Authentic… Original… Inspiring… Healing… Honest… Important… Abby Holliday’s third album release “Crack A Smile Come On Stay A While” hits hard and leaves a lasting mark because it comes from a place of truth – and while our truths can be painful, they are equally liberating. Holliday’s most ambitious release to date is also her most vulnerable and raw, finding the Nashville-based singer/songwriter wrestling with demons past and present, processing traumas and unpacking relationships, and reckoning with herself (and her loved ones) as she dives deeper than ever into what it means to be human: A living, breathing being, thriving on some days, and barely surviving others.
Music like this – music that comes so unapologetically from the heart – is inherently delicate, and yet the songs on “Crack A Smile Come On Stay A While” are dynamic, energetic, and assertive – larger-than-life, despite their intimate nature. Produced with her longtime collaborator Jon Class, Abby Holliday’s third LP is gut-wrenchingly beautiful and breathtakingly bold: A dramatic fever dream that finds the artist at her absolute best, despite the dark clouds that often surround her.
“Crack A Smile Come On Stay A While”
The Fat Angel Sings 