hungover

the take

I'll never forget my former supervisor (who I stopped caring much for before she quit) showing me the Ella Langley song "you look like you love me" and saying how it's a sweet song and this, that, and the third. I thought the song was boring at first listen, even told her that to her face. I had no burning desire to check out Ella's accompanying project at the time. Fast forward to now and I've seen Ella Langley's name next to BigXthaPlug and thought that's a weird combination, but okay. I tried to see the appeal in her music, but it's just okay. To me, Ella Langley's "hungover" gives off bro-country vibes from a female perspective... or at the least, somewhat portrays Ella being one of the guys at times. Ella's vocals aren't always terrible, but it's a bit of a challenge to get through this with that in mind. Plus, it doesn't help that the substantial material is just old ideas not being presented in a new interesting way. The end result is we get an album that has songs teetering between good and average. "girl who drank wine" is my standout song for me, while the title track is another favorite of mine (all things considered). As for the song that started a chain reaction that led me to this review, "you look like you love me" isn't the worst song on here after all, but damn, what a terrible single choice to lead an album's release. Ella Langley's "hungover" is coworker music for me, as quite a few people I work with listen to modern country, which is cool. I have no problem with Ella having that title, but I can't lie and say I was either interested or impressed with this album after listening. I don't mind tolerating it, but that's about as far as I'll go.