Gretchen Peters, “Dancing With The Beast” (Proper Records)-The latest Proper offering from acclaimed Nashville singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters is a genuine musical tour de force which explores such diverse lyrical themes as American geography, the insecurities prompted by female adolesence and the inexorable passage of time. The latter inspired one of the albums’s stand-out tracks, “Arguing With Ghosts,” a subtly crafted examination of loneliness which opens “Dancing With The Beast” with rare grace and style, paving the way for a string of similarly under-stated gems led by “Wichita,” “The Boy From Rye”and “Lay Low.”