Music News & Reviews

• Album: Mother
• Artist: Natalie Maines

Seven years after the release of the Dixie Chicks 2006 album Taking the Long Way lead singer Natalie Maines returns with her first solo album. Mother, a collection of seven covers songs with three original songs from Maines and her collaborators Ben Harper, Jesse Ingalls, Jason Mozersky, and Gary Louris. Although the eighth song credits her former band mates Martie Maguire and Emily Robison, the album is a complete departure from the Chicks mix of country, bluegrass, and pop that made them so successful over the years. Rather than a triumphant new beginning, Mother feels very much like Maines is still trying to find herself following her comments about George Bush and the backlash of the Chicks fanbase that led to the Dixie Chicks taking a prolonged hiatus.

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• Song: “What About Now“
• Artist: Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi are certainly looking and feeling their age in the video for “What About Now,” the title track off the New Jersey band’s twelfth studio album. From the band that rocked my childhood, the song isn’t so much bad as tired and instantly forgettable. For those interested, you can currently listen to the rest of the album on SoundCloud.