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Sam Lansky | May 6, 2013 1:58 pm

Astrid Smeplass — “Shattered”

Sounding like the sort of the thing that RaeLynn might have released if she’d stuck around The Voice (or maybe still will!), but with a pop sweetness that’s distinctively Scandinavian, “Shattered” is the debut single from 16-year-old Norwegian Idol finalist Astrid Smeplass (who was recently kicked off the show). There’s a twang to her voice and a kicky aerobic beat, and even if the production feels a little pedestrian, there’s no denying that tremor in her voice, emotive and genuine.

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