Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Mindy Smith's New CD
Mindy Smith will release her latest CD, Stupid Love, this month. Many of her fans became familiar with her music through her debut CD "One Moment More" and the cross-format hit Come to Jesus.
Her latest CD brings a bit more of an edgy sound to some of the songs. The CD opens with What Went Wrong, a song that incorporates some crunchy, distorted guitars. If there is any justice the current single, Highs and Lows, will pick up airplay on adult alternative stations. It has pop hooks galore.
One of my favorite songs is Surface. Mindy's gorgeous vocals captivate you as she sings "Everybody's searching, trying to find a reason to live in this world of fallen kingdoms, looking for a little truth, cause maybe just a little truth may get us through." In just under 4 minutes she manages to capture so much of the human condition.
She has alot of her friends contributing musically. Guest vocals from Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Leigh Nash, Thad Cockrell, Susan Ashton, and Kate York. Add on that the beautiful cello work of Matt Slocum and you have a CD that is very easy to enjoy. I love hearing Leigh Nash on the backup vocals for What Love Can Do. Their singing styles blend beautifully.
I only have a couple complaints. The CD packaging is disappointing. The CD would have benefited from a booklet complete with lyrics. This isn't her first CD so lets put some money into the packaging to make this a more worthwhile purchase. Who knows, hopefully this packaging is just for the pre-release and they'll do it up a bit when people shell out their hard earned money.
One of her producers, Ian Fitchuk, duets with Mindy on True Love of Mine. He is a pleasant vocalist but when you have folks like Vince Gill and Thad Cockrell singing backup vocals, I think you could shuffle the singing responsibilities and have one of them sing the duet.
With that said there is alot to like about Stupid Love. Hopefully Mindy will garner more airplay for this CD, and pick up more fans along the way.
Her latest CD brings a bit more of an edgy sound to some of the songs. The CD opens with What Went Wrong, a song that incorporates some crunchy, distorted guitars. If there is any justice the current single, Highs and Lows, will pick up airplay on adult alternative stations. It has pop hooks galore.
One of my favorite songs is Surface. Mindy's gorgeous vocals captivate you as she sings "Everybody's searching, trying to find a reason to live in this world of fallen kingdoms, looking for a little truth, cause maybe just a little truth may get us through." In just under 4 minutes she manages to capture so much of the human condition.
She has alot of her friends contributing musically. Guest vocals from Amy Grant, Vince Gill, Leigh Nash, Thad Cockrell, Susan Ashton, and Kate York. Add on that the beautiful cello work of Matt Slocum and you have a CD that is very easy to enjoy. I love hearing Leigh Nash on the backup vocals for What Love Can Do. Their singing styles blend beautifully.
I only have a couple complaints. The CD packaging is disappointing. The CD would have benefited from a booklet complete with lyrics. This isn't her first CD so lets put some money into the packaging to make this a more worthwhile purchase. Who knows, hopefully this packaging is just for the pre-release and they'll do it up a bit when people shell out their hard earned money.
One of her producers, Ian Fitchuk, duets with Mindy on True Love of Mine. He is a pleasant vocalist but when you have folks like Vince Gill and Thad Cockrell singing backup vocals, I think you could shuffle the singing responsibilities and have one of them sing the duet.
With that said there is alot to like about Stupid Love. Hopefully Mindy will garner more airplay for this CD, and pick up more fans along the way.
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