The 10 Best Songs of 2014

     2014 saw a noted increase of quality from the country music mainstream.  Country music is nothing without great songs; songs that touch our hearts, make us laugh and cry, make us feel something.  It is very refreshing to be able to turn on country radio and actually hear some decent, heartfelt music.  We still have a long way to go, but baby steps are important.  These 10 songs come from mainstream country, independent artists, bluegrass artists, and everything in between.  Here are the 10 Best Songs of 2014.

Jennifer Nettles "That Girl" Album Review

     

     Jennifer Nettles has created her first solo album, following years as part of the trio turned duo Sugarland. Sugarland started out very promising, with a solid debut album. Unfortunately, they slowly but surely headed down the pop road with each album as they went. When Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles announced a brief departure from the duo, I was curious to see where they would go on their own. While the duo lost their way, Sugarland released some great music, including "Baby Girl", "Want To", and the modern masterpiece, "Stay". Jennifer Nettle's album That Girl is pretty far from Sugarland, but it is certainly an interesting album worth your attention.