That being said, I know brighter days are on the horizon with the new deluxe songs on my playlist. They intensify the raw, introspective feel to the album that I once associated more heavily with songs like “bye” and “true story.”

Country singer Kelsea Ballerini’s “ballerini” is an acoustic, stripped album that's grounded to reality alongside Ballerini’s anxious and slightly world-weary storytelling.