What a glorious return!

What a fantastic album. There are no bad songs at all.

Pretty damn close to perfection

The only reason I didn't rate LOOKAFTERING as a "10" is that I know that nothing is perfect. But LOOKAFTERING is "as close to perfect" as you can get in this imperfect world. A simply amazing recording!

I'm so sick of albums like this. Fine, yeah, its "beautiful," melodies are nice, so on and so forth, but it's so damn boring! Who actually listens to albums like this regularly? This year just seems dominated of these boring-as-hell, but oh-so-pretty albums, and I'm so sick of picking them up and being so utterly dissappointed. I encourage everyone that has this album to try this little experiment: listen to the first bar of every track in order, one after another. It should be amazingly obvious what I'm pointing out after even just 3 tracks. By track 11, it is just ridiclous.… Expand

Andy D, Couldn' t be more with you, regarding this album or the state of rock and roll in general. Pretty is great, as long as it's also interesting...this album is only the former.

When I first encountered Just Another Diamond Day a few years back I was annoyed to discover it was firstly so old and secondly a one-off. So I’ve followed Vashti’s return with considerable interest and if anything Lookaftering is even better. It’s clear that Max Richter has been an inspired choice as producer who has managed to recreate and develop the sound of JADD. The songs are far more adult and knowing and yet still suffused with a warmth and charm that makes them unique. Anyone with a partner and children will find plenty of resonances. I note most reviews seem to pick on any of the tracks as favourites, it seems to strike listeners in so many different ways. For me it’s “here before” but for you it may be something else. Possibly the sleeper hit of the year.… Expand

gorgeous and heartfelt , not in the least boring ! i hope this is just the first of many new albums by this exceptional artist. this is real music , with beautiful thoughtful singing and lyrics; not the screeching and posturing so prevalent today and obviously preferred by one of the other reviewers.

The quality of this album is high, but it's just not all that interesting. There is a lighness of touch here that is quite beautiful but it all just washes over you, nothing really stands out. I can certainly understand all of the good reviews because I generally like this kind of stuff but I can't imagine listening to this too often unless I was trying to fall asleep.

I 2nd Andy D's assessment. Enough of these boring-as-eff albums where every song has the same structure, the same tempo, the same fingered guitar, the same "delicate" vocals. 1 is enough!

Yep, it's lovely AND interesting, the perfect soundtrack to this time of year.

very weak voice.. Even Melanie was better. Thank God we had to wait for 30 years. Eva Cassidy ,please come back.

This album is a time machine to 1972 with emotion and grace at the wheel. It's a beautiful ride indeed.

Yuck.

It's soothing and beautiful. Vashti has a lovely voice, and this is a fantastic album.

this is a very nice and warming album. the kind of album you get a nice comfy chair,a nice fire,a cat, and a glass of wine and just chill the hell out to.

A rare delicatessen. An album made for music lovers. Please, flintstone hearts abstain.

The title to track 8 says it all: "Same But Different". It's still very good though.

a beautiful album, proving that Vashti Bunyan can still access the delicate beauty that was so evident on her first record.

One of my all time favorite folk albums.

Thin, thin, thin.