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Maybe the best way to acknowledge -- or disguise -- a 20-year gap between albums is to make music that sounds like it could have been released half a century ago. That's the approach
Edith Frost
takes on
In Space
, her first album since 2005's
It's a Game
. In the late '90s and early 2000s, she made a name for herself as an artist whose voice and words rang so clear and true that she needed little else to make an impact. She picks up right where she left off on
, making her layered songwriting and command of folk, country, pop, jazz, and psychedelia seem as effortless as ever.
Frost
's voice is undimmed on "Back Again," a gorgeous,
Carole King
-esque kiss-off that's one of many moments where the album's polished but unobtrusive production and arrangements let listeners get up close. Her brilliance is just as apparent on the twangy pop of "Hold On" and "I Still Love You," where her artful simplicity and sincerity cuts to the quick. The dance between light and shadow in her music might be more distinct on
than it was before, and its darkest moments make for some of its most striking highlights. Whether it's the femme fatale lament "What a Drag," the lovelorn drama of "Can't Sleep," or the witchy invocation "Time to Bloom," few artists can make gloom so alluring.
's lengthy hiatus heightened the wisdom and poignancy of her lyrics, which range from self-aware wit on "Nothing Comes Around" ("whatever happened to my world?") to utter desolation on the title track ("it all comes flooding back inside me now"). She also proves that music that sounds timeless can still be relevant;
may have been out of the spotlight, but she wasn't out of the loop. Along with "Something About the War"'s mournful observations about human nature, she urges her listeners to challenge "ignorance and lies" on "Little Sign" and invites them to help her make "a new world" on "The Bastards" with a wry idealism and resolve that is quintessentially
. To say that
was worth the wait is an understatement -- it's a thoroughly accomplished pleasure as well as a reminder of why she was so sorely missed by fans of thoughtfully crafted, genuine music. ~ Heather Phares
Edith Frost
takes on
In Space
, her first album since 2005's
It's a Game
. In the late '90s and early 2000s, she made a name for herself as an artist whose voice and words rang so clear and true that she needed little else to make an impact. She picks up right where she left off on
, making her layered songwriting and command of folk, country, pop, jazz, and psychedelia seem as effortless as ever.
Frost
's voice is undimmed on "Back Again," a gorgeous,
Carole King
-esque kiss-off that's one of many moments where the album's polished but unobtrusive production and arrangements let listeners get up close. Her brilliance is just as apparent on the twangy pop of "Hold On" and "I Still Love You," where her artful simplicity and sincerity cuts to the quick. The dance between light and shadow in her music might be more distinct on
than it was before, and its darkest moments make for some of its most striking highlights. Whether it's the femme fatale lament "What a Drag," the lovelorn drama of "Can't Sleep," or the witchy invocation "Time to Bloom," few artists can make gloom so alluring.
's lengthy hiatus heightened the wisdom and poignancy of her lyrics, which range from self-aware wit on "Nothing Comes Around" ("whatever happened to my world?") to utter desolation on the title track ("it all comes flooding back inside me now"). She also proves that music that sounds timeless can still be relevant;
may have been out of the spotlight, but she wasn't out of the loop. Along with "Something About the War"'s mournful observations about human nature, she urges her listeners to challenge "ignorance and lies" on "Little Sign" and invites them to help her make "a new world" on "The Bastards" with a wry idealism and resolve that is quintessentially
. To say that
was worth the wait is an understatement -- it's a thoroughly accomplished pleasure as well as a reminder of why she was so sorely missed by fans of thoughtfully crafted, genuine music. ~ Heather Phares
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