This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
After Alanis Morissette first broke, it seemed every female vocalist that followed was an Angry Young Woman™. When Sarah McLachlan became hot, they all transformed into Ethereal Grrrls™. Thankfully, Seattle singer-songwriter Heather Duby manages to stand out from both crowds on this debut disc.
Her voice recalls the dreaminess of Everything But The Girl’s Tracey Thorn, with a splash of Annie Lennox’s soul. And her Dave Stewart / Ben Watt is Steve Fisk of indie outfit Pigeonhed, who shows off Duby’s jewel-like vocals by anchoring them in trancy trip-hop and dubby drum ’n’ bass settings, then accenting the whole affair with smooth strings, pulsing synths and layers of hypnotic, synthesized velvet. In a better world, up-and-coming singer-songwriters would be trying to sound like her.
