Our second edition of ’15 Favorites’ takes a deep-dive into Eric Church’s career, and for it, I’m joined by my friend and Church aficionado, Marty Kurtz.… Read More Fifteen Favorites: The Eric Church Edition (feat. Marty Kurtz)
A yearly family tradition of counting down my favorite albums and songs of the year thus far.… Read More The 2021 Midyear Report
Heart & Soul works best when viewed as a whole, rather than as three individual projects.… Read More Album Reviews: Eric Church – ‘Heart & Soul’
Excellent first steps from some of the genre’s best, including Gary Stewart, Eric Church, Emmylou Harris, Caitlyn Smith and more!… Read More The Melting Pot: Favorite Debut Albums (w/ Critically Country)
Getting nostalgic with hits from Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw and more!… Read More The Best Hit Songs of 2006
Eric Church and Lucero are rockin,’ and Dierks Bentley, Shenandoah and Kalie Shorr miss the mark. … Read More Quick Draw Single Reviews: Vol. 16
A bit late, but enjoy! … Read More The Best Singles Of The 2010s
The album Eric Church needed to make at this point in his career… Read More Favorite Albums Of The Decade: Eric Church – ‘Mr. Misunderstood’ (2015)
You know, the “hits”… Read More The Best Singles Of 2019
The short version: “Some Of It” is intentionally simple, and that just may be its greatest asset. Writers: Eric Church, Jeff Hyde, Clint Daniels, Bobby Pinson Rating: 7/10 The long version: The thing with Eric Church is that, while he will occasionally stretch his wings into new territory (like his last single, “Desperate Man”), he’ll… Read More Song Review: Eric Church – “Some Of It”
Considering The Musical Divide operates mostly as a review outlet, I take a lot of pride in the amount of music covered here. While some may understandably see this extra addition to the albums list as overkill, it’s mostly a testament to how much good music I still couldn’t fit into the actual list no… Read More The Musical Divide’s Honorable Mentions For Best Albums Of 2018
The Musical Divide’s third list of five launches today. While crafting an artistic statement in the form of an album is important, crafting an excellent song is arguably harder. Albums give artists an average of half an hour to an hour (typically) to win you over. Meanwhile, songs have to do the same job within… Read More The Musical Divide’s Top 50 Songs Of 2018 (Part One)
It’s been over two weeks since I’ve done one of these. Between the massive amounts of albums and singles I want to cover to other life commitments, I just haven’t been able to commit the time I’d like to this feature. Originally I had plans to look back at 1987 since Kyle of Kyle’s Korner requested… Read More The Best Hit Songs Of 2013
This article originally appeared in Niagara Wire. Eric Church has never been content with making the same album twice. From the beginning of his career, Church has shown the marks of someone who does it his own way. His new album that released Oct. 5, Desperate Man, shows Church marrying his simpler side evident on earlier… Read More Album Review: Eric Church – ‘Desperate Man’
Whether you love, hate, like or dislike Eric Church, it’s hard not to see him as one of country music’s most interesting figures right now. Thankfully, that comment doesn’t even just extend toward the external comments he makes in the rare interviews he gives. His music speaks for itself. 2015’s Mr. Misunderstood was one of his… Read More Song Review: Eric Church – “Desperate Man”
