Single Reviews

Nov 6 Conor Oberst – I Don’t Want To Die (In The Hospital) – Single Review

Wanna hear a gloriously upbeat song about terminal illness? Conor Oberst has just the thing for you then. His latest release brings in The Mystic Valley Band for a good, old-fashioned knees-up that stick...

Nov 4 Lemar - If She Knew - Single Review

Of all the reality TV alumni, Lemar Obika deserves a break. He’s obviously well regarded, even in serious musician circles. Not to say that his singles don’t sell, they do. But you’d think that the...

Nov 3 Miley Cyrus - 7 Things - Single Review

Wouldn’t you just love to write this song off as lame teenybopper rubbish? The idea of Hannah Craptana’s alter-ego crossing over into the pop charts seemed like an awful prospect. But when you listen...

Oct 27 Katy Perry - Hot N Cold - Single Review

I find it funny that in Katy’s last video, she was playing the bi-curious angle, but in Hot N Cold one she’s standing at the altar, ready to get hitched. It seems that you can’t avoid Katy Perry...

Oct 27 Girls Aloud - The Promise - Single Review

The Promise is the first single from Girls Aloud’s forthcoming album, Out Of Control. But prepare to be surprised by this track, popwatchers, because after the futuristic, cutting edge pop of the last...

Oct 13 Take That’s new single "Greatest Day" debuts on Chris Moyles tomorrow morning

Sep 18 Those Dancing Days - Home Sweet Home - Single Review

Sep 7 CSS - Move - Single Review

May 30 R.E.M. - Hollow Man - Single Review

Apr 29 Coldplay - Violet Hill - Single Review

Apr 29 Wiley - Wearing My Rolex - Single Review

Apr 29 Wideboys ft Shaznay Lewis - Daddy-O - Single Review

Apr 22 The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement

Apr 21 Adele - Cold Shoulder - Single Review

Apr 21 Kanye West - Flashing Lights

Nov 20 Donnie Vondra - “If I Didn’t Love You”

Songwriters: Daryl Neil Burgess and Robert W. Terry, Jr. Some of today’s pop-country fare tries very hard to convince listeners of its legitimate country chops: Taking cues from David Allen Coe, some...

Nov 19 Album Review: Hank Williams Sr. - The Unreleased Recordings

The fifteen-disc bootleg of the so-called “Mother’s Best Flour Show” recordings has been floating around the internet for nearly a decade now, while numerous lawsuits were duked out by Hank Jr...

Nov 19 Lance Miller - “Bacon Frying”

Songwriters: Chuck Cannon, Gary Nicholson and Paul Overstreet. As contemporary country music seemingly gets wordier by the day, “Bacon Frying” is a charming country song that is beautiful for its simplicity...

Nov 18 Album Review: Kasey Chambers & Shane Nicholson - “Rattlin’ Bones”

Duets have a long and illustrious history in country music, but they are also some of the hardest songs to execute well. For every “Whiskey Lullaby,” there’s a “Barroom Buddie...

Nov 18 Kellie Pickler - “Best Days of Your Life”

There’s a particular theme that runs through the core of Kellie Pickler’s music–it is often, when directed at members of the opposite sex, rather mean. “Best Days of Your Life,” co-written...

Nov 17 John Rich - “Another You”

For a guy who is supposed to be a genius songwriter, John Rich sure does seem to be running out of ideas. World/Girl, Do/You, Out/Down–these are the best rhymes a three-time ASCAP Songwriter of the...

Nov 14 George Ducas - “Walk Through This World”

Songwriters: George Ducas and David Lee Murphy. A lot has changed in country music since George Ducas charted his sole top ten single in 1994. Traditional stalwarts Travis Tritt, the Judds, Clint Black...

Nov 14 Sarah Buxton - “Space”

Songwriters: Sarah Buxton, Lari White & Chuck Cannon. Sarah Buxton’s voice, starting off as little more than a whisper, is so intimate and close on “Space” that you can almost feel her breath...

Nov 12 Free DVD: Randy Travis - Christmas on the Pecos

Later tonight some of country music’s biggest names will be bringing home CMA bling. But what about you? Shouldn’t they share the love with you, the die-hard fans who buy records, go to show...