And combining her talents with a Stereolab alum seemed just about perfect. Throw in studio whiz and Tortoise frontman John McEntire at the producer's desk, and you have an particularly appetizing combination of ingredients. Ten listens later my mouth has dried up and my back is a little sore. The album is decent, but there's little here that feels innovative or particularly moving.
Elsewhere things are just okay.
Gifford has a fine guitar tone and knows how to get things grooving, but these songs are pretty limp in the end. And sounding like a bored, weary Natalie Merchant can't be good for anyone's career. Googe plays bass but her presence is sadly unnoticeable, and the production is solid but, again, unremarkable.