Albums
‘Carly Pearce’ by Carly Pearce
Review by Gary Tree I loved Carly Pearce’s debut album “Every Little Thing”. The title track is gorgeous, the intro just gets me every time - apparently my second most played song of 1997 according to Spotify. The album also had other fantastic tracks like...
The Cadillac Three ‘Country Fuzz’ New Album Review
Jaren Johnston, Kelby Ray & Neil Mason (collectively known as The Cadillac Three) but all equally talented and accomplished musicians & songwriters, have finally released their long awaited fourth album ‘Country Fuzz’. Two and a half years after the release of...
Steep Canyon Rangers – North Carolina Songbook Live Album Review
By Roger Sharman Currently sitting on top of the Bluegrass Billboard charts, Steep Canyon Rangers latest release, ‘North Carolina Songbook’, was recorded live at Merlefest, North Carolina’s preeminent roots festival hosted in Wilkesboro, earlier in 2019. Indeed the...
Florida Georgia Line – The Acoustic Sessions – Greatest Hits Review
Think you’ve made your mind up that Florida Georgia Line definitely aren’t for you? Not country enough? Too much Bro Country going on? Lyrically shallow? Well, you should make it your priority to listen to their Greatest Hits compilation - with a twist I wasn’t...
Stoney Larue Onward Album Review
By Roger Sharman Born in Taft, Texas, Stoney Larue has long been a staple of Red Dirt fans. He’s been at the forefront of the genre with the likes of Turnpike Troubadours, Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Pat Green and Randy Rogers Band For those unfamiliar with the...
Micky and the Motorcars – Long Time Comin’ Album Review’
By Roger Sharman The Braun family is probably the most famous music family hailing from Idaho. Willy and Cody Braun, the spine of Reckless Kelly and younger brothers, Micky and Gary, mainstays of Micky and the Motorcars. Making up the musical family, father Muzzie,...
Charley Crockett – The Valley Album Review
By Roger Sharman Charley recently released his 6th Studio album, ‘The Valley’ having made a recovery from two heart surgeries. The record was recorded at Fort Horton Studios, Austin, Texas. The album was actually recorded before he had the surgery, which gives us a...
Miranda Lambert – Wildcard Album Review
Wildcard is Miranda’s 7th studio album and as usual for Miranda fans, we were eager in our anticipation! A couple of tracks have been released as teasers for the album including her latest Country radio single – It All Comes Out in the Wash. On the whole, Wildcard...
The Mavericks – ‘Play the Hits’ Album Review by Roger Sharman
Latino country rockers, The Mavericks return with the release of their 10th studio album on November 1st. Listeners in the UK will remember The Mavericks for their 1994 hit ‘Dance the Night Away’. Hailing from Miami, Florida, the band actually started out on the...
Cody Jinks – The Wanting Review
By Roger Sharman Only reviewing ‘After the Fire’ would have meant I'd have only done half a job. ‘The Wanting’ was released on Friday, one week on from ’After the Fire’. Essentially, they are two halves of the same record, twenty-two tracks recorded in the space of...