The album begins with its title track, "Too Glam To Give A Damn." And speaking of attitude, this song is filled with it. And that feels right, doesn't it? Aren't we all fed up with most of the nonsense we're being fed these days? Who has the time to listen to all the crap people are saying? Life is much too short to let them affect you. "Yeah, they try to put me down/But I'm too glam to give a damn." The hell with them all. We've got some living to do. This track features some great stuff on keys. Then "Break Up Kiss" has a cool groove, with some good guitar work at the beginning establishing a certain mood. "The thought of you is making me weak/I couldn't stop staring into your green eyes/It was the shortest relationship that I've ever been in/You took me for a ride, then said goodbye." Then she begins to belt out the lyrics, and we are hers completely, whatever she might decide to do. This song is so bloody cool, one of my personal favorites. There is a sexy rawness to this track, in large part because of her vocal performance. And the guitar lead is excellent, like flames licking the skies. The energy is particularly high at that moment. Interestingly, immediately after that, there is a softer, gentler vibe, with some interesting, unusual work on keys, a delightful surprise. And soon the two sounds combine for a delicious jam. Everything is working so well here. And the vocal section at the end is beautiful.
Lexie Blue and the band seem about to come rolling right over us with "Sit Down & Hush," a song with a strong, deep groove and a bit of funk. "The room is hot, honey, can you feel the heat/I promise you, baby, that I'm all you need," Lexie sings here. Does any of us doubt her? The other thing about this is it is fun. There is plenty of delicious guitar work, and that guitar part toward the end seems to be speaking to us. That's followed by "I Got Mine," which has a nice groove that will have you swaying, and before long you are under its spell. "Baby, we've already jumped across that line." Oh yes. Here Lexie delivers a vocal performance that can be warm and intimate, then suddenly incredibly powerful, and is just totally captivating. "Baby, I don't realize the pain that's in my life/But when you come around, I can see it in your eyes." Yeah, this song is another of the disc's highlights, no question about it. "And when I close my eyes, all I feel is you."
Some really good guitar work gets "Walk In My Shoes" underway, and then when the song settles into its groove, there is a bit of funk to it. Lexie's vocal delivery is all attitude. "You come knocking at my door/Say you don't know who I am anymore/But you never really knew me at all/Because your mind thinks too small/Walk in my shoes, walk in my shoes/Walk in my shoes so you can understand." A great demand for empathy. Remember empathy? This country has lost it, among other things. What a great performance she gives here. Just listen to the way she sings, "I feel everything/It hits me hard, and it hits me deep/It either lifts me up/Or it breaks me down." It's all there for us to feel too, if we listen with more than our ears. This is music that hits our entire bodies. Check out that good jam in the second half, featuring some excellent guitar work. Then "Sneaking Out" has a classic, and appealing, vibe and sound. "Your eyes tell a story/A secret fire/There's so much I want to say to you/But I don't know how to/Can you feel what I feel/Oh, it's so real." This is a vocal performance that feels like it is burning inside, just as she says, bubbling up, yet contained, restrained, not fully erupting. Some gorgeous work.
In "Ain't Good At Drinking," Lexie sings, "I ain't feeling so hot/I think I've had a little too much/But I want another shot." This track features a strong groove. It has an interesting vibe, due to the work on horns and the stuff on keys, which play above that groove. Alcohol has certainly been a close companion in the last decade of madness, as I watched the decay of this country and the fall into fascism. Perhaps we all should be good at drinking here. "Ain't Good At Drinking" is followed by "Darker Shade Of The Blues," which feels like a great blues party, with vibrant work on horns and a strong beat and delicious stuff on bass. And all that is present even before Lexie Blue comes in on vocals. And once she does enter, things get even better. "Everybody's talking about those things that you did/I don't want to hear them/Yes, I'm trying to forget." This song is a total delight. And when I hear lines like "No one wants to see your face or even hear your mouth/'Cause everything you say is just a lie made up by you," I can't help but think of a certain fat rapist in the White House. The next time I see his face, I want it to be in the obituaries. Anyway, this song is a whole lot of fun, and features some excellent work on guitar.
Then Lexie Blue gives us "Get The Hell Up Outta My House." With that title, you can expect some delicious attitude. And you won't be disappointed. Lexie delivers a kick-ass vocal performance. This track also contains some absolutely wonderful guitar work, which is part of this track's appeal, along with a catchy vibe and another cool bass line. She's not putting up with any crap here. "Get the hell, get the hell, get the hell up outta my house." Approximately halfway through, there a change, a different groove. "I ain't taking no more/And you can show yourself to the door." There is more good stuff on guitar in this section, though it is perhaps now more in line with your typical blues expression. The album concludes with "Chin Wagging," which begins with a good beat, one to get you dancing, get you moving. The song is about how a woman who tends to gossip went a little far in choosing to talk about the narrator's child, leading to these lines: "Oh, she messed with the wrong mama/She'd better beware/I'm gonna make her regret it/I'm gonna give her a scare." And she admits, "I think I might just smack her." Of course we are on the side of the song's narrator, even those of us who don't have children, in part because of the delicious beat.
CD Track List
- Too Glam To Give A Damn
- Break Up Kiss
- Sit Down & Hush
- I Got Mine
- Walk In My Shoes
- Sneaking Out
- Ain't Good At Drinking
- Darker Shade Of The Blues
- Get The Hell Up Outta My House
- Chin Wagging
Too Glam To Give A Damn was released on February 2, 2026.
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