| Latest Country Reviews |
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| Emmylou Harris - Old Yellow Moon |
| Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 |
| Smiles and tears from country friends reunited. |
| Caitlin Rose - The Stand-In |
| Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 |
| If Rose represents the future of American country music, it’s in safe hands. |
| Christopher Rees - Stand Fast |
| Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 |
| A simple and direct, and certainly endearing sixth set from the Welshman. |
| The Mavericks - In Time |
| Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 |
| Their first album for 10 years is more than a purely perfunctory comeback. |
| Kris Kristofferson - Feeling Mortal |
| Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000 |
| A streak of warm-hearted defiance courses through Kristofferson’s 28th album. |
| Lady Antebellum - On This Winter’s Night |
| Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 |
| A nice little stocking filler for the country lovin' type. |
| Old Crow Medicine Show - Carry Me Back |
| Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000 |
| Old-time stylists make a fiery bid for the spotlight. |
| The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter |
| Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000 |
| North Carolina outfit’s seventh LP seduces the listener from its first track. |
| Calexico - Algiers |
| Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0100 |
| Calexico have lost none of their power to evoke and enthral. |
| Dylan LeBlanc - Cast the Same Old Shadow |
| Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0100 |
| LeBlanc’s second album presents proof positive that break-ups aren’t all bad. |
| Kenny Chesney - Welcome to the Fishbowl |
| Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 +0100 |
| Stadium-swelling country abounds on Chesney’s 15th studio album. |
| Mary Chapin Carpenter - Ashes and Roses |
| Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100 |
| Unlikely to woo passers-by, but long-time admirers will adore Carpenter’s latest. |
| Sara Watkins - Sun Midnight Sun |
| Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0100 |
| Watkins has created a sound that grittily avoids tired country clichés. |
| The Band Perry - The Band Perry |
| Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100 |
| Radio-friendly country fare, exceptionally produced but lacking originality. |
| Willie Nelson - Heroes |
| Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 +0100 |
| Simple virtues and matchless instinct from a legend at 79. |
| Jeb Loy Nichols - The Jeb Loy Nichols Special |
| Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 |
| Nichols’ latest LP is another serving of not-quite-as-you-know-it country. |
| Justin Townes Earle - Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now |
| Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100 |
| The Nashville singer is due some rather larger crowds based on this great fourth LP. |
| The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow |
| Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100 |
| A timeless, anachronistic debut record from the double-Grammy-winners. |
| Raul Malo - Around the World |
| Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000 |
| An exquisite-sounding live recording from the Mavericks frontman. |
| Nanci Griffith - Intersection |
| Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000 |
| Nanci Griffith: still hard to resist, still a conundrum. |
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