By Bill Brotherton - BostonHerald.com

Holliston homegal Messina’s give-a-damn must’ve been busted after her record label delayed and then canceled the release of her new album.

In its place will be a trilogy of 2010 EPs, of which this is the first. It’s a departure from the good-time-girl contemporary country that has dominated her career. These seven tunes (two co-written by Messina, the rest by a posse of pros including “Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi) plus two live acoustic bonus cuts show a more vulnerable, introspective Messina, and they suit her strong, expressive contralto. Download: “Unmistakable.”