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Single Review: ‘Sure Be Cool if You Did’ – Blake Shelton

12 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: Nicolle Clawson, Jimmy Robbins, Chris Tompkins. Blake Shelton is preparing a new album and the project’s first single is ‘Sure Be Good if You Did.’ Let me start by saying that I hope this isn’t representative of the rest of the record. In the song, a guy talks to a pretty woman at a Read More

Single Review: ‘Hope On The Rocks’ – Toby Keith

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  Songwriter: Toby Keith The old adage goes that whether times are good or bad, people always drink. Toby Keith’s newest single comes from the perspective of a bartender, one not often written about in country music, or any other genre for that matter. The verses are simple but effective one- or two-line musings on Read More

Single Review: ‘Anywhere with You’ – Jake Owen

12 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: David Lee Murphy, Ben Hayslip, Jimmy Yeary Jake Owen‘s early career involved singles which, if not exactly deep material, still held a quirky quality which made them his own. With his latest album, Barefoot Blue Jean Night, that has drifted even more to unchallenging, easily digestible radio songs. He has now started collecting #1 Read More

Single Review: ‘Mama’s Broken Heart’ – Miranda Lambert

12 years ago Liv Carter 4
Songwriters: Shane McAnally, Brandy Clark, Kacey Musgraves On her new single, ‘Mama’s Broken Heart,’ Miranda Lambert is once again holding the matches as a relationship goes up in flames. This time, the song explores something new, the generational difference in how one is expected to act when things fall apart. In contrast to her mama’s Read More

Single Review: ‘Changed’ – Rascal Flatts

12 years ago Liv Carter 1
Songwriters: Gary LeVox, Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher Following their Top 10 hit, ‘Come Wake Me Up,’ Rascal Flatts release another power ballad, the title track of their most recent album, ‘Changed.’ Releasing two slow songs back to back is generally a no-no for country radio, but if anyone can do this successfully, it is this Read More

Single Review: ‘Running Out Of Air’ – Love And Theft

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Songwriters: Matt Jenkins, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne Put on your disco shoes kids, because Love And Theft is back, coming on the heels of their smash single, ‘Angel Eyes,’ with their new song, ‘Running Out of Air.’ I say disco shoes, because after the opening snare crack, that’s what we’ve got; a solid slinky groove Read More

Single Review: ‘I’ll Keep The Kids’ – Montgomery Gentry

12 years ago Liv Carter 1
Songwriters: Eddie Montgomery, Ira Dean, Phillip O’Donnell Written about Eddie Montgomery’s 2010 divorce, Montgomery Gentry’s latest single, ‘I’ll Keep The Kids’ is one of those songs that I think every songwriter writes when they go through a period of life that’s marked by bitterness. The lyrics are excellent. They really do an excellent job of Read More

Single Review: ‘I Will Wait’ – Mumford & Sons

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Songwriters: Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane, Country Marshall, Ben Lovett One of the biggest music trends of the last few years is the increasing popularity of roots music leading to a renewed interest in folk, Americana, bluegrass – pretty much alt-anything. Storming ahead of everyone is British quartet Mumford & Sons.  The folk-rockers arrived on the Read More

Single Review: ‘A Seed’ – Paul Sikes

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Songwriters: Paul Sikes, Trent Jeffcoat, Tonya Stout Singer-songwriter Paul Sikes released his debut album, Craft, earlier this year and his new single is the interesting, ‘A Seed.’ The underlying idea explored on ‘A Seed’ is that something small can eventually lead to great things. ‘For centuries kids have cooled off in my shade / and Read More

Single Review: ‘Not Pretty Enough’ – Josey Milner

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Songwriter: Kasey Chambers ‘Not Pretty Enough,’ is written from the perspective of a bullying victim, which is a nice respite from the standard song topics of love, trucks, and…well, the country. Its chorus focuses on what the narrator’s perceived flaws might be, and wondering why said bully won’t accept her the way she is. The Read More