Patterson has come a long way since she first began playing her guitar in church, she has travelled the world drawing influence and taking inspiration from her adventures and channeling them into her songs. The ten track album would not necessarily appeal to the average country fan. It begins with the reggae fuelled ‘Roots Heart […]
Review: Diane Patterson – ‘Satchel of Songs’ Read More »
UK country artist Sarah Louise has had a string of successful single releases as of late including ‘My Beating Heart’ which secured top spot in the UK iTunes Country Chart. Her latest release ‘My Grandparents and Me’ is a nostalgic track in which Sarah revisits some of her earliest childhood memories and pays tribute to
Review: Sarah Louise – ‘My Grandparents and Me’ Read More »
After the success of her previous two albums ‘Simple Things’ and ‘Tattered’, Hale-Revia is back with her third record ‘Growing Pains’. The new album takes a more personal approach to the lyrics whilst the production is simple yet effective – sparse, giving the vocals room to deliver their tale. The Texas native draws upon typical
Review: Courtney Hale Revia – ‘Growing Pains’ Read More »
Thomas Rhett Merry Christmas, Y’all Big Machine Label Group 21/10/22 Thomas Rhett has had an impressive couple of years; he made the most of being forced off the road by the pandemic as he focused on his family and knuckled down on the songwriting front. Since the world opened up again, he’s been regularly sharing
Review: Thomas Rhett – Merry Christmas, Y’all Read More »
Swift has come a long way since her debut country album, sonically she has evolved year on year exploring new genres with every new record and yet her lyricism to me has always stayed true to her country sensibilities of storytelling songwriting. Midnights is no different, on the surface there is very little linking her
Review: ‘Midnights’ – Taylor Swift Read More »
Kristian Bush has today released a new album ’52 – New Blue’. 52 – New Blue is where Bush’s history meets his present. When creating the third collection of his four-album series, Kristian set out to create an assembly of love songs but soon realized his quest led him to the re-discovery of another love—his love
Kristian Bush releases 52 – New Blue Read More »
Kelsea Ballerini SUBJECT TO CHANGE Black River Entertainment 23/09/22 Ballerini’s fourth studio album is her best to date. She once again takes her pop songwriting sensibilities and blends them perfectly with her country roots and the end product is an album littered with catchy melodies and well crafted lyrics. The album begins with the title
Review: Kelsea Ballerini – Subject To Change Read More »
Chris Norman may be a familiar face to many of you. He first found fame as the original lead singer of English rock band Smokie. From 1964-86, Norman toured the world with the soft-rock group but, in 1986, Norman found success as a solo artist with the song ‘Midnight Lady’ which charted all around Europe,
Spotlight: Chris Norman Read More »
Steve Yanek is back with a new album aptly titled ‘Long Overdue’. I criticised Yanek’s last album as whilst he could write in a variety of styles, I felt he hadn’t quite decided what he wished to do. However this record is much more cohesive and polished and has a clear sense of direction. The
Review: Long Overdue – Steve Yanek Read More »
Auf Wiedersehen, Me Duck is the eagerly awaited new album from Anglo-German duo Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer. The arrangements throughout complement Walker and Pfeiffer’s style and the sound that fans have come to know and love from the pair. The album opens with ‘Our Golden Age’ which transports us back to the industrial age
Review: Auf Wiedersehen, Me Duck – Paul Walker & Karen Pfeiffer Read More »
We’re thrilled to announce that Maverick Magazine is now available to you through
our exclusive FREE digital subscription! Click below to subscribe now
