Sara Bug’s Into the Blue stuns with its incisive lyricism and satisfies with comforting ’90s country-pop melodies. As nerve-racking as self-releasing music can be — with every detail and choice left up to the artist — Bug shows security in herself and unwavering trust in her vision. The track list chronologically follows her personal journey from love found and lost, then to found again. Into the Blue is a breakup record, travelogue and redemption arc. Most of all, it’s an idea fully realized, one that Bug generously set free into the world so we could listen, enjoy and feel it.
