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The full-length follow-up to her 2011 debut EP
, 2012's
features more of singer/songwriter
's buoyant, technicolor psych and folk-influenced pop. A opera-trained vocalist, the Michigan-born
came off as a kind of cherubic indie rock
on
, and
does nothing if not reinforce this notion. These are meticulously crafted, gargantuanly melodic songs that frame
's fairy siren of a voice with swirling, sparkling productions (via
) rife with bells and keyboards, shimmering guitar bits, and veritable marching bands of rhythm. While a few tracks carry over from
, including the title track, the '60s girl group-sounding "Choice Notes," and the yearning "Locomotive," listeners also get more than few hummable, immediately catchy numbers like the swoony "Velvet Elvis" and the wide-eyed and cinematic "Medicine." While the album title suggests that
's talents may be less than genuine,
is never anything less than truly inspired. ~ Matt Collar