Patty Smyth at The Canyon – Agoura Hills

Since storming the scene in 1982, filling radio and video airwaves with the roaring hooks and iconic looks of hits like “The Warrior,” “Goodbye To You,” “Love’s Got a Line on You,” and other unforgettable highlights from Scandal’s Gold and Platinum-selling run, Patty Smyth’s solo career has included Grammy-nominated, chart-topping Don Henley duet “Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough,” the Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated “Look What Love Has Done,” Armageddon soundtrack contribution “Wish I Were You,” and more. With no regrets, Patty is once again ready to bring the love and kick some ass. Recorded in Nashville’s Blackbird Studios and produced by Grammy-winner Dann Hu (Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, Kelly Clarkson), Smyth’s newest album It’s About Time, is largely rooted in the challenges and changes of relationships; Patty’s own and those of others. From taking care of yourself to taking control of your own insecurities, the album takes stock of the lessons she’s learned when life has felt too big to avoid. It’s a chronicle of thriving as well as surviving, though, and on tracks such as “Drive” and “Build a Fire” Smyth celebrates longevity, looking back on a quarter century of marriage with McEnroe.