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Lyrically, she isn’t pulling any punches, and “Big Words” bleeds honesty from every line, but whatever personal tribulations have spawned these recordings, Loree is an experienced enough hand to know that these sorts of songs need a little sugar to ease their digestion. The sweetness is supplied via the arrangements and their production, and a clutch of guest musicians and vocalists add a certain lushness to the sound. On “Relapse” ambient keys and Loree’s vocal merge, displaying all the hurt of a primetime Fleetwood Mac classic, while Chantal Vitalis’ guitar adds serious depth. Jonathan Lewis’ violin on “Different Light” adds a perfect counter to the gently optimistic lyrics, and not forgetting the urgent and slightly off-kilter “Timing Is Everything”, with insistent organ and voice both fighting their corner, and propelling the song in a new wave direction. It would have sounded great in 1979 and it sounds just as good now.
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