Wright takes the clarity and artistic sensibility of Lou Reed, mixes them with the subdued simplicity of Erik Satie and the explosive abilities of Jimmy Page and emerges as her own artist. On this, her first album in three years, Shannon finally let's herself go and allows the time and emotional space to create the record she really wanted to make. It's earnest and sympathetic, open and vulnerable and her most revealing work yet.
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4.88 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.17 ounces
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My favorite Shannon Wright music has always been her old Crowsdell tracks. Her last 3 solo works I found uneven and difficult to enjoy. They sounded like she was singing alone in a dark, isolated room somewhere while she cried and slashed her wrists. On this album, she has stopped feeling sorry for herself and realized she has an audience that love to listen to her, but want her to move on and be happy. The title apparently reflects this new attitude of accepting the concept of happiness.
The most obvious feature of this album is the accessibility. It is still not quite radio-friendly, but anyone who ever wanted to like Wright can easily do so with this album. This should be your point-of-entry for her *solo* music (I still like Crowsdell better, but it is a completely different style).
You can hear bits and pieces of samples from the previous three at times, but they sound like they finally evolved into the right form. Every song is great. On her other albums I would only really like a few at most, and even then only on special occasions.
If you enjoy piano-playing female songwriters like Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, or Aimee Mann, don't pass this up. If you like slow, thoughtful bands like Bedhead, Low, or Codeine, you will feel at home here. Finally, if you were told by someone you would like Shannon Wright but you didn't, try this one out. It is the album I always hoped she would write. It would have been the perfect substitute soundtrack for my favorite movie "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind".
discovering artists such as shannon wright, always scares me, for it makes me wonder "what else am i missing?" the lyrics and music (great percussion and beat)are biting, sharp and sophisticated, but not for the faint of heart. this is dark stuff.
Shannon Wright. Force et douceur, colère et peine, un disque superbe, bouleversant comme toujours avec cette artiste hyper touchante et magnifique ! un disque plus enjoué que d'habitude mais toujours avec beaucoup de frissons.
J'ai essayé d'autres disques de Shannon Wright. Pour ma part celui-ci est carrément magique. Un OVNI dans sa discographie et un régal dans ma discothèque.
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