Fountain Pen Girl Album Reviews
Next Newsletter: 4/2
  • Home
  • Reviews
  • Archive
  • Writing Blog
    • Incomplete Projects >
      • Lisa
      • Designated
    • Drafted Projects >
      • From L.A. to London
      • Capability
      • Aryan
      • Finding Trouble
      • Dream Chasers
      • Problem Child
      • Boy Next Door
      • Queen of Hearts
      • Not Just a K-Girl
    • Future Projects >
      • The Prince Charming Test
      • How To: Waste Your Summer Before College
      • Partisan
  • Mailing List & Privacy
  • Contact

A Summer Night Out Tour Sampler Review - Ingrid Michaelson & Friends

5/31/2015

0 Comments

 
Picture
Ingrid Michaelson’s become more of a household name in the past few years with singles such as Girls Chase Boys, and this summer she’s embarking on a tour with some other artists to promote her latest album, Lights Out. The A Summer Night Out Tour Sampler has been made available free on NoiseTrade, which features three tracks from Lights Out itself, a live track from Ingrid Michaelson, and tracks by Greg Holden and Oh Honey.


Track by track review:

  1. Time Machine - The latest single from Michaelson’s Lights Out is unsurprisingly expertly produced, as it was co-written and produced by busbee (who is behind tracks such as Kelly Clarkson’s Dark Side and Hunter Hayes’ Storm Warning). It’s an excellent attention-grabbing track to begin the sampler, and well-written to boot. 9/10
  2. The Way I Am (Live From The Guild Of Music Supervisors Fundraiser at The Village Studios) - Michaelson opens the live recording of this track by announcing it as “the cherry-popping song” and making light of her naïveté at the time, showing what fans can expect from seeing her live. It’s a gentle love ballad, and shows her voice off. 8/10
  3. Warpath - This track doesn’t have particularly substantial lyrics, despite being pretty catchy. The production of the song ties in with the lyrics, and although it’s good, it’s just not really for me. 7/10
  4. Wonderful Unknown (Ingrid Michaelson & Greg Laswell) - The last track by Ingrid Michaelson on the sampler is peaceful and beautiful (and composed by her alone, for the record.) It doesn’t actually feature much from Greg Laswell except for some backing vocals in the chorus, but is still a romantic song, painting a picture of a sweet future together. 9/10
  5. Boys in the Street (Greg Holden) - The live performance of this track makes the already intimate nature of the lyrics even more so. It’s a song told in story-form about the disapproval of a father over how his son is gay. It has a happy ending, but is bittersweet over all considering the abuse that the father has put his son through over the years. The lyrics are excellent as well. 10/10
  6. Sugar, You (Oh Honey) - The last track is somewhat reminiscent of tracks by Sheppard such as Geronimo and Smile, but is individual and good in its own right. It’s a cute song, and the perfect innocent, frothy track for summer. 9/10

Album Rating: 8/10

Similar Posts
Picture
Review of Numbered Doors by Lori McKenna
Picture
Review of 747 by Lady Antebellum
Picture
Review of Never Wanna Grow Up by Katrina Stone
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    RSS Feed

    About the Blog

    Fountain Pen Girl Album Reviews is a blog writing track-by-track reviews of new popular and independent music with a focus on female artists. The main genres that are covered on this blog are pop, country, singer-songwriter and alternative music, focusing especially on independent artists and female country artists. Enjoy my blog!

    Archives

    April 2016
    March 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    November 2014
    October 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014

    View archives by genre, artist and other tags here.

      What album should I review next?

    Submit
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.