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Time And Again

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By: Kenita Vanderslice

Maggie Austin's Time and Again is full of breathtaking love songs. She begins with the title track; "Time and Again" really showcases her beautiful voice. My life can her heard in the lyrics of "Time and Again": "Lost in love. Can't you see this could be forever take my hand and believe loves all we need..." The next track is "I Still Need" which is about being left behind. I love her exquisite voice! The different ranges in her voice can be heard as she sings "Touchdown" which is a faster tune. Maggie does an excellent cover of "Breathe," made popular by Faith Hill. I really like the lyrics to "Kiss Me." Maggie ends with another magnificent slow love song called "Taking Time." Maggie is an artist that I would really love to hear more of real soon! She has the voice of an angel!

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Playing Time - 20:33
SONGS - 1. Time and Again, 2. I Still Need, 3. Touchdown, 4. Breathe, 5. Kiss Me, 6. Taking Time

Maggie Austin's singing bursts with pep! Her debut 21-minute EP captures her sweetness of tone and purity of vocal sound on five originals and one cover ("Breathe" done by Faith Hill). Austin's contemporary approach to country also showcases some unidentified veteran instrumentalists who exhibit plenty of musical moxie. These sidemen know how to lay down riffs that enhance her vocals rather than overpower them.

While Austin's music has a progressive sound, she sticks a little closer to the traditional end of the spectum with her songs' themes. The title cut, "Time & Again," has lyrics about never-ending love and a pop-influenced melody embellished with piano and synthesizer. "I Still Need" provides an engaging twist to another common country music theme. "Touchdown" may have the best hook with its analogy of love to football and snappy beat. "Kiss Me" offers some simple advice to get through the toils of life. "You better show me it's forever this time," she sings. The closer, "Taking Time," incorporates nice musical dynamics and electric slide guitar into the song's arrangement and genesis.

Maggie Austin is the supporter of Cell Phones for Soldiers. The program accepts used cell phones to be recycled. The money made from recycling is then used to purchase phone cards for soldiers overseas. Maggie heard about the program on the news and was pretty impressed that a couple caring 13-year-old kids from Mass. came up with the idea. Maggie donates $1 from the sale of each "Time & Again" CD on the CDBaby website, and 25 cents for every download from Mperia. The calling cards help soldiers to keep in touch and save money.

Maggie Austin is a farmgal and horse enthusiastic who hails from rural Pennsylvania. She says, "My love of country music was born out of my love of country life." As a singer, she's now building an international following and seeing her songs chart. Her music demonstrates considerable talent and individualism. I'd like to see a full length album from her real soon. (Joe Ross, Roseburg, Oregon)

Its HOT HOT HOT,thats what this lady's got!! This track shows great range in vocal ability. The song Time And again is reminiscent of an eariler Faith Hill complete with wide sweeping vocals. Ms Austin also does a very commendable job on the Faith Hill cover song Breathe,a different twist and a real delight to the ears. With a voice like Faith and the looks of a Cheley Wright, Maggie Austin is a new artist that shows great promise in country/pop . Girls move over there is an new star in the wings!