I was wrong about Jessica Campbell. Her third album, III, <\/i>loomed on my desk for weeks, which gave me ample time to examine its song titles and artwork. With titles like \u201cHomesick For A Heart,\u201d \u201cFinding The Perfect Love,\u201d and \u201cMy Heart Says Go,\u201d as well as the model-esque photos on both the cover and packaging, my initial thought was something like this: here we have yet another young woman in her twenties who would like to be the next pop star and is trying to get there by singing songs that other people wrote for her and putting them through ultra sleek production.<\/p>\n
But I was wrong, and not just about her age (she’s in her low thirties).<\/p>\n
Thankfully, Campbell actually has much more in common with the Ingrid Michaelsons of the music world rather than the Jessica Simpsons. She spends her time here embracing newfound married life while still reminiscing about the past. While III <\/i>is definitely pop rock in the strictest sense of the word and should see no problem spending time on the charts and FM dial, it’s also a very genuine singer-songwriter album where roots, Americana, and folks ideas are tossed into the mix.<\/p>\n
The aptly titled first song \u201cBrighter Days\u201d showcases Campbell’s strong voice and upbeat pop talent while starting the disc off in a way that screams radio single. Next up is a more country oriented pop song, as \u201cHomesick For A Heart\u201d brings the memorable choruses and warm feeling that permeates most of the album.<\/p>\n
Though the lyrical themes are often pretty similar \u2013 i.e. reflecting on relationships \u2013 musically, Campbell brings diversity such as keys and beats on \u201cLosing Your Mind\u201d and playful horns on the charming \u201cWith You.\u201d Where the songstress really excels are the opposite sides of the spectrum, such as the sparse acoustic closer \u201cMy Heart Says Go\u201d and the loud, driving guitar rock of \u201cBetter Than This.\u201d<\/p>\n
Campbell sounds really content with her life and that confidence comes through in some really solid tunes. Add a great set of pipes, timeless influences (\u201cLennon & McCartney Lied\u201d) and dynamic songwriting and you have an album that should garner some much-deserved attention for Jessica Campbell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":32206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[9540],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-43958","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-jessica-campbell","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/43958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/43958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=43958"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=43958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}