Video: “Already Gone” by Kelly Clarkson

Not a big fan of her last 2 albums – My December and All I Ever Wanted. This video is prime example of why. Since “Since U Been Gone” she’s been trying to follow the same template of that former victory. Whether it be a slow ditty or an all-out rock song. It just doesn’t work and she has to meander into different genres or templates, maybe, to have a hit as solid as that one. She has managed to create a new genre of bubblegum rock and it just doesn’t mesh well.

Kate Earl re-introduces herself

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coverThis comes as a surprise because Kate Earl has been in my collection for a couple of years. In fact, Fate Is A Hunter spawned two hits in our heart – the Fiona Apple drab of “Someone To Love” and the DUI anthem “Officer.” But, she might be pulling some stops from the Joss Stone autobiography by re-positioning herself as a new and/or fresh artist with Introducing Kate Earl. The Alaska native, and hopefully non-Sarah Palin friend, is all over iTunes with this EP. It’s faster than her usual stuff from the debut album, but still doesn’t stray too far away from the singer-songwriter aura her fans know her for.

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