These days, purists are becoming increasingly difficult to find in the world -- at least if you define a purist as someone who believes that anything he/she performs must adhere to a 12-bar structure. So many of the bluesmen who were hailed as promising newcomers in the '80s or '90s -- , , the late , among others -- were heavily influenced by , or both. Ask a lot of younger artists who their influences are, and they just might mention , or along with , and . One of the more promising -friendly artists of the 2000s, is far from a purist -- truth be told, her second album has as much to do with as it does with the . Of course, many non-purists would argue that the are really about a feeling more than 12 bars -- and anyone who shares that perspective will agree that the Yugoslavian performer brings a wealth of feeling to the table whether she is rocking out on making some moves on the title track, or showing her jazzy side on the instrumental and an inspired remake of 's The fact that includes a cover and on the same album is quite revealing -- it underscores the fact that even though the obviously mean a lot to her, she sees no reason to deprive herself of the pleasures that other musical idioms offer. showed considerable promise on her debut album , and there are no signs of a sophomore slump on this excellent follow-up. ~ Alex Henderson