I heard 'Walk Like
Thunder' a month or so ago on 900bats and knew I had to get this CD
eventually. Her half-singing-half-talking voice is really pleasant to
listen to, and occasionally mask the somewhat dark themes that she
explores. Depression, pregnancy, death, and other themes are all
prominent throughout this album, portrayed through a mix of the
occasional guitar and piano and some decent garage-style beats, along
with a few guest spots, notably by Aesop Rock, who shows up on
several songs to both rap and provide beats ('Miami Advice,' 'Zero or
a Zillion,' 'The Library,' 'Walk Like Thunder,' 'Captain Lou,'
'Unrefined'). Aesthetically, it sounds at times like those
pretentious indie albums that seem to only show up in movies whose
title cards are made to look like they were drawn in someone's
notebook, but the lyrics more than make up for that (see 'Same
Shit/Complicated' and 'Walk Like Thunder'). Although a little left
field from what I usually listen to (anti-folk, which brings up a
whole issue of proper ID3 tagging that I'm not even going to bother
getting into), the beautiful storytelling and poignant imagery make
this a great album.
Notable songs: 'Zero or a
Zillion,' 'Same Shit/Complicated,' 'You're In,' 'Walk Like Thunder'
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