I am a huge fan of singer-songwriters. In the world of over produced, auto-tuned, ghost-written pop packages, I’m always pleased when I’m handed an album filled with music written and performed by the same person.
Cady Groves Ep Life of a Pirate fits that bill perfectly. You get to hear the passion of a person singing words they wrote. You get the raw unfiltered sound of a girl who doesn’t need the studio magic in order to bring her songs to life.
Her music, although enjoyable, is underwhelming. Don’t take that the wrong way. Life of a Pirate is full of endearing and heartfelt songs, and the music is well written. I just didn’t feel like I was listening to anything special happen. When asked to describe her music, Cady herself posits “If Miranda Lambert, Paramore, Dixie Chicks, and Taylor Swift all had a less talented baby – that would be me.” Her modesty is commendable, but sadly, extremely accurate.
Listening to her music brought forth one of two reactions from me. I either started doing something else, letting her music drift into the background and provide a nice ambience for whatever else was going on; or I was reminded of other artists I wanted to listen to, who she sounded like, but was not quite as good as.
Bottom line, Cady Groves and her new EP are good, maybe even really good, but not good enough to stand out. Good enough to cause me to be pleased if I was able to catch her set on The Bamboozle Road Show this summer, but not good enough to make me buy a ticket specifically to see her.
Rating: 
(3/5)
i am sorry, but i disagree. not trying to react rudely or anything, everyone has their own opiions on things and you just voiced yours, but i personally LOVE cady groves music! her music draws me in with its acoustic guiatr and her singing is just amazing! and i saw her live at bamboozle roadshow, she sounds exactly the same live! nowadays, most artists tend to uses autotone, or computers to fix their voices, she is as real as it gets. and her music could never be ignored, heck i have ‘life of a pirate’s’ chorus as my text ringtone, and its so catchy my entire group of family and friends now can’t get it out of their heads! her music videos, just her and a camera. nothing to big and ‘futureustic’ but maybe thats just because her music is just as real as she is, so why create a big thing when ur songs are so real and sweet. why would you need it? sorry for the rant, just voiceubg ny ipionion, gotta love cady groves, honestly my real life role model!! (:
Thanks for the comment Lauren!
I agree with you about how awesome it is that Cady is real. Just a girl and her guitar. I wish more artists would follow suit. I’m glad she’s got die hard fans out there like you to support her. She deserves it.