Daisies - “Paradise”

Carrie Underwood – Storyteller (With Etched Art/Gatefold)

Underwood has been proud to be a diva ever since she prowled the stages of American Idol a decade prior — but the title isn’t a feint; she spends a good chunk of the album reiterating, singing about heartbreak, hair triggers, red wine, dirty laundry, and smoke breaks, the mundane details that turn life so joyous and tragic. That’s no small feat and Storyteller is no small album: it demands…