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Nov 03, 2013anthonybencivengo rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
KT Tunstall starts off by expressing a wish to tear down the pinnacles of her invisible empire. And that's exactly what she does on this unexpected album - eschewing her usual stadium-filling hooks and abandoning her former Weird Rock Star persona to make a mellow folk-country-rock album full of simple, honest songs of love and self-discovery. This kind of 90 degree shift can be dfficult, and indeed this album can be boring at times for fans of Tunstall's earlier work. But she seems right at home, and each song feels like a labor of love. This is a textured album that offers plenty of pleasures upon close listening, even if it doesn't stick with you for long afterwards.