The sheer pleasure of discovering a new band or artist whose music clicks immediately is as vibrant as ever. 2019 has started well and my latest find that I’d really like to shout about is The Orange Circus who have just released a new single, ‘The Saturday Song’. The Orange […]
Album/Single Reviews
SINGLE REVIEW: Jade Helliwell – ‘Stormchaser’
English Country sweetheart Jade Helliwell is having a pretty huge 2019 so far. Not only has she toured Australia with Buckle & Boots and been announced on the C2C line up, she is back with her latest single Stormchaser, which is already receiving traction after premiering on Chris Country Radio […]
SINGLE REVIEW: Logan Brill – ‘Walk Of Shame’
It’s no secret that I’ve been waiting for the release of Logan Brill’s Walk of Shame for just under two years, since I heard her perform it at C2C in March 2017, and was it ever worth the wait? Yes, yes, it was. I’ve only listened to Logan perform the […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Ward Thomas – ‘Restless Minds’
I’ve played Restless Minds again, probably for the fourth time this week, and I’m a bit restless. The ballad-led third studio album from the British, effervescent and harmonious twin sisters, Lizzy and Catherine Ward Thomas, is drawing out a restless spirit in me. What is it that they’re trying to […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Florida Georgia Line – ‘Can’t Say I Ain’t Country’
Welcome to the most divisive album of 2019. Just by the very nature of its title, the FGL boys, Tyler Hubbard and Brian ‘BK’ Kelley are setting themselves up for all manner of confrontations and you know what? I think they’re prepared and ready for it – just check out […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Cody Johnson – ‘Ain’t Nothin’ To It’
It was Paula Cole, who presciently sang ‘Where Have All the Cowboys Gone’ back in 1996 when 90’s Country was at its peak and you couldn’t move for boots, belts, buckles and hats. Fast forward twenty years or so and it is a more pertinent question for many Country music […]
ALBUM REVIEW: The Southern Companion – ‘Shine A Little Light’
‘Shine A Little Light’ has been a long time coming for The Southern Companion. It’s their first release since ‘1000 Days Of Rain’ back in 2015, which went on to win Album Of The Year at the British Country Music Awards, and helped the band establish themselves as one of […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Cassadee Pope – ‘Stages’
Have you heard one of Billboard’s much-anticipated albums of 2019 yet? Stages, by Florida native Cassadee Pope, is the second CD she’s released since winning Season 3 of NBC’s The Voice in 2012. Released independently, since Pope parted ways with Universal Music Group, Stages charts the upheavals of heartbreak and […]
SINGLE REVIEW: Maren Morris – ‘GIRL’
Maren Morris has been quiet for a while now, and with the newly released ‘GIRL’, it is clear why… new music is coming! Whilst being quiet on the music front, she has still made sure the UK are aware of their importance by playing an intimate acoustic show at the […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Randy Houser – ‘Magnolia’
Randy Houser’s fifth album has been heralded by many websites and magazines as a ‘back to basics’ return to the bluesier Mississippi infused days of his roots. The title itself, ‘Magnolia’, is a nod to his home state and he even went as far as telling Billboard magazine, ‘“I started […]