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:
Album Rating: 8/10
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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