Single reviews

Single Review: Sing that Song Again – Glen Templeton

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Songwriters: Ben Hayslip and Deric Ruttan Glen Templeton‘s new single, ‘Sing that Song Again,’ references something every music fan can relate to: memories of young love and the carefree days of youth tethered to some of your favorite songs. Although some lines follow the Music Row check-list a little too unimaginatively – ‘parked down by Read More

Single Review: If the Fish Don’t Bite – Eric Paslay

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Songwriters: Eric Paslay and Dylan Altman As country radio prepares for summer, Eric Paslay releases his second single, ‘If the Fish Don’t Bite.’ The lighthearted lyrics walk us into the scene right from the start – Got a bobber floating in the water with a minnow dancing on a hook/You’re singing to the radio, bare Read More

Single Review: Fly Over States – Jason Aldean

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Songwriters: Neil Thrasher and Michael Dulaney Singing about rural life has always been a staple of country music, and rightly so. The problem in recent years has been that it often dissolved into lyrics constructed from sloppily thrown together markers of ‘countriness’, which failed to make any sort of point (if they were even trying). Read More

Single Review: Wanted – Hunter Hayes

13 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters:   Hunter Hayes, Troy Verges There is no denying the musical talents that live and breathe within 20 year old musician and singer/songwriter, Hunter Hayes.  The love ballad, ‘Wanted,’ off his self-titled album, ‘Hunter Hayes,’ expresses a young man’s longing and love for his girl, with the desire to have her always know that she is Read More

Single Review: Sound of a Million Dreams – David Nail

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Songwriters:   Scooter Carusoe and Phil Vassar “So I labor for hours ’cause I know the power  / of a song, when a song hits you right” –   That, right there folks, is why we here at Urban Country News hold great songwriting in such high regard. The opening lines to the chorus of David Read More

Single Review: Loving You is Fun – Easton Corbin

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Songwriters:   Bob DiPiero, Jim Beavers Are you ready for a feel good, fun lovin’, get up-on-the-dance floor song? Easton Corbin’s first single, ‘Lovin’ You is Fun,’ off his upcoming sophmore album is it! From the first few notes of its smooth, “boot scootin’ boogie-sounding” entry, listeners are easily drawn into this lighthearted, easy goin’ Read More

Single Review: Ignition – Matt Stillwell

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: Ignition – Matt Stillwell
Songwriters:   Sherrie Austin, Will Rambeaux North Carolina native and Average Joe’s Entertainment artist, Matt Stillwell,  is set to release his first single ‘Ignition’ from his upcoming sophmore album. Available for radio requests on February 28th, ‘Ignition’ is your standard “how does one move on from a heartbreak” country song. Relating this type of heartache Read More

Single Review: Wouldn’t You Like to Know – Lisa Matassa

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: Wouldn’t You Like to Know – Lisa Matassa
Long Island country music artist Lisa Matassa is gearing up for the release of her debut album, Sunrise Highway, and is sending a second single to radio in anticipation of the March 21 release. ‘Wouldn’t You Like to Know’ is a catchy pop-rock song in a country jacket. In the sassy lyrics, Matassa and her Read More

Single Review: Pills – Tracy Lawrence

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One important function of music is to provide social commentary, serious when it needs to be, but perhaps most effectively with a dose of humor. Country music in particular seems to excel at this. Tracy Lawrence returns to radio with ‘Pills,’ the second single taken from his 2011 album, The Singer. Co-written with long-time collaborator Read More

Single Review: Even If It Breaks Your Heart – Eli Young Band

13 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: Even If It Breaks Your Heart – Eli Young Band
Songwriters: Eric Paslay and Will Hoge One of the biggest success stories of 2011, Texas country rockers Eli Young Band triumphed at the top of the singles charts with ‘Crazy Girl’ after a long climb. With the new single, ‘Even if it Breaks Your Heart,’ they are all set to repeat last year’s achievement. The Read More