Former Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles brings sass and brass to her second album. Her hearty Southern U.S. pipes and theatrical flair give Playing With Fire a solid shot of musical depth and lyrical colour. Nettles can rock a barroom with the title track, where she struts lines like, "I wanna walk down every street/In a dress I shouldn’t wear”. Then she'll switch it up with plaintive sensitivity on the ballad “Unlove You”. But the winners are her more soulful country-pop tunes like “My House”, where she trades lines and harmonises with J.Lo.