Luminous vocal harmonies and smart, precision-crafted songwriting combine to make Little Big Town’s Tornado a standout country-rock effort. Producer Jay Joyce veers from the typical mainstream Nashville formulas by turning up the reverb and adding grit to the mix. “Pavement Ends” and “Front Porch Thing” capture group's Southern twang ‘n’ stomp side, while “Leavin’ in Your Eyes” glides with the silken flow of classic L.A. folk-rock.