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Review: Angel Taylor – Love Travels

Semi-precious is exactly how I would describe the 21-yr old singer/songwriter Angel Taylor on her debut album “Love Travels.” This SoCal native is a definite must for Colbie Caillat fans, as she layers lyrics about love’s past and future hopes and promises with beautiful harmonies, in result, creating a delectable mix of heartstring-tugging thoughts and feelings that everyone can agree they have felt at least once in their lifetime.

Personally, I don’t usually dig these sort of sappy love-struck tunes, but there is something pure about Angel (maybe it’s the name?) that makes her stick out a bit from the rest of the young and promising musicians racking up today’s radio play.

Her first (very catchy) single off the album, “Like You Do,” incorporates that perfect pop/commercial sound while iTunes chose “Make Me Believe” for their Single of the Week.

The lyrics to “Chai Tea Latte,” the first track off the album, at first seemed elementary but the second you hear her voice float effortlessly over that orchestra… It’s refreshing.

Hands down, “Spinning Wheels” and “Not Even Human” win. “Spinning Wheels” is so incredibly feel good while lyrics like “’cause love keeps on traveling/makes me feel like no matter how far I’m still with you,” incorporate that natural feeling of longing. It’s undeniable – we’ve all felt it before. The vocal rounds at the end suck you into the song and you feel yourself spinning deeper and deeper into whatever memories it invokes.

If you’re searching for the perfect post-relationship song, “Not Even Human” is it. Angel has a way of portraying exactly how bittersweet someone feels after the end of of something good. It’s so simple that everyone can relate to “the girl on the piano bench singing all of her tears away.” I would love to know the history of this song.

I’m not going to lie, at first I wasn’t sold. But after a second listen… her euphoric voice and natural, almost earthy, lyrics got under my skin and tugged at my heartstrings. On her website, www.angeltayloronline.com, she explains how “your heart speaks much faster than you might imagine.” I really feel like it shows through her music. She sings exactly how it is and she sings it very, very well.