Michelle Shocked - Soul of My Soul [2009][EAC,log,cue FLAC]

Artist: Michelle Shocked
Release: Soul of My Soul
Released: 2009
Label: Mighty Sound
Catalog#: MS11
Format: FLAC / Lossless / Log (100%) / Cue
Country: US
Style:Blues, Folk, World, & Country, Rock

1 Love's Song
2 Other People
3 Liquid Prayer
4 Ballad Of The Battle Of The Ballot And The Bullet Part 1: Ugly Americans
5 Waterproof
6 Paperboy
7 Giant Killer
8 Heart To Heart
9 Pompeii
10 True Story

So what's most startling about 2009's Soul of My Soul is its modesty and accessibility -- the album features ten songs that spin by in a mere 35 minutes, and it's the closest thing to a radio-friendly pop/rock album that Shocked has ever released. Devin Powers produced the album and played most of the instruments, and he's given Shocked an engaging set of tracks to work with, from the light R&B of "Liquid Prayer" and the sassy dance-friendly pop of "Paperboy" to the gentle contemporary folk feel of "Other People" and the full-on rock of "Giant Killer." The sound of the album fits this batch of songs, which for the most part are more playful than one might expect from Shocked, especially the sly and sexy "Paperboy" and the plainspoken affirmations of love in "Waterproof" and "Love's Song." Shocked is in fine voice here, and she seems to be having a lot of fun making like a pop diva or a rock & roll belter.