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Daily Top Five: Sophomore Successes

July 9, 2015 Leeann Ward 10

We’ve all heard of the Sophomore Slump. It’s the phenomenon where an artist’s second album isn’t as good as their first album. This presumably happens because they’ve had more time to choose or write songs

Daily Top Five: Songs with Social Commentary

July 8, 2015 Leeann Ward 17

The last few weeks have been full of discussions, debates and even steps and leaps toward major social changes. Songs that most easily hit my sweet spot are songs with thoughtful social commentary. Happily, even

Daily Double Top Five: Most Played Tracks

July 7, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 14

Back in the day, we used to do iPod checks. Seemed so current at the time! Now, we’re gonna ask you to go to Spotify or your phone or whatever, and just let us know

Single Review: Bret Michaels, “Girls on Bars”

July 7, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 12

“Girls on Bars” Bret Michaels Written by Luke Laird and Bret Michaels I’m a few years too young to have taken Poison seriously. Now, I always leaned more toward pop and country anyway, but I

Single Review: McKenna Faith, “Somethin’ Somethin'”

July 7, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 23

“Somethin’ Somethin’” McKenna Faith Written by McKenna Faith, Caleb Sherman, and Monique Staffile You forgot to finish the song. But I’ll still finish the review.

Daily Top Five: Palate Cleansers

July 5, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 18

It’s gotten to the point that I can’t listen to more than two country singles in a row without wanting to hurt somebody. So here’s the daily top five. What are some songs that are

Single Review: Sam Hunt, “House Party”

July 5, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 19

“House Party” Sam Hunt Written by Zach Crowell, Jerry Flowers, and Sam Hunt I realize that Sam Hunt’s country music career might be little more than a stepping stone to filling one of those spinning

Single Review: Austin Webb, “All Country on You”

July 5, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 5

“All Country on You” Austin Webb Written by Mark Irwin, Josh Kear, and Chris Tompkins Women, amirite? Grade: D

Daily Top Five: Second Singles

July 2, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 7

So now it’s the second day of the month. What are your favorite second singles from albums or compilations? I’ll pick different artists this time around: Patty Loveless, “Here I am” John Anderson, “Straight Tequila

Single Review: Billy Currington, “Drinkin’ Town with a Football Problem”

July 2, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 6

“Drinkin’ Town with a Football Problem” Billy Currington Written by Elizabeth Elkins, Aaron Henningsen, Brian Henningsen, Clara Henningsen, and Vanessa Olivarez What a disappointing letdown from a totally intriguing title. I was hoping for some