The irony of the album’s gussied-up nature is that its best songs are often the most direct.
On her debut album, the singer-songwriter blends pop and country without subjugating either.
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The album is convincing evidence that the Nashville sound can and should encompass more than just country.
The album retains Southeastern’s intimate acoustic-based feel and heavyhearted lyrical matter.
The album loses entirely too many of the elements that made the singer-songwriter such a singular Southern artist.
The album is one of tremendous sadness.