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Unlike the largely acoustic Sour Pie EP that started the buzz, this label debut is a textured, full-bodied work of studiocraft. Dale Penner's rich production and ex-Pixie Joey Santiago's serpentine guitars are a fine counterweight to McNarland's riveting voice and open-wound songwriting. "Water," "U.F.O.," and "Coward" are the best of the hypnotic mid-tempo entries, and all are remarkable enough to explain why her crowd-pleasing version of "In the Air Tonight" didn't make the final cut here. "Numb" is a biting lead single and she heads into Sheila Chandra territory on "Mystery Song," though it's the angry, electrifying "Elmo" on which she takes a star turn. --Jeff Bateman

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