Album/Single Reviews

Lindsay Ell is back with her sophomore album, ‘heart theory’, the follow-up to ‘The Project’ way back in 2017. It’s been a long time coming, and it’s clear this collection has been a true labour of love for Lindsay, having been given a great amount of creative freedom to express […]

Josh Turner is back, with a collection that he calls his “Mount Rushmore Of Country Music”, titled ‘Country State Of Mind’. Spanning more than half a century of classic country music, it’s essentially a covers album, but it’s a covers album with a whole lot of personal significance and depth, […]

Caylee Hammack has been steadily gaining fans through her honest and meaningful songwriting for the past few years, and is now a firm part of the amazing female country artist community. Her hard work is clearly beginning to pay off and last week Hammack released ‘If It Wasn’t For You’, […]

Luke Bryan is back on the album charts with his 7th studio album, ‘Born Here Live Here Die Here’, having already secured three #1 singles from the project, in true Luke Bryan domination mode.  The one criticism Luke has always left himself wide open to over the last few years […]

Despite Covid-19 being a disastrous event for the world, the country music community has bounced back and many artists have supported their fans by releasing great new music. Now, we have Cassadee Pope’s new acoustic album – which sits very nicely with the new music of her peers. Her latest […]

This year could have been a monumental year for Rascal Flatts, with a Farewell tour, new music and a reality show (for Jay DeMarcus) planned out for the long-lasting duo. However, like with so many artists, COVID threw a spanner in the works, meaning they had to pivot their huge […]

Lori McKenna has returned with her new album, ‘The Balladeer’. For long-time readers of YLIAS, you won’t need reminding that we’re huge admirers. Without a doubt, one of the best wordsmiths of our generation; Lori’s albums take the listener on emotional journeys like no other, and ‘The Balladeer’ is no […]

For the first time in 14 years, the Chicks are back with a brand new album. The trio have been the object of controversy over the years, but they remain icons of the genre having never strayed from their authentic selves. Their latest release does not take aim at those […]

After three years since her previous release a further couple of months’ delay for Margo Price’s third album due to the pandemic just upped the anticipation. That’s How Rumors Get Started is well worth the wait. Price has lost none of her candour. She says it exactly as she sees […]

Brett Eldredge is back with his fourth studio album, ‘Sunday Drive’. It’s been a journey of self-discovery and organic creativity for Brett, who admitted he’d lost his spark and spent a period of time away from social media with only a flip phone, to focus on his songwriting. By shutting […]