Deana Carter

Although the first song sounds like it was on Liz Phair's self-titled 2003 CD, Deanna Carter's fifth outing also reflects '70s country rock and Avril Lavigne. Somehow Carter blends it all into her own thing, and you'll love her for it (even if she compares herself to JFK and John Lennon on the second track).

Since scoring a surprise country hit with her 1996 debut, singer Deana Carter has had an
arm's-length relationship with Nashville orthodoxy: Her albums balance pristine, twangy
ballads with robust adult-pop and wry singer-songwriter fare. After immigrating to L.A.,
Carter wrote or co-wrote every song on The Story of My Life, her fourth album. The results
are surprisingly tight, as Carter exploits the catch in her sweet voice on a series... More >