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The Spirit Room >>
"So I'm a little left of centre, I'm a little out of tune", sings Michelle Branch on The Spirit Room's second number "You Get Me" ...well, maybe. Branch offers a well-produced pastiche of chiming and strumming guitars, hip-hop-lite beats, quiet-verse-to-louder-chorus templates, and positive thinking. At her best--"If She Only Knew", a propulsive love note to an ex--she rivals the likes of Sixpence None the Richer as likable radio-aimed fare. Catchy and self-expressive while breaking absolutely no ground, Branch also echoes everyone from label-mate Alanis Morissette to the solo Belinda Carlisle. She dies just a little in this crazy mixed-up world, escapes to her secret garden for sunshine in the pouring rain, and ultimately finds her reflection getting clearer. The Spirit Room could be the next bit of pop philosophy to dazzle mainstream audiences. --Rickey Wright
Hotel Paper >>
At the tender age of 20, Michelle Branch finds herself reaching for the highest of heights with Hotel Paper--after all, her debut, The Spirit Room, sold 2.6 million copies and won a Grammy. Yet, considering she was forced to write most of these songs in hotel rooms while on tour with artists such as Sheryl Crow (hence the album's title), she's done a remarkably good job. Eschewing the gothic melancholy of Fiona Apple and the bleeding heart sentimentalism of Jewel, she instead aims mostly for a lush pop sound to back tales of her first forays into the world of "serious" relationships. With main producer John Shanks lending a glossy 1980s feel to proceedings (as do several others), as well as tasteful orche
Game of Love >>
Hotel Paper >>
Breathe >>
The Spirit Room >>
"So I'm a little left of centre, I'm a little out of tune", sings Michelle Branch on The Spirit Room's second number "You Get Me" ...well, maybe. Branch offers a well-produced pastiche of chiming and strumming guitars, hip-hop-lite beats, quiet-verse-to-louder-chorus templates, and positive thinking. At her best--"If She Only Knew", a propulsive love note to an ex--she rivals the likes of Sixpence None the Richer as likable radio-aimed fare. Catchy and self-expressive while breaking absolutely no ground, Branch also echoes everyone from label-mate Alanis Morissette to the solo Belinda Carlisle. She dies just a little in this crazy mixed-up world, escapes to her secret garden for sunshine in the pouring rain, and ultimately finds her reflection getting clearer. The Spirit Room could be the next bit of pop philosophy to dazzle mainstream audiences. --Rickey Wright
Are You Happy Now >>
Everywhere >>
All You Wanted >>
Spirit Room >>
