Heather Whitney releases Moving On

Heather Whitney releases Moving On

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Texan Heather Whitney comes out swinging in the charming and very danceable nine-track album, Moving On. Settled nicely into the country pop genre, with leanings more towards country, Whitney’s obvious flare for entertaining helps her step up her game with each track.  She drapes the listener with fast and slow dances – all the while letting us into her little world.

According to her official biography, Whitney hails from “an itty-bitty, one-red light town deep in the pines of Southeast Texas, where the mosquitos are big, but Heather’s love for music is bigger!” I had to smile while reading that. I smiled eve more with the surprisingly good music. She worked with producer Buddy Hyatt on “handpicked songs” for Moving On. You might have heard of Hyatt from his Music City Trax studio based in Nashville; or perhaps you’ve heard that he’s from the band Toto who brought us such timeless pop rock classics as “Rosanna” and “Africa.” You can tell he put his stamp of approval on Whitney’s debut album. It rocks when it needs to, and gosh darn it, the songs are stuck in your head for days. They invade your headspace, basically. Whitney’s small-town girl vibe is too cute to ignore.

My favorite tracks on Moving On are the super-charged tempo, “By By Bayou” and its juxtaposition song “When You Learn To Be Lonely.” “Bayou” just plain gets you dancing and those shoulders moving. I dare you to not get up and dance to this song! What a fun party song, and it’s just another example of a contagious summer anthem. “When You Learn To Be Lonely” on the other hand stretches Whitney’s range in a different setting. This is a sad song, no bones about it. She has such a natural empathy and emotional delivery in this song.

Some die-hard country music fans will really dig Heather Whitney! I also think there are going to be some  pop rock fans that find something they like from Moving On. Other suggested tracks for your next Spotify playlist: “Man In Blue” and “What the Whiskey Said.” I think the naysayers are going to bark that her songs are too generic and only at a certain level. But, after a few listens, the guitar riffs and the music beds sound different. You just have to give it time.

Whitney has all the makings of a strong-willed, confident country music songstress. I like that she titled the album as she did – I like to imagine her staying true to her Texan roots, but knowing full-well she’s outgrown her tiny town. From Newton to Nashville, I suppose is a big culture shock. Can you imagine going form a one traffic stop to that torrential Nashville traffic? She’s done what many have done before her and put those emotions of fear and hope into a song. She’s done it pretty damn well. As her world expands, her songs, too will hopefully keep moving on in the right direction. I think they will. Kudos  Heather Whitney and her to a great start with Moving On.

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Mindy McCall