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76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

  • Summary: K.D. Lang's latest album was produced entirely by herself.

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Burden
I Once upon a time Carried a burden, inside I sung a last goodbye A broken rhyme I had underlined There's an ocean of sorrow in you ... Sorrow in... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Q Magazine
    80
    The self-produced Watershed is the best thing she's done since 1992's "Ingenue." [Feb 2008, p.96]
  2. The mellifluous melodies and tasteful instrumentation fall in line with the adult-contemporary pop of previous albums such as "Ingenue" and "Invincible Summer."
  3. Uncut
    80
    Watershed feels like a declaration of independence. [Feb 2008, p.87]
  4. The frame of reference effortlessly spans country, bossa nova and a few different shades of vintage pop, with only one distracting allusion (the late-era Beatles crescendo that swells up within “Close Your Eyes”).
  5. Watershed, k.d. lang's new torch-and-twang exploration, will hover delicately in the background of many a coffee shop, but it does little to elevate itself to a more conscious musical experience.
  6. With Watershed, k.d. lang does what the gifted and the lucky always should: improve as time passes.
  7. Mojo
    60
    Deceptively simple, Watershed highlights what Lang does best--fulsome ballads sung with precision timing, intelligence and a humourous twist. [Jan 2008, p.100]

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