Single reviews
Single Review: ‘Cold One’ – Eric Church
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Cold One’ – Eric Church
Songwriters: Eric Church, Luke Hutton, Jeff Hyde I could get used to this. Amid what I started to fear would be an endless stream of meaning-free drinking songs, Eric Church‘s ‘Cold One,’ along with Dierks Bentley‘s ‘Drunk on a Plane,’ reminds us that there is another way. Expertly wielding the triple entendre, Church alternatively lets Read More
Single Review: ‘Honk (If You’re Tonky)’ – Joshua Scott Jones
11 years ago Brittany Fisher Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Honk (If You’re Tonky)’ – Joshua Scott Jones
‘Honk (If You’re Tonky)’ is the first single off of a debut album from Joshua Scott Jones. Although it’s Jones’ first solo album, he’s no stranger to country music. You may recognize him as the second half of once-duo Steel Magnolia. After a called-off engagement from Steel Magnolia band mate Meghan Linsey, the two continued Read More
Single Review: ‘Donkey’ – Jerrod Niemann
11 years ago Liv Carter 1
Songwriters: Kyle Jacobs, David Tolliver, Fred Wilhelm With many of country music’s male stars trying to out-dudebro each other which each new single release, it really was just a matter of time before Jerrod Niemann, and Sea Gayle/Arista, were going to dig a little closer to rock bottom with ‘Donkey.’ First to deserve scorn are Read More
Single Review: ‘Drunk on a Plane’ – Dierks Bentley
11 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Drunk on a Plane’ – Dierks Bentley
Songwriters: Josh Kear, Chris Tompkins, Dierks Bentley From what is arguably Dierks Bentley‘s most accomplished collection to date, Riser, comes the third single, ‘Drunk on a Plane.’ It is, as Eric Paslay taught us, of course not really about drinking but about a woman. Left at the altar holding honeymoon tickets to Cancun, the devastated Read More
Single Review: ‘Meanwhile Back at Mama’s’ – Tim McGraw
11 years ago Liv Carter 1
Songwriters: Jeffrey Steele, Jaren Johnston, Tom Douglas Following his tolerate-it-or-detest-it single, ‘Lookin’ for that Girl,’ Tim McGraw turns from modernity to tradition. And brand new song ‘Meanwhile at Mama’s’ practices what it preaches. Written by Jeffrey Steele, Jaren Johnston, and Tom Douglas, the song longs for quieter, simpler times in our fast-paced world…and then leaves Read MoreMatt Gary – Coconuts
11 years ago Sara Irvin Comments Off on Matt Gary – Coconuts
I have to admit I was a little confused on the first listen through of this song. I was expecting a fun little summer grove, with Matt singing about spending days at the beach watching beautiful girls in bikini’s who were working on their tans, but in fact, it is a play on words. His Read MoreSingle Review: ‘Helluva Life’ – Frankie Ballard
11 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