Title: Unfolds Slowly, Deeply, Deliberately, Rewardingly
Product review: This is a surprising CD. At first listen, it seems homogenous and almost uniformly low-key. Repeated listening delineates the songs, which are understated jewels. There are some subtle, deft and very adventurous musical touches throughout, and Natalie Merchant's vocals are nothing short of exquisite. "Golden Boy," "The Worst Thing" and "Tell Yourself" are impeccably written songs that benefit from pristine production, but don't suffer from the cold detachment found in the work of other artists who use understatement (Suzanne Vega, for example) because Merchant's vocals contain a depth of emotion that is found in virtually no one else's. In "The Worst Thing," she sings "Once I came close to that most elusive fire burning with hopeless love and desire, but it was just about the worst thing that I could do."; if this song doesn't break your heart, you are probably dead.
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