Abby Holliday - Crack a Smile Come On Stay a While (2024) Hi-Res

Singer/songwriter Abby Holliday takes us track-by-track through her vulnerable, cinematic, and liberating third album ‘CRACK A SMILE COME ON STAY A WHILE’ – an intimate, all-consuming indie pop record of raw humanity, inner reckoning, and unfiltered self-discovery.

A fascinating listen, but certainly has it's flaws. At some point, the effects become both monotonous and a bit annoying, and the vocal editing unnecessary. My biggest issue is some of the lyrics however, which come off either too blunt or too vague to be taken seriously, particularly in Earth-Eating Tree, Steve Martin, and Immortal. Some points, however, certainly have stronger lyrics, such as Butterfly Song and The Price. I love the reference to Ohio Laundry Room in Butterfly Song, too. I definitely think that the album gets a lot stronger from The Price and forward.