Clark, Ballard top releases
Clark is out with "Big Day in a Small Town," mixing more traditional and modern country sounds on her debut for Warner. Clark has gained much acclaim as a songwriter for the likes of Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, The Band Perry and Jennifer Nettles. She also received much praise for her 2014 release "12 Stories." The new disc contains 11 songs with small town characters and females dominating the themes.
Ballard is out with "El Rio," his fourth release. The lead single from the 11-song release is "It All Started With a Beer." The Michigan native had a hand in writing two of the songs. Chris Stapleton contributed a few songs as well. The release also includes Bob Seger's "You'll Accomp'ny Me," from his "Against the Wind" disc.
Tara Thompson releases a five-song EP, "Someone to Take Your Place." The self-described hillbilly, who is a cousin of Loretta Lynn, opts for a more traditional sound with some modern touches. The title track is the first single with the true story "Pregnant at the Prom" and "Jail" also on the release.
More news for Brandy Clark
- 02/10/25: Carpenter, Clark join forces
- 02/04/24: Stapleton, Isbell & The 400 Unit take two GRAMMYS each
- 01/26/24: Clark heads South with new tour dates
- 12/14/23: Clark, Russell return to school
- 12/08/23: Clark releases "Dear Insecurity" with Carlile
- 10/27/23: Clark sings of "My Favorite Christmas"
- 10/10/23: Clark releases "Dear Insecurity" video
- 07/14/23: Clark, McKenna tour together
CD reviews for Brandy Clark
The purpose for 'deluxe editions' of albums is not entirely clear, except perhaps to breathe new life into an aging album. This marketing ploy is especially curious in the case of Brandy Clark's "Your Life is a Record." After all, this already is a fully satisfying album, so why the seconds? However, more Brandy Clark is never a bad thing, so we'll take it.
This new edition includes a couple of live versions of album songs. Both "Who You Thought I Was" and ...
Whenever Brandy Clark's "Your Life is a Record" is described as the work of a smart, female singer/songwriter - an inevitable characterization - you may immediately picture 11 sophisticated pop songs. And make no mistake about it; this music is sophisticated - sophisticated enough, in fact, to attract pop songwriter extraordinaire Randy Newman for a duet on "Bigger Boat." Surprisingly, though, much of the music contained within is also more organic than one might have ...
There are two components to Brandy Clark. First is her songwriting, which gained her much street cred, penning songs for the likes of Miranda Lambert ("Mama's Broken Heart" with Kacey Musgraves and Shane McAnally), The Band Perry ("Better Dig Two"), Keith Urban, Reba McEntire and a slew for Musgraves and Jennifer Nettles. And then there's her own artistic career with her major label debut finally coming close to three years after her extremely well-received (with ...
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