Ben Hayslip – Country Universe

Single Review Roundup: April 13, 2025

April 13, 2025 Jonathan Keefe 1

Good grades for the new releases from the SteelDrivers and Chris Young.

Single Review Roundup: February 11, 2025

February 11, 2025 Jonathan Keefe 0

Lily Rose and Lee Brice earn middling marks.

Single Review Roundup: Vol. 3, No. 29

August 8, 2024 Jonathan Keefe 3

Danielia Cotton blows everyone out of the water this week.

Single Review Roundup: Vol. 2, No. 7

April 10, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 1

Caylee Hammack leads a decent batch of new singles.

Single Review: Morgan Wallen, “The Way I Talk”

November 10, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 5

If you thought what country music needed was one more hillbilly pride song, here it is.

Single Review: Luke Bryan, “Huntin’, Fishin’, and Lovin’ Every Day”

June 10, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 8

Any singer or songwriter attempting to write the definitive country pride anthem needs to take one long look at this title and walk away.

Single Review: George Strait, “Cold Beer Conversation”

September 24, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 1

After the comparatively euphoric “Let it Go,” George Strait’s new single captures the same “take it as it comes” attitude toward life, but this time with somber resignation as the dominant feeling.

Single Review: Jason Aldean, “When She Says Baby”

January 15, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 6

When Jason Aldean wraps his voice around compelling material, the results are magical.

But more often than not, Aldean is delivering mediocre material. “When She Says Baby” is a great example of how he can take a pedestrian, paint-by-numbers song and make it a little more interesting.