spent most of the 2010s quietly, teaming up with for 2013's , but otherwise keeping her powder dry until 2016's , her first solo album since 2009's . Released on the indie , feels as hushed as its title suggests, proceeding at a relaxed gait as alternates between covers and originals. She's not beyond throwing a curveball -- 's "Lay Lady Lay" bounces to a slight reggae lilt, and she picks up the tempo on the wry, funny, original "Jesus & Hairspray" -- but this feels handsomely settled, its arrangements spare but not skeletal, pushing focus on the warmth of 's voice. What's best about is its relaxed conversational intimacy: this plays not like a missive from a star but like a long, lazy talk between old friends. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine