Single reviews

Single Review: ‘Dance Upon The Solid Ground’ – Electro Shine

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Dance Upon The Solid Ground’ – Electro Shine
Songwriters: Big Kenny, ChessBoxer, Chebacca Big Kenny has shown a willingness to blur the lines between genres, first as part of Big & Rich, and now with his new project Electro Shine. The project’s first single, ‘Dance Upon The Solid Ground’ features the talents of not only Big Kenny on the vocals, but string duo Read More

Single Review: ‘Any Day Is A Good Day’ – Amber Hayes

12 years ago Liv Carter 1
Songwriters: Amber Hayes, Bill DiLuigi and JP Williams Amber Hayes has released her single ‘Any Day Is A Good Day’ to country radio. The single is the first release from her new album of the same name. On first listen to this song, my first reaction is, “WOW”! What a great song. I absolutely love Read More

Single Review: ‘Fill In The Blank’ – Greg Bates

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Fill In The Blank’ – Greg Bates
Songwriters: Greg Bates, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne Coming in on the tails of his first single, ‘I Did It For The Girl,’ Greg Bates’ latest, ‘Fill In The Blank,’ unfortunately misses the mark. ‘Fill In The Blank,’ is a song that tries to be clever and naughty in a somewhat sly kind of way, but Read More

Single Review: ‘Friday Night’ – Eric Paslay

12 years ago Liv Carter 4
Songwriters: Eric Paslay, Rose Falcon, Rob Crosby Singer-songwriter Eric Paslay had a spectacular year. On top of releasing his first two singles, he co-wrote three of the year’s #1 hits earning him a CMA Triple Play songwriters award. He is now releasing his new single, ‘Friday Night.’ The song will be familiar to Lady Antebellum Read More

Single Review: ‘Boys ‘Round Here’ – Blake Shelton

12 years ago Liv Carter 8
Songwriters: Dallas Davidson, Thomas Rhett, Craig Wiseman If there was a TV show that satirizes country music the way The Colbert Report does the news, this would be its theme song. On paper, Blake Shelton‘s new single, ‘Boys ‘Round Here,’ looks like satire. Let’s come up with the most cliche-riddled, stereotype-confirming lyric and have a Read More

Single Review: ‘Sunbird’ – Vitek

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Sunbird’ – Vitek
Created from equal parts world music and electro-pop, Vitek’s single ‘Sunbird’ is a really pretty piece of music coming to a radio near you soon. The dynamic arc this Nashville-based quintet employs for the song is really well done. They start out with the song’s somewhat African sounding vocal hook, Rhodes piano, and a low Read More

Single Review: ‘Beat this Summer’ – Brad Paisley

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Beat this Summer’ – Brad Paisley
Songwriters: Brad Paisley, Luke Laird, Chris DuBois For Brad Paisley, his new project, Wheelhouse, is all about exploring new territory, literally and musically. We got a taste of the new direction on the first single, ‘Southern Comfort Zone,’ and it continues with, ‘Beat this Summer.’ At first listen just another summer single about how this Read More

Single Review: ‘Hey Girl’ – Billy Currington

12 years ago Liv Carter 1
Songwriters: Rhett Akins, Ashley Gorley, Chris DeStefano With a new album on the way, Billy Currington return to the country music radio waves with new single, ‘Hey Girl.’ From the opening lines ‘Hey girl, what’s your name girl? / I’ve been looking at you / And every guy here’s doing the same, girl,’ the song Read More

Single Review: ‘See You Again’ – Carrie Underwood

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘See You Again’ – Carrie Underwood
Songwriters: Carrie Underwood, David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey Since the release of Carrie Underwood‘s fourth album, Blown Away, one consistent fan-favorite is ‘See You Again.’ (Though, is anyone else finding it kind of amusing that at radio this song follows the murder plot in previous single ‘Two Black Cadillacs’?) Penned during a four-day write with Hillary Read More

Single Review: ‘Done’ – The Band Perry

12 years ago Liv Carter 11
Songwriters: Neil Perry, Reid Perry, John Davidson, Jacob Bryant Right from the start, The Band Perry have been difficult to categorize within country music. The trio has shown great creativity and intelligence in their writing and song choices. Their new album, Pioneer, is just a few weeks away and the project’s first single, ‘Better Dig Read More