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| Kalie Shorr – Awake |
Another one of those “off my radar” music submission reviews! This time, it’s Kalie Shorr’s Awake EP, which was released January 26th of this year. Here’s a bit of the press release:
Country rockstress Kalie Shorr released Awake last night to an at-capacity crowd of fans, music industry and friends in Nashville. The highly-anticipated new project features seven songs that bring a rock-infused sound to country, showcasing Shorr’s authenticity, passion and energy which she injects into her music. Awake is available now on iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, Amazon Music and Spotify.
So let’s unpack this EP a little bit. The album is most definitely a country-rock album, reminding me a lot of Miranda Lambert (thinking her Kerosene days as I haven’t heard much of her recent music). If I were to describe the EP as a radio station, it would be the local Country station that drops in songs that straddle the tip of the country-rock-pop triangle.
I felt that the EP started off on the softer side, and built up to a rougher, rock-infused ending. I appreciated the build-up. I haven’t checked the country charts to see how Kalie’s doing, but I imagine that “Who What When Where Why” would be a song that will do well. I like that one, and “Cool Kids” quite a bit. “Two Hands” is also not too bad, being a bit of a love ballad.
OK scratch that, I did do some research, I’m not THAT lazy. Turns out that “Two Hands” was released as a single and quickly added to rotation on Sirius XM, featured on The Highway, as well as added to Radio Disney Country (there were some promotional exclusives involved with Disney and a few other properties) and TuneIn. Unfortunately I don’t see her name anywhere on the Billboard charts but it sounds like she’s still getting airplay out there.
Definitely recommend this one if you’re into rock-infused country. 3.5/5.
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