Lauren Spencer Smith is just an average girl from BC except she is a superstar now. First getting into the spotlight on American Idol in 2020 things were looking good for a young Smith. As fate would have it Smith’s American Idol run would sadly be cut short, but that did not stop her. Smith soon signed to a label and got working on a debut album just all at the age of 20 years old. 

The pressure was on to deliver on this project even though it was only her first album, and boy did she deliver. Mirror was a smash hit. Her album theme was focusing on a recent break up and how to handle things like a toxic relationship and manipulation. Her songs on this album that talk about her tough break up include “ Best friend breakup”, and “Narcissist”. I think from the titles alone you can get at what kind of songs those would be. Not all of her songs on the album were like that though, as songs like “Fantasy”, and “Bigger Person” talk about her growing as a person and her self worth. Lauren Spencer Smith’s storytelling on this project is so good every lyric is just punctuated; it’s like you can feel her pain. This does not feel fake, it feels real, it feels like listening to someone who has actually been through this stuff. 

Relatability is a huge plus for this project. Most of Smith’s fans can relate to what she is going through. She doesn’t shy away from telling the listener how she is feeling. One of her songs on this project is called “That Part”, in this song Smith talks about a more optimistic future filled with what she does not have yet love. 

In an era where everything has to be squeaky clean and be fitted to be played on the radio Smith embraces her imperfections on this project.

Smith has recently released her newest album “THE ART OF BEING A MESS”, it will be hard to replicate the success of her first work but only time will tell how this album does. Smith is currently on tour in Australia and New Zealand, and is scheduled for one show in Vancouver in late March. Smith is one of Canada’s most youngest and bright stars, look for her to keep rising through the ranks.