Carrie Underwood's latest offering is a testament to the opinion that she is a swell Storyteller that others may or may not agree with. I have always been a moderate fan of Underwood and her consistent career. She has a great voice, and it is pretty adaptable to different tones, and on this album she ventures into the darker side;I like when she delves in the edgier country rock, or the country with rock flair, but that is just me. "Church Bells" anyone? or was it karma calling? They never did find out the true cause of his death, but we did know he would no longer delve in abuse of any kind. As for the bluesy stomp of "Choctaw County Affair," it may have lacked the energy that the aforementioned had, but it inspired the journey we would take when listening to this album.
Dirty? that is an adjective she had also attached to the song, but then without a washer where would all the "Dirty Laundry" go? The subject matter is easily discernible when she compares lipstick shades, but all of the good songs in the world cannot extract this earworm from your memory. "Heartbeat" is one of her slower songs with a tender tone and bare toes, and while it does not engage in another session, it serves as a "Smoke Break" before she enlightens us with how a matriarch can serve as a bastion of strength. "The Girl You Think I Am" is her father's own perspective written in her own words, another worthy addition to the canon; as is "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted," which was a song dedicated to her son Isiah Michael Fisher, so her album is not completely without its lighter and more positive additions. If we focused on the appeal of just the instrumental aspect, I would choose "Relapse."
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