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Trust Your Gut
Ernest Jenning (2023)
Worriers, fronted by Lauren Denitzio, is an ongoing evolution. It’s earnest, personal and explorative, and the newest album Trust Your Gut continues that journey as Denitzio puts everything out there for their audience. The music is consistently emotional and relatable while being clearly rooted in personal experience. The magic of the entire Worriers catalog is how Denitzio manages to be both personal and relatable. You’re sometimes listening to a journal, but you can feel everything in your heart, not just your ears. Painting with a wide brush, this record shares a lot of harsh world experiences, concluding with a simple, three word philosophy and title: Trust Your Gut. The album is about how we manage hardships. Not how we fix them -- because we don’t. Life is going to continue to steamroll you, so you need to find your place, your strengths, and your comfort zone. It preaches lukewarm positivity in a hopeless sea. It acknowledges the pain and suffering of the world, but has enough resolve to stand tall as the next wave comes crashing toward you. Sort of like Springsteen, these are songs about working through life’s struggles while finding some positive elements within them. And it does … Read more
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