Kiana Fitzgerald
Kiana Fitzgerald is a freelance music journalist, cultural critic, and DJ. She writes for the world from deep in the heart of Texas.
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Smith has a steady, well-trained swell of a voice and a knack for whipping in and out of his falsetto in a hairsbreadth. He doesn't feel the need to hide — certainly not by stifling his vocal skills.
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The veteran soul singer weaves his rugged and ragged pleas with the darling accompaniment of his backing band to produce a record that bleeds triumph and lovesickness all at once.