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EDITORIAL REVIEWS Like a Rose has been a long time coming. Monroe has been creating music for more than half of her life - attracting along the way kudos from such music world giants as Dolly Parton, Guy Clark, Vince Gill and Jack White. Her new, full-length album release serves both to fill in the back-story and impart to us who she is today. At times her songs are dead serious, at others utterly hilarious, but always Monroe is an original with a compelling story to share. Some of the songs were newly written for the album; others date back several years and felt right to revisit. The semi-autobiographical title track, one of the uncontestable highlights of the set, was co-written about six years ago with another totem of the American song-crafting community, Texan legend Guy Clark. And fresh it all is. Like a Rose avoids the trappings of too much contemporary music by sticking to the basics: memorable songs, incredible musicians, a superb voice, all of it captured honestly and without frills. As the saying goes, sometimes we need to stop and smell the roses. Take a whiff of Like a Rose and youll find it smells pretty darn sweet. REVIEW "Nashvilles lovers of traditional country have raved about the Pistol Annies members staggering talent for years. With this Vince Gill-produced album, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, everyone can hear what the fuss is about." --USA Today (4/4 stars) "Ashley Monroe s Like A Rose is the first great album of the year." --Washington Post " ... Like A Rose has the audacious sound of a newcomer whose talent is already in full bloom." --Associated Press