
Maria Taylor, of Azure Ray fame, releases her third solo album, LadyLuck , on April 7th. Inspired by the end of a relationship, the album in large part was written while Taylor was preparing for a move to Los Angeles. LadyLuck runs ten tracks of emotionally balanced songcraft, never veering on to overly sentimental or angry shores while avoiding rewriting itself. With invested though reserved presentation the title track opens the album with talk of the futility of planning each new day. "Time Lapse Lifetime," an album favorite, involves rationalization, a dimmer tone, and the remembrance of [...]