We all pretend to certain degree. Whether it’s projecting the perfect family on Instagram, or implying our career is right where we want it to be, there’s always some pressure to fake it just a little bit. But for her third album, High & Low, singer-songwriter Caitlyn Smith took a novel approach.
Rather than present only the good in her life—a habit that she says she’s had for a long time—she decided to embrace all the messy spots, too, no matter how rough or unsightly. It was an effort to grow