. 14
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
The outsider, the underdog and a Cinderella story all in one… Read More The Unbroken Circle: Connie Smith – “Once A Day” (1964)
McMurtry’s most reflective work yet… Read More Favorite Albums Of The Decade: James McMurtry – ‘Complicated Game’ (2015)
Favorites of the year at the midway point – 2020… Read More The 2020 Midyear Report
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
Timely then, timely now… Read More Favorite Albums Of The Decade: Rhiannon Giddens – ‘Freedom Highway’ (2017)
High on optimism, a bit short on satisfaction… Read More Song Review: Dolly Parton – “When Life is Good Again”
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’
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’
