High

Three albums into her career as a solo artist, country singer-songwriter Caitlyn Smith continues coming into her own with High, the follow-up to 2020's Supernova and the first album she has self-produced. A songwriter for artists like Miley Cyrus and Garth Brooks, Smith is known for writing melody-driven pop-country with a heavy dose of emotion. Accordingly, High is often a moving listen, like the soulful heartbreak of the title track (which was originally recorded by Cyrus for 2020's Plastic Hearts) and the vulnerable closing love song "I Don't Like the World Without You."