Music Reviews
Single Review: ‘Helluva Life’ – Frankie Ballard
10 years ago Brittany Fisher 1
Michigan is home to Great Lakes, the Detroit Lions and a helluva country star. That’s right, the oh-so-talented (and chiseled) Frankie Ballard hails from none other than Battle Creek, Michigan. Thirty-one year old Ballard was formerly signed to Reprise Records with whom he released his first single ‘Tell Me You Get Lonely’ in 2010. Personally, Read More
Single Review: ‘Miles and Mud Tires’ – Granger Smith
10 years ago Brittany Fisher Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Miles and Mud Tires’ – Granger Smith
Songwriter: Granger Smith Sometimes there’s more to a song than its lyrics, instruments, or vocals. Only a select group of songs are authentic, have a real story behind them, and possess depth. It’s those things that make a song come to life. It’s those things that make the melody flow through your veins. When I Read MoreSingle Review: 'Wild Child' – Dakota Bradley
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: 'Wild Child' – Dakota Bradley
Songwriters: Dakota Bradley, Preston Brust, Jaron Boyer Dakota Bradley is following up his country music debut, ‘Somethin’ Like Somethin’,’ with new single, ‘Wild Child.’ Built on an irresistible R&B groove, ‘Wild Child,’ tells the story of a chance encounter after a party is broken up by the cops. Bradley’s youthful vocal sells every word of Read More
Single Review: 'Who I Am with You' – Chris Young
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: 'Who I Am with You' – Chris Young
Songwriters: Marv Green, Paul Jenkins, Jason Sellers It seems that since the Neon era, Chris Young has been struggling a little to find an identity in the country radio landscape. His most recent album, A.M., varies wildly between dumb and cliched dudebro fare and meaningful songs. Second single, ‘Who I Am with You,’ sits somewhere Read More
Album Review: Feels Like Carolina – Parmalee
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Album Review: Feels Like Carolina – Parmalee
Feels Like Carolina – Parmalee (Stoney Creek, 2013) North Carolina rock band Parmalee entered country music by way of the quite stupid ‘Musta Had a Good Time.’ It functions as the opening track of their Stoney Creek debut album, Feels Like Carolina, and the tawdriness of that song is soon eclipsed by the strong set Read More
Album Review: ‘Whiskey & Lace’ – Krystal Keith
10 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Album Review: ‘Whiskey & Lace’ – Krystal Keith
Whiskey & Lace – Krystal Keith (Show Dog-Universal, 2013) It takes a certain amount of courage to pursue a music career when you run the risk of merely being seen as “daughter of…”. Sure, Krystal Keith might not have had to shop around for a record deal and releases her debut album on dad Toby Read More
Album Review: Missed the Exit – Colby Dee
10 years ago Sara Irvin Comments Off on Album Review: Missed the Exit – Colby Dee
Up-and-coming country songstress Colby Dee recently released her debut EP, Missed the Exit. The seven track compilation takes listeners through a complete relationship cycle – from meeting a new love interest to losing them. Colby Dee was born in Canada, raised in Georgia, and now makes her home in Nashville, where the brunette beauty co-wrote Read More