Single reviews

Single Review: ‘I Drive Your Truck’ – Lee Brice

12 years ago Liv Carter 15
Songwriters: Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, Jimmy Yeary Though he is an extremely accomplished songwriter, Lee Brice has not shied away from searching for outside songs for his own projects. For his Hard 2 Love album, he selected the emotional ballad, ‘I Drive Your Truck,’ penned by Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington, and Jimmy Yeary. There can Read More

Single Review: ‘Better I Don’t’ – Chris Janson

12 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: Chris Janson, Kelly Roland, Pat Bunch 2013 will be Chris Janson‘s breakthrough year. The country singer-songwriter from Perryville, MO only got his first cut this year, but he immediately started big with Tim McGraw‘s top 10 hit ‘Truck Yeah.’ Following years of building up a solid reputation as a songwriter and live performer, and Read More

Single Review: ‘Party Like Cowboyz’ – Big & Rich

12 years ago Liv Carter 5
Songwriters: John Rich, Rodney Clawson, Vicky McGehee (radio edit) (additional lyrics by Big Kenny on album version) When Big & Rich burst onto the country music scene they brought something new. Their funky arrangements, creative songwriting, and irreverent attitude made them exciting outliers on the progressive end of country radio. Almost a decade (and a Read More

Single Review: ‘Get Your Buzz On’ – The Cadillac Black

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Get Your Buzz On’ – The Cadillac Black
Songwriters: Jaren Johnston, Kelby Ray, Neil Mason In the spring of this year, southern-rock trio The Cadillac Black released their self-titled debut album. Though there are at least five or six equally strong candidates, logical first single is the good time of ‘Get Your Buzz On.’ Read More

Single Review: ‘Bruises’ – Train featuring Ashley Monroe

12 years ago Liv Carter 4
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

12 years ago Liv Carter 3
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

12 years ago Liv Carter 2
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

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘One of Those Nights’ – Tim McGraw
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

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Begin Again’ – Taylor Swift
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