Here we have some standard female-fronted folky pop, like Suran Song in Stag or Flashing Red Airplane. The singing is not as distinctive as Bettie Serveert’s Carol van Dyk, but it’s off in that direction. “A Quiet Life” provides a good example of this. The piano is quite distinctive during the chorus.
“Moth” is a rainy-day-style song. It’s not specifically dreary, but it’s littered with somber moments, similar to what Lisa Germano is famous for.
“Flowers Strung on a Tree” is as good as any other track. (They do kind of all sound the same.) Not the best album for driving in traffic, but it’s good for studying or while watching football with the TV on mute.
Bands such as Rasputina get away with this because they’re a little weird. The Million Stars come across as straight-shooters, and it makes the music less distinctive. Again, it’s good, but there is nothing compelling about it. I welcome it to my library, but it will not receive special treatment.
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