Ms Digby isn’t especially pretty but she is the best female country singer on the planet, a throwback to the days of Kitty Wells, Jean Shepard and Loretta Lynn. This album, on the Heart of Texas Records, features a nice blend of old and new material. When she does cover one of the classic country artists, she usually goes for lesser known material. Highlights are “Hinges On The Door” and a duet with Justin Trevino of an old George Jones-penned song, “Flame In My Heart”.

I’m not trying to throw Jenna under the bus and say I would have give the album a better rating (I haven’t heard the album yet), and even though we both love country music, there’s still a gap in the sounds and artists that we like which has some bearing on how we judge the music we listen to.

All in all, reviews are hard because so many people have different criteria by which they judge. Basically, all reviews are subjective. You just have to get a feel for what other types of music people like and then compare it to your own tastes and decide whether you’ll accept their recommendations or not.

For fans of traditional country, Amber Digby is hands-down the most genuine and talented artist out there. She may not be Kitty Wells, but “Here Come the Teardrops” is excellent work from a throwback artist who is more than gratuitously traditional.

I’m glad this album got reviewed on this site. While it has no commercial potential and nowhere near the national exposure of most of the albums reviewed here, continuing to highlight excellent music like this may help reverse the pop-country trend.