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Oyster >>
The hooky, upbeat "Walk This World" sounds like a major hit, but it's merely the most accessible side of a feverish, poetic artist who'll be compared more to Sarah McLachlan and Sinead O'Connor than to Sheryl Crowe. Lush melodies abound, but some tracks ("Island", "Sugar") have an intensity worthy of Patti Smith, and there's emotional blood on tracks like "Blue Black". Other highlights on this edgy, affecting debut are "Maybe an Angel" and "Throwing Fire at the Sun". --Jeff Bateman
Glow Stars >>
Wonderlust >>
The main problem with live albums is the fact that, more often than not, they don't really add much to the original material, and are therefore destined to be a mere curio for the completist fan--rarely played, but an essential companion to the studio fare. Wonderlust is one of the rarer breed that actually adds something to the studio sound, taking the gentle, soft, well-produced sounds of the studio and giving them a rougher, more urgent sound. In a similar vein to The Corrs' MTV Unplugged, it breathes new life into the tracks, stripping away all the studio flourishes and bringing the vocals and instrumentation to the fore. Combining most of the best tracks from Oyster and Siren, including exquisite tracks like "Winterblue" and "London Rain", this is how folky pop was meant to be heard: raw and rootsy. --Helen Marquis
Redbird >>
Siren >>
Blow >>
Oyster >>
The hooky, upbeat "Walk This World" sounds like a major hit, but it's merely the most accessible side of a feverish, poetic artist who'll be compared more to Sarah McLachlan and Sinead O'Connor than to Sheryl Crowe. Lush melodies abound, but some tracks ("Island", "Sugar") have an intensity worthy of Patti Smith, and there's emotional blood on tracks like "Blue Black". Other highlights on this edgy, affecting debut are "Maybe an Angel" and "Throwing Fire at the Sun". --Jeff Bateman
Walk This World >>
London Rain [CD 2] >>
South >>
