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Single Review: ‘Bruises’ – Train featuring Ashley Monroe

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Songwriters: Pat Monahan, Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund Train‘s versatile California 37 album contains this duet with Pistol Annies‘ Ashley Monroe. We find Pat Monahan and Monroe in the roles of high school friends catching up after 10 years, talking about shared acquaintances and swapping stories. The friends find comfort in each other’s inevitable disappointments, reminding Read More

Single Review: ‘She Cranks My Tractor’ – Dustin Lynch

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Songwriters: Dustin Lynch, Brett Beavers, Tim Nichols   Once more unto the breach, my friends, once more… Following his debut single, ‘Cowboys and Angels,’ Dustin Lynch could have continued along the same neo-traditional path. Instead he choose ‘She Cranks My Tractor.’ Read More

Single Review: ‘Better Dig Two’ – The Band Perry

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Songwriters: Trevor Rosen, Shane McAnally, Brandy Clark ‘I told you on the day we wed/I was gonna love you til I’s dead,’ Kimberly Perry reminds her love at the start of new The Band Perry single, ‘Better Dig Two.’ The statement sets up this dark and twisted tale of love and obsession. The Band Perry Read More

Single Review: ‘One of Those Nights’ – Tim McGraw

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Songwriters: Luke Laird, Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins Tim McGraw has started a new chapter in his long career. The switch to Big Machine Records has clearly energized him. Following his debut song with the label, ‘Truck Yeah,’ which many saw as a departure in style, he chose as the second single ‘One of Those Nights.’ Read More

Single Review: ‘Begin Again’ – Taylor Swift

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Songwriter: Taylor Swift The second single, ‘Begin Again,’ taken from her new album, Red, has Taylor Swift playing to her strengths. The mellow song is an observational, acoustic gem. With a great many songs written about moving on after a bad break-up, the way to make the story still interesting is to make it personal. Swift Read More

Single Review: ‘Stop, Drop and Roll’ – Tracy Lawrence

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Songwriters: Casey Beathard, Brandon Kinney Following the 2011 stripped-down release, The Singer, Tracy Lawrence is readying a new full production album due to be released early in 2013. Mentions of the new music being “more edgy” had me wondering if he would abandon his familiar sound altogether to keep up with the current rock-influenced country Read More

Concert Review: The Roys – The Station Inn, Nashville, TN – Oct 11, 2012

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“If you’re having a good time, we’re The Roys…and if not, we’re Dailey & Vincent.” Blending modern bluegrass, traditional country music, and good-natured humor, sibling duo The Roys entertained at legendary venue The Station Inn, Thursday, October 11, 2012. Those foregoing the bombast of the Tennessee Titans game got an intimate evening of exquisite music. Read More

Single Review: ‘Southern Comfort Zone’ – Brad Paisley

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Songwriters: Brad Paisley, Kelley Lovelace, Chris DuBois Over his career, Brad Paisley has released singles in broadly three categories: novelty songs, love songs, and message songs. His strength has been in making the novelty songs not too gimmicky, the love songs not too sappy, and the message songs not too preachy. New single, ‘Southern Comfort Read More