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  • Summary: The fifth album for the alt-country singer from New York is her first on the Giant Leap label.
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Pretending the Stars
Baby what'cha think about steppin' out Going for a ride and shaking up this town We could put the top down and feel the wind Go wild Underneath the... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Jul 25, 2012
    70
    There are no boundaries here to be broken, but there's clear indication of new-found confidence that obviously serves her well.
  2. Jul 25, 2012
    70
    This is a country record with a pop heart.
  3. Jul 25, 2012
    68
    With such fraught subject matter, the only dissonance seems to be from the lushness of the mostly acoustic arrangements and the actual life contained in the lyrics.
  4. Magnet
    Jul 24, 2012
    60
    Smith is least persuasive on the latter [unexpectedly aggressive, blues-based power ballads] - her delicate voices sounds strident when fronting heavy electric guitars, and those scattered tracks break the spell that her more restrained songs cast easily. [No.89, p.59]