Keren Ann - Keren Ann

The arrangements and production of Keren Ann are rife with subtle surprises, imbued with an organic character that belies the scrutiny with which she refined the album. "Lay Your Head Down" is propelled by handclaps, harmonica and a mix of legato and pizzicato strings, all rolling beneath a circling guitar riff and blissful vocal. Gossamer choral vocals waft through the lines of trumpet and glassine piano on "Liberty" while "It Ain't No Crime" lumbers forward in heavy boots, dirty guitars and distorted drums churning in a dark, pensive vortex. Cuts like "The Harder Ships of the World" and "It's All a Lie" reveal some new facets of her evolving artistry.

1) It's All a Lie
2) Lay Your Head Down
3) In Your Back
4) The Harder Ships of the World
5) It Ain't No Crime
6) Where No Endings End
7) Liberty Listen Listen
8) Between the Flatland and the Caspian Sea
9) Caspia