The Road Less Traveled

After four CDs, and three San Diego Music Awards, Sara Petite has established herself as a shining light on the local roots scene. Her original songs have the kind of country songbird twang and spunk that made icons out of performers dating from Loretta Lynn and Dolly Parton through Lucinda Williams. While her maturing style incorporates the blues and rock idioms enough to give her faster songs plenty of muscle, her songs in the traditional distaff country singer role are where she demonstrates the ability to project as both the victim of heartbreak, and to flash the allure of a playful temptress. Her new CD is The Road Less Traveled.

Lauren Alaina has been a voice to be reckoned with since her runner-up success on American Idol in 2011, and in her latest project, Road Less Traveled, she proves she isn’t going anywhere. The 22-year-old entertainer opens herself to vulnerability throughout her album, exploring tough themes of divorce, alcoholism, body-image issues and growing up in the music industry. It has been over five years since Alaina has released a full-length project. By the sounds of it, Road Less Traveled was carefully crafted together with no intention of rushing the creative process. The album is proof of the maturing the Georgia-native has gone through and results in a genuine piece of art.

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