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Posted in Contemporary Country, Country on Sep 30th, 2009
Check Our Catalog “It’s a sturdy and at times exuberant country album with big production and McEntire’s even bigger voice leading the charge on low-key ballads (“I Keep on Lovin’ You’’), rocking kiss-offs (“Strange’’), and her signature story songs about ordinary lives (“Maggie Creek Road’’).”–Boston Globe
Posted in Contemporary Country, Country on Sep 30th, 2009
Check Our Catalog “A sonic delight, refreshingly different from what often dominates country radio airwaves. But the 13-song collection is still accessible enough to whet programmers’ appetites.”–Billboard
Posted in Contemporary Country, Country on Aug 19th, 2009
Check Our Catalog “His new disc offers a typically appealing mix: prom ballads, gospel-tinged weepers, odes to fatherhood and plentiful yuks. But the heart of it is a double shot of widescreen optimism.”–Rolling Stone
Posted in Contemporary Country, Country on Apr 28th, 2009
Check Our Catalog “Defying Gravity builds on the skill set that gave listeners “Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing” and takes it further, seamlessly combining hook-laden crafty songwriting with a pop sensibility in the modern country vernacular that blazes a new trail and underscores Duke Ellington’s dictum that there are only two kinds of [...]
Posted in Contemporary Country, Country on Apr 28th, 2009
Check Our Catalog “For a taste of the power of positivity, look no further than Martina McBride’s splendid new album, Shine. It doesn’t matter if the protagonists of the country singer’s songs are making up, breaking up, shacking up, or cracking up, the singer and her songwriters have managed to inject hope into even the [...]
Posted in Contemporary Country, Country on Mar 9th, 2009
Check Our Catalog “There are few vocalists in contemporary country music who can make a sad song feel so good. Lee Ann Womack is a poetess in her expressiveness. She uses it not only to communicate what’s in the lyrics she sings, but also to arrest the listener’s disbelief by underscoring her commitment to the [...]
Posted in Contemporary Country, Country, Rock/Pop on Jan 16th, 2009
Check Our Catalog “Those who thought Taylor Swift was a big deal after the release of her first record should be prepared: She’s about to get way bigger. Though they’re written by a teenager, Swift’s songs have broad appeal, and therein lies the genius and accessibility of her second effort.”—Billboard Magazine
Posted in Contemporary Country, Country on Jan 16th, 2009
Check Our Catalog “Gary Allan has long been the go-to guy for intelligent, edgy country music, informed by the sweaty honky-tonk of the stop-and-sock joints of Bakersfield, CA, and the angry rock & roll of seedy L.A.”
Posted in Contemporary Country, Country on Jan 16th, 2009
Check Our Catalog “If one wants to really hear the gifts that Adkins is endowed with as a vocalist, one that can reach people in the marrow of where they live, toss away the hits and listen to the rest.”—All Music Guides
Posted in Contemporary Country, Country on Dec 18th, 2008
Check Our Catalog “Blake Shelton is the perfect contemporary country artist. His rich baritone voice allows him to bounce between traditional-sounding honky tonk material, big romantic power ballads, and pure country corn with relative ease, and his singles are usually a welcome thing when they come on the radio.”—All Music Guide