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- Summary: The singer's second effort finds her teamed with Third Eye Blind leader (and current beau) Stephan Jenkins.
- Record Label: A&M
- Genre(s): Pop, Adult Alternative, Singer-Songwriter
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 8
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Mixed: 6 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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With lyrics that sound like teen soap-opera scripts and music so mellow it makes Dido sound like an espresso junkie, songs like "White Houses" and "She Floats" are tailor-made to soothe the soul.
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Entertainment WeeklyAmid the dippy Dear Diary lyrics and gratuitous string sections, however, are a few treasures. [12 Nov 2004, p.122]
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With help from someone who’s been through it all and had time to think about it twice, Carlton has made music for growing-ups that is neither cloying nor pretentious.... Yet a sneaking sense remains that she can reach deeper.
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Harmonium is confident and somber, a conscious attempt to be serious and mature that nevertheless still sounds adolescent, largely due to her earnest lyrics and overly ambitious music.
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You can't simply put strings on next to every song and think that makes you a mature artist.
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MojoShe seems to have a sound that needs more sophisticated compositions. [Nov 2004, p.95]
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Though Carlton's a better lyricist than faded contemporaries such as Michelle Branch, that fussy piano tends to muscle her out of her own songs.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 26 out of 28
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Mixed: 2 out of 28
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Negative: 0 out of 28
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KateJan 29, 2005this is such a great album! its a great follow up to her first album ... its so amazing.
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AaronB.Jan 16, 2008
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LawsonSFeb 13, 2005
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JoshSJun 22, 2006
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AlfonsoGJun 11, 2007Its freaking awesome. She ahs deeep lyrics unlike todays most artists. But of course people are too dumb to realize how great of music she has!
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MattWFeb 15, 2008
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CesJan 19, 2006
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