![]() There are more where that song came from - including the title song of “Lady Like,” the aggressive qualities of which suggest that Andress is more naturally inclined to be heartbreaker than heartbreakee. It’s the kind of song that addresses that probably everybody in a romantic relationship has thought about at one point or another, but seemingly no one has thought to write a hit song about: the worry about how a breakup might affect family members who’ve fallen for a significant other as much as oneself. That’s based largely on “More Hearts Than Mine,” a ballad that’s currently Top 5 with a strong shot at reaching No. But that someone with her co-writing and self-production chops has chosen country as her base, and been wildly and shockingly embraced by radio, is nothing but a sign of health for the genre.Īndress has just set a record for the all-time highest streaming debut album from a female country artist with her “Lady Like” release, which came out in late March. Her pop crossover potential is tremendous, and it’s likely not just a whim that she’s signed to a pop as well as country imprint within the Warner Music ecostructure. But to narrow it down: Positive trending notwithstanding, Ingrid Andress, all by herself, would be reason enough for a celebrative headline.Īll the critical acclaim for Andress and her “Lady Like” album isn’t because she represents a return to traditional country - far from it - but because, if she marks a return to anything, it’s to that period in the ’80s and ’90s when strong female singer/songwriters who weren’t necessarily strictly defined by genre found their place in this one, a la Mary-Chapin Carpenter and Rosanne Cash. ![]() There’s been a lot of collective good news to go around for serious fans of country music this year, with an airplay chart that had three solo women in the top 10 for the first time since the early 2010s, and now, two female freshmen in the top 5.
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