Rachael Yamagata has a great voice for jazzy pop/rock, which fits this soft and subtle debut snugly. Yamagata takes a gentle, sparse route here, with her raspy singing voice and lyricism taking center stage on some piano-based arrangements. Two songs, "Wore Me Down" and "The Reason Why" would eventually re-appear on her first album, Happenstance. Here, though, they are clear stand-outs, with the former being an especially affecting pop song. The sound tends to lean in the direction of balladry, but it's short and diverse enough to consistently stay interesting.
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