Album/Single Reviews

To supplement our weekly feature on the latest single releases, we have turned our attention to a batch of new albums and EP’s that have been released over the last few weeks. There’s a healthy mixture of styles and trends here which makes up the chameleon that is 21st century […]

The last two years and have been an amazing time for Ashley McBryde. After spending 12 years working in a ’10’ year town, her career exploded in a blast of critical, peer and fan acclaim. Garth Brooks covered her seminal ‘Girl Goin Nowhere’ and changed the lyrics. Trisha Yearwood ended […]

The Remedy Club are Irish husband and wife duo KJ McEvoy and Aileen Mythen who have just released their second album True Hand True Heart. From start to finish it is a complete belter. What stands out most is their turbo-charged blast of modern country with some songs that would […]

‘Troubadour’, according to Collins English Dictionary, was a class of 12th and 13th century lyrical poets in Southern France, Northern Italy and Northern Spain who composed songs about courtly love. Another interpretation is a ‘strolling minstrel’. Strolling minstrel would be a novel description of a Nashville-based touring singer songwriter, but […]

Ingrid Andress is, without a doubt, one of the fastest rising stars in the emerging crop of country artists, and one of the most promising songwriters we’ve seen for some time. ‘More Hearts Than Mine’ has stormed its way into the top 10 at country radio, and a real buzz […]

The Man From Leith is a collection that spans 20 years and the seven studio albums made by Scottish singer/songwriter Dean Owens. Drawing from his own experiences, family and travels this new release presents his talents as a natural storyteller. Whether slow acoustic ballad or uptempo with one of his […]

It’s very rare for me to start writing an album review after just one listen. This is one of those occasions, and I’m thoroughly enjoying the second run-through right now. Kelsea Ballerini is back with her third album; no doubt one of the most-anticipated mainstream country releases of the year. […]

For their fourth album The Secret Sisters, Laura and Lydia Rogers, chose a title that matches the depth of their lyrics. Saturn Return refers to the planet’s astrological cycle of 29 1/2 years. Laura relates this cycle to the time taken when a woman “comes into her own and has […]

This should have been a very big weekend for The Shires, with a main stage appearance at C2C lined-up, as well as an album showcase. No doubt Ben and Crissie will be absolutely gutted, and we sincerely hope they will eventually get their chance to do us all proud on […]

Brandy Clark’s long-time co-writer Shane McAnally said it best on Instagram: “The best story teller I’ve known, and her subtle elegance and poetic timelessness is perfectly captured on her 3rd record. It is truly a masterpiece. Every moment, every note, every word feels like it’s always been there…like someone you […]