Her splendid sophomore album, “Little Red,” has plenty of moments like that one, plus some ballads for slow-dancing and/or sobbing.
If you need an R&B song to convince you that texting under the influence is a bad idea…
Atlanta’s Miloh Smith is the latest R&B millennial to smear the lines between lovesickness, technology and psychotropic bewilderment. On “Intexication” — a highlight from her terrifically trippy new mixtape, “Pulp Fiction” — she’s singing to the messages glowing on her phone like a dazed Erykah Badu: “I mean what I say even though it’s not what you heard.” Loud and clear.
If you’re interested in the memories of a coal miner’s granddaughter…
The title track of Irene Kelley’s handsome new album, “Pennsylvania Coal,” pays tribute to her grandparents’ struggles in a mining town outside Pittsburgh. The veteran country songwriter has since relocated to Nashville, where she’s penned songs for Trisha Yearwood and Alan Jackson, but on this bluegrass-tinged album, she’s telling her own stories with great clarity and warmth.
Listen to a stream of “Pennsylvania Coal” at Engine145.com