GAC Album Review: Brad Paisley’s Wheelhouse

Brad Paisley’s eighth regular studio album, Wheelhouse, is an adventurous undertaking for the award-winning singer. Throughout his career, we’ve grown accustomed to certain attributes on each new album from the forty-year old; lovable songs that for the most part stay just this side of serious with an ever-present virtuoso guitar lick. There have undoubtedly been [...] Read More

GAC Album Review: Andy Griggs’ Naked

Andy Griggs’ new all-acoustic album, Naked, opens to the cowboy strum of a Waylon Jennings song. “Old Timer,” a Western-tinged epic, details a man getting back to his roots; a man getting back to the basics and yearning for the foundation of who he is. And more than just a great song, it’s a mission [...] Read More

GAC Album Review: Gretchen Wilson’s Right On Time

The first of three new albums from Gretchen Wilson scheduled for 2013, Right On Time stretches out stylistically as the Redneck Woman incorporates a few new sounds into her repertoire of gritty Southern rock and traditional country. With a strong mix of jazz and blues balancing out her trademark arena-ready Honky Tonk, Gretchen shows off [...] Read More

GAC Album Review: The Band Perry’s Pioneer

With a mixture of sweet melodic harmonies and ample drama, sibling trio The Band Perry are set to release their highly-anticipated sophomore album, Pioneer, on April 2. Following up the Grammy-nominated group’s 2010 platinum selling debut, Pioneer preaches an independent spirit as the group continues their unique blend of country, bluegrass and ’70s-inspired rock. Working [...] Read More

GAC Album Review: Thompson Square’s Just Feels Good

Husband and wife duo Thompson Square’s new album, Just Feels Good, plays out like a Hollywood love story complete with the happy ending. If things start seeming too good to be true on the upbeat project, a quick review of Shawna and Keifer Thompson’s career trajectory quickly reveals ample real-life inspiration; paid dues scraping by [...] Read More