Title: Chan can do better than this.
Review: Incorporating more instruments is a good move even though I loved the sparse textures of the excellent You Are Free. The problem here is that she's singing her smoky voice through the kind of junk that Van Morrison sh_ts out these days (someone needs to tell him to stop coasting on his reputation and record some good MUSIC to go along with for a change, but I digress). The music on this collection does not do her justice - it is definitely NOT the cat's meow. It is lame, actually. There is one good song, "The Moon". Unfortunately, the album reverts back to whatever theme she was trying to evoke. I dreamt Hope Sandoval would step in and show her how it's done. Once again, the rock press gets it wrong. This is not a very good album. Here's hoping she tries using a band again to improved effect.
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