Turnpike Troubadours – Country Universe

25th Americana Music Awards Nominations

May 24, 2026 Jonathan Keefe 2

On the heels of last week’s Academy of Country Music Awards, we’re already onto the next awards cycle for the greater country universe. The Americana Music Association has announced the slate of nominees for their

The Forty Best Country Albums of 2025

January 31, 2026 Kevin John Coyne 2

Our forty best albums of the year, led by a pair of impossibly good singer-songwriter debuts.

Album Review Roundup: Vol. 1, No. 14

April 21, 2025 Jonathan Keefe 4

Turnpike Troubadours and Marlon Williams are this week’s standout releases.

Thirty Best Albums of 2023: The Rest of the Best

January 12, 2024 Jonathan Keefe 4

These ten albums make up the rest of the best.

The Sixty Best Singles of 2023: Uptempo Hard Shit, Life Lessons & Cautionary Tales

January 7, 2024 Jonathan Keefe 0

Our final batch of singles tackle the hardships of life and the lessons learned from them.

[9/25 UPDATE] Bluesky Bullet Points: September 2023

September 25, 2023 Jonathan Keefe 5

Today’s update adds albums from Margo Cilker, Charles Wesley Godwin, Brent Cobb, Emily Ann Roberts, Devandra Banhart, Lydia Loveless, Karen & the Sorrows, and Dalton Dover.

Single Review Roundup: Vol. 2, No. 14

August 8, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 1

Turnpike Troubadours and Ashley McBryde earn straight A’s.

The Best Singles of the Decade, Part Three: #50-#26

May 22, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 5

Tanya Tucker’s stunning comeback makes its presence known, with two of her recent singles featured alongside stellar tracks from fellow legends and a handful of breakthrough singles from then-new artists.

The Best Albums of the Decade, Part Three: #50-#26

February 23, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 4

Our Best Albums of the Decade list continues with #50-#26.

The Best Albums of 2017

December 29, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 3

The writing staff picks its twenty best albums of the year.