Country music is often perceived as music of the rural South, but Corey Smith’s new album “Broken Record” is a creation of the new urbanized south of coffee houses and bistros. Of course the nostalgia for small-town Southern America, youth and summertime is there, in songs like “If I Could Do It Again”, “Carolina” and “21.” But the nostalgia is tempered by a progressive outlook on “I Love Everybody”, or deep, existential songs like “No Way” and “Heart Attack.” Smith’s country is clearly infused with the singer-songwriter sensibilities of a Leonard Cohen or a Van Morrison, and through his songs, Smith addresses love, youth, God, War, racism, death and the unexpected lack of satisfaction in stardom (“Broken Record”). Fans of traditional country might not find Corey Smith’s music to be country at all, but his is a powerful new voice with the potential to carry country music far beyond its traditional boundaries.