Meghan Patrick goes big and bold on this fourth album, which follows the award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter’s 2021 release, Heart on My Glass. The Juno- and CCMA-winning artist pulls together her eclectic set of influences—she once played in a funk band and formally studied opera—for a country sound all her own, one with a reverence for traditional production and instrumentation and a forward-thinking appreciation of pop hooks. Patrick’s masterful voice and narrative sense of songwriting ground the project, and the record really gives a sense of her range, as she moves from a full-bodied belt to a gentle lilt—often on the same track—with preternatural ease. Highlights on the album include opening track “Blood From a Stone,” a Trisha Yearwood-esque ballad about heartbreak and hard-earned wisdom, and “Other Side of 25,” a relatable and compassionate reflection on the messiness of your mid-twenties. Country artist and pen-for-hire Caitlyn Smith (Rascal Flatts, Miley Cyrus) joins Patrick on “Stoned Alone,” a swaggering, sultry ode to the magical act of sparking a j by oneself instead of wasting energy on someone with a “bad attitude.”