Slide guitars, consistent drum beats, raw emotions. These three elements encompass Miles Away, Gina Villalobos’ newest release. Gina has a knack for extracting her listener’s emotions with her lyrics in each one of the 10 tracks.

The variety of soul, jazz, hip-hop, and dance that they put together in this 56-minute album is impressive but excessive. Livin’ Out Loud is obviously a talented bunch and towers above many in a genre where 12 chapters of “Trapped in the Closet” reside.