Sometimes Ya Gotta

iTunes Review

Stacie Collins is a fiery honky-tonk heroine blessed with a powerful, gritty, and soulful voice. She also blows a mean blues harmonica. Sometimes Ya Gotta, her third album, is a blast of high-octane roots-rock served with plenty of swagger. Revved up roadhouse rockers like “Hey Mister,” “I Won’t Do Ya Like That,” “The Very Last Time,” and “Tied To You” make up the meat of the album, but Collins can switch gears too. “Little Things” is a good mid-tempo gem, “It Hurts To Breathe” is a moving, tears-in-your-beer ballad, and “Cool” shows off the sultry side of her vocals as it rides a slow-burning, swampy groove. Collins is backed by a smoking band on Sometimes Ya Gotta that includes the twin-guitar attack of Warner Hodges (Jason and the Scorchers) and Dan Baird (Georgia Satellites) who supply a truckload of country-fried licks (Baird also produced the album). Fans of either of those bands will surely take to this album, as will anyone who likes their country infused with a heavy dose of rock ‘n’ roll energy and attitude.