Many female country artists who do not pen their own songs often end up with songs written by men. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but many a times these paeans fail to give voice to what a woman longs to say and hear. Carroll, a former San Diego resident, brings a fresh perspective to these 11 tracks (of which she penned or/and co-penned all of them). Unadulterated by the male-dominated cacophony of Music Row's community of scribes, Carroll gives these songs a feminine Southern-Californian edge without sacrificing her modern country-pop sensibilities. However, since her arrival in Nashville, Carroll indeed has made some connections with the powers that are at the famed Ninth Avenue, this includes collaborating with such writing greats such as Tony Lane (who has written George Strait's mega hit "Run") and David Malloy (the famed producer behind the late Eddie Rabbitt, Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire). Giving privy into the unfathomable recesses of the female psyche, Carroll in "A Man's Voice" articulates the longing of every woman for the soothing vocal assurances of love from her man. The stark sinewy piano riffs which is Carroll's solo accompaniment is just hauntingly beautiful. The hypnotic blues drone of "Desperately Blue" with its arresting melody is also every bit that visceral, the sort of music that has the ability of giving expression to the loneliness of the soul when words fail to express. "The Woman that You Love," a Tony Lane co-write, though balladry in its execution packs a big mighty punch with its emotional lyrics. Not your typical Hallmark offer of love's platitudes, "I Never Stopped Loving You" grooves with a Beatles-rock beat over a thoughtful declaration of faithfulness and love. However, lest one thinks this disc is tooth-decaying maudlin with no room for some tuff-out escapades, "Eve of Destruction," a co-write with David Malloy and Mark Collie, tells of a dark wry tale of a femme fetal by the name of Eve. Triumph on its interesting use of puns and word twists, "Eve of Destruction" is an ambling piece of country rock that fringes around the Wynonna Judd territory. Though "Like a Fever" verges on the more ordinary side lyrically, its buoyant melody has a way of plaguing the memory. Unfortunately, the title track and a few others like "Lovesick Girl" are quite anonymous in terms of their melodic construction and lyrical imagination. Nevertheless, "Unbreakable" trumps on its ballads and Carroll's ability to paint pictures women long to sketch with shades that are palpable to both genders. Both "Desperately Blue" and "A Man's Voice" are truly masterpieces conjuring spine chilling moments in spades. Carroll, unlike many Nashville singer-songwriters, often fills her music with fresh and heartwarming vignettes. However, she is yet to reach the lofty heights she's capable of reaching. Maybe more co-writes or even a few outside sides might do the trick.

I really like this CD one song is better than the next. Good variety...some fast & some slower. Great voice!

Every once in a great while a new talent appears on the horizon and you know that a star is about to be born. Unbreakable shows that Dani Carroll is a star, and this CD is top-notch, star-quality material. Carroll writes and performs her own songs on this CD and all you can say, over and over again, is ... amazing, breathtaking. I have shared this CD with a few friends who are music critics, and they compare Carroll's Unbreakable to Diana Krall, and yet Unbreakable has its own unique sound. I could go on, but let me just say .. do yourself a favor; pick up Unbreakable before Carroll's career really breaks, and you can say, as I can, that you discovered her before the industry did. Surely it won't be long now. Deep bows to an incredible new talent.

Unbreakable is a real great performance of Dani Carrol, who was unknown for me so far. Starting with Eve of Destruction (what a rhythm!) and listening to the other songs like I used to miss you made the cd to my personal favourite!