dug into her backlog of compositions for material of an intensely personal nature that she felt wouldn't be suitable for her band on her solo debut, . In stark contrast to her work with , is almost entirely acoustic. embellishes her waifish voice and acoustic guitar with touches of cello and piano on this album, which offers a despairing and introspective tone that fails to submerge her considerable inner strength and fortitude. Recorded in a mere two weeks, this collection of haunting and confessional songs was produced by ex- guitarist , who has also produced . 's voice and lyrical tone, however, are considerably more brittle and coarser than 's. The opening track, features a duet with singer . ~ Richie Unterberger