Country Rock Album reviews - Page 2

GenresCountry Rock

Higher

Chris Stapleton

Chris Stapleton - Higher 8.0

Album review

Blues
Country
Country Rock
Soul
Higher gives Chris Stapleton's voice a warm, flexible setting. Country remains part of the sound, but soul rhythms and blues-based…

Chief

Eric Church

Eric Church - Chief 8.1

Album review

Country
Country Rock
Hard Rock
Chief finds Eric Church working comfortably between country songwriting and harder rock arrangements. The subjects are familiar…

Poor David’s Almanack

David Rawlings

David Rawlings - Poor David’s Almanack 8.1

Album review

Alternative Country
Americana
Country Rock
Poor David's Almanack brings folk songs, rougher guitars and playful stories into a compact set. David Rawlings has a distinctive…

Unchained

Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash - Unchained 8.3

Album review

Country
Country Rock
Folk
Unchained gives Johnny Cash a fuller band sound without abandoning the directness of his singing. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers…

This One’s for You

Luke Combs

Luke Combs - This One’s for You 7.0

Album review

Country
Country Rock
Pop
This One's for You introduces Luke Combs as a strong singer working inside some very familiar country arrangements. His rough…

Soul

Eric Church

Eric Church - Soul 7.5

Album review

Americana
Country Rock
Soul
Soul lets Eric Church's band settle into a looser groove. Country remains part of the singing and writing, but funk, gospel and…

Passage du Desir

Sturgill Simpson

Sturgill Simpson - Passage du Desir 8.6

Album review

Americana
Country
Country Rock
Soul
Passage du Desir introduces Johnny Blue Skies without hiding the Sturgill Simpson voice behind the name. Country, soul and softer…

And the War Came

Shakey Graves

Shakey Graves - And the War Came 8.0

Album review

Alternative Country
Americana
Country Rock
Folk
And the War Came gives Shakey Graves a fuller setting while preserving the small details that make his songs distinctive. Folk and…

Sidelong

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers

Sarah Shook & the Disarmers - Sidelong 8.4

Album review

Alternative Country
Americana
Country
Country Rock
Sidelong finds Sarah Shook & the Disarmers making country music with a rough voice and little interest in hiding its flaws. The…

Lateness of Dancers

Hiss Golden Messenger

Hiss Golden Messenger - Lateness of Dancers 8.5

Album review

Alternative Country
Americana
Country Rock
Lateness of Dancers gives Hiss Golden Messenger a warm, clearly arranged band sound. The music moves between country, folk, blues…

Big Day in a Small Town

Brandy Clark

Brandy Clark - Big Day in a Small Town 8.4

Album review

Americana
Country
Country Rock
Pop
Big Day in a Small Town gives Brandy Clark's closely observed songwriting a brighter, heavier setting. Producer Jay Joyce brings…

Revolution

Miranda Lambert

Miranda Lambert - Revolution 8.2

Album review

Country
Country Rock
Revolution gives Miranda Lambert's country songs a large, rough guitar sound. The drums hit hard, the louder arrangements can…

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