Single reviews

Single Review: ‘Running Out Of Air’ – Love And Theft

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Running Out Of Air’ – Love And Theft
Songwriters: Matt Jenkins, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne Put on your disco shoes kids, because Love And Theft is back, coming on the heels of their smash single, ‘Angel Eyes,’ with their new song, ‘Running Out of Air.’ I say disco shoes, because after the opening snare crack, that’s what we’ve got; a solid slinky groove Read More

Single Review: ‘I’ll Keep The Kids’ – Montgomery Gentry

12 years ago Liv Carter 1
Songwriters: Eddie Montgomery, Ira Dean, Phillip O’Donnell Written about Eddie Montgomery’s 2010 divorce, Montgomery Gentry’s latest single, ‘I’ll Keep The Kids’ is one of those songs that I think every songwriter writes when they go through a period of life that’s marked by bitterness. The lyrics are excellent. They really do an excellent job of Read More

Single Review: ‘I Will Wait’ – Mumford & Sons

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘I Will Wait’ – Mumford & Sons
Songwriters: Marcus Mumford, Ted Dwane, Country Marshall, Ben Lovett One of the biggest music trends of the last few years is the increasing popularity of roots music leading to a renewed interest in folk, Americana, bluegrass – pretty much alt-anything. Storming ahead of everyone is British quartet Mumford & Sons.  The folk-rockers arrived on the Read More

Single Review: ‘A Seed’ – Paul Sikes

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘A Seed’ – Paul Sikes
Songwriters: Paul Sikes, Trent Jeffcoat, Tonya Stout Singer-songwriter Paul Sikes released his debut album, Craft, earlier this year and his new single is the interesting, ‘A Seed.’ The underlying idea explored on ‘A Seed’ is that something small can eventually lead to great things. ‘For centuries kids have cooled off in my shade / and Read More

Single Review: ‘Not Pretty Enough’ – Josey Milner

12 years ago Liv Carter Comments Off on Single Review: ‘Not Pretty Enough’ – Josey Milner
Songwriter: Kasey Chambers ‘Not Pretty Enough,’ is written from the perspective of a bullying victim, which is a nice respite from the standard song topics of love, trucks, and…well, the country. Its chorus focuses on what the narrator’s perceived flaws might be, and wondering why said bully won’t accept her the way she is. The Read More

Single Review: ‘What Time Is It?’ – LoCash Cowboys

12 years ago Liv Carter 8
With the ink still drying on their brand new deal with Average Joes Entertainment, duo LoCash Cowboys has released a new Christmas song, ‘What Time Is It?,’ as part of the label’s holiday collection. It seems there are two ways of going about a Christmas song. You either go the traditional route, or you completely Read More

Single Review: ‘Borrowed’ – LeAnn Rimes

12 years ago Liv Carter 8
Songwriters: LeAnn Rimes, Darrell Brown, David Baerwald After a few changes, Curb Records has settled on ‘Borrowed’ as the new release of LeAnn Rimes‘ upcoming album, Spitfire, due out in the spring of 2013. The single is a deeply personal song but whether country radio will embrace its honesty remains to be seen. Of the Read More

Single Review: ‘Get Your Shine On’ – Florida Georgia Line

12 years ago Liv Carter 2
Songwriters: Tyler Hubbard, Brian Kelley, Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins Duo Florida Georgia Line saw their career explode over the last few months following their signing with Republic Nashville. They are looking to follow up the immensely successful debut single with ‘Get Your Shine On.’ On the surface, repeat success is possible as this is basically Read More

Single Review: ‘Only God Could Love You More’ – Jerrod Niemann

12 years ago Liv Carter 21
Songwriters: Jerrod Niemann, Lee Brice, Jon Stone   Right out of the gate, I want to say that I think ‘Only God Could Love You More’ is a pretty good song. It’s a song written about those grey areas of a relationship that everyone knows happen, but that most writers never think to write about. Read More

Single Review: ‘Give It All We’ve Got Tonight – George Strait

12 years ago Liv Carter 3
Songwriters: Tim James, Phil O’Donnell, Mark Bright George Strait returns with his new single, ‘Give it All We’ve Got Tonight,’ the first track taken from his upcoming album. To me, the value in this song is not that it’s a great song. It’s not. It’s average at best, and I’m sure there are better tracks Read More