Not to say it is a bad album. The mood is largely slow paced with most of the songs barely distinguishable from the next. Standouts include the title track (with tinkling piano and Ambrosius singing in a higher register), lead single "I Hope She Cheats On You (With A Basketball Player)" (with bitter vengeful lyrics), the lilting soul-searching "Lose Myself" (a ballad version of a Lauryn Hill song from the "Surf's Up" soundtrack), the retro soul ballad "Tears", and the heartfelt piano ballad "The Break Up Song" with soaring vocals and soothing harmonies, the album's standout!
Her cover of Portishead's "Sour Times" lacks the icy cool of Beth Gibbons' delivery which added to it's haunting allure, while her inclusion of yet another version of "Butterflies" (it was featured on Floetry's debut CD) seems rather redundant. It doesn't add much to the original, but it at least raises the tempo of the album and adds some much needed groove.
Like I said, not a bad album, but it promises more than it delivers. 3 and a half stars.
