Rating: NNN
It’s hard to believe that Taylor Mitchell is just 18 years old.
Her country-tinged folk pop sounds like it comes from someone of a completely different generation, and her voice has none of the tentative frailty we’d expect from someone her age. However, this album would be much more interesting if she were more concerned with contemporary trends and sounds. While well executed, there’s not much to distinguish these songs from the thousands of other roots rock singers across Canada.
On the handful of uptempo songs scattered across the album we start to get a better idea of her potential. She sounds like she’s having a lot more fun when she lets loose with a bit of country rock sass, which is a direction she should pursue if she wants to stand out from the pack.
Top track: Fun While It Lasted
Taylor Mitchell plays Hugh’s Room March 24.
