Miranda Lambert, “Postcards From Texas.” For her 10th album and her first, Miranda Lambert didn’t try to reinvent the wheel. The Texas native remains strong and unapologetic. Postcards from Texas brings her home stage to life through rich personal storytelling and collaborations with fellow Texans. Postcards from Texas Miranda…

The best albums of 2022 include Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Banks, Sondre Lerche, Ghost, The Black Keys, Alice Merton, Omar Apollo, Coheed and Cambria, Pusha T, Tears for Fears, Nova Twins and Florence and the Machine. After poring over hundreds of our own album reviews and hundreds more albums…

Miranda Lambert, ‘Palomino.’ For the last decade, Miranda Lambert has charted one of the most successful and interesting careers in country music. Between solo and collaborative projects, she’s released seven albums in the last 10 years, each a success in one form or another. She’s won Grammys for three…

The best albums of 2021 include Marina Diamandis, The Marias, The Fratellis, Maximo Park, Morgan Wallen, Wardruna, Prince, At the Gates, Hayley Williams, Andrew W.K., Miranda Lambert, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Liz Phair. RIFF’s writers reviewed hundreds of albums in 2021, and although the year isn’t over,…

Ashley Monroe, courtesy Alexa King. To understand why Ashley Monroe is holding onto joy and love so tightly on her new album, Rosegold, you have to reach back all the way to her teens. After a fairly typical, joyous life with her parents and brother, her dad was diagnosed…

In 2015, friends Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall found their way to Marfa, Texas to see if the quiet, star-splattered night skies could inspire them to write. And boy did it ever work. Their first collaboration, “Tin Man,” came on Lambert’s stellar 2016 double-album, The Weight of These Wings, and was…

Megan Thee Stallion performs during the 2021 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. Courtesy. While the main pre-show distraction centered on snubs and the lack of diversity at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, the tone changed with a plethora of memorable and historic moments from this…

63rd Grammy Awards, courtesy: Recording Academy. Welcome to the Olympics of music! The 63rd Grammy Awards are not the be-all, end-all of music achievement, or even an accurate representation of the most adventurous, unique music being made today, but they’re the standard barometer of commercial success. The two awards…

Miranda Lambert performs at SAP Center in San Jose on Feb. 28, 2020. Courtesy: Tyler Conrad. SAN JOSE — Miranda Lambert covered all the bases at the San Jose stop of her ‘Wildcard’ tour on Friday, from twangy powerhouse rockers to lonesome ballads and flirty tongue-in-cheek tunes. She and…

Miranda Lambert, “Wildcard.” Miranda Lambert has never experienced a slump. The award-winning country singer started strong with a No. 1 album on the country charts and has established her sound and supplied herself with a healthy following through a string of hits. Her new album’s title, Wildcard, suggests Lambert has…