"Previously a dabbler in all manners of rootsy American music - she nevertheless wore her blues devotion as a badge of pride, at least on her sophomore set Shake the Spirit - Elle King decided to put all of her chips on country music after her 2021 Miranda Lambert duet "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)" became her biggest hit since "Ex's & Oh's" ... Working primarily with Ross Copperman, a producer/songwriter who has collaborated with Dierks Bentley (who also appears here on "Worth a Shot"), King embraces an insistent brand of country driven by arena rock rhythms and adult contemporary hooks. It's a blend that suits her, placing her sharp nasal twang in flattering relief and harnessing her full-throated delivery so it powers the song, not overwhelms it"