Tim McGraw
and
Kellie Pickler head the list of country
artists releasing new albums on Tuesday (Jan. 24). McGraw's long-awaited
Emotional Traffic, his final album for Curb
Records, features his current single, "Better Than I Used to Be," and the No. 1 hit,
"Felt
Good on My Lips." Pickler moves toward a stronger traditional country sound on her third album,
100 Proof (19 Recordings/BNA).
Several noted singer-songwriters have new releases, too, including Martin Sexton's
Fall Like Rain EP (Kitchen Table),
Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn's
Clear Heart Full Eyes (Vagrant), Madi Diaz's
Plastic Moon (Small Horse) and
Lauren Gibson's
Le Grande (Barsuk). ...
Janie Fricke, who scored nine No. 1 country
singles in the '80s, has re-recorded several of her hits in new arrangements for
Country Side of Bluegrass (New Music
Deals). And while
Glen Campbell continues his farewell tour, his
Live in Japan,
a 1975 concert that was recorded and released only in Japan, has finally been released in the U.S.
