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- Summary: The second full-length album for the model/actor-turned-singer from San Francisco.
- Record Label: Nettwerk
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative, Singer-Songwriter
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Positive: 3 out of 10
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Mixed: 7 out of 10
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Years later, however, the well-networked songwriter appears to have finally found her own voice with Light of X.
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While Light of X seldom soars, it certainly cruises at a pleasant altitude.
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Richards often errs on the side of wispy and ephemeral on her new album, Light of X, but albums can do worse things than wash over you like a hillside sunset.
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MojoIf anything, she's dreamer, the tempo's a little more down, the mood more twilit. [May 2009, p.101]
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Delivered in a pure, unblemished voice, even the sad songs are comforting, occasionally to a fault.
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Q MagazineThe sunny, country-ish melodies of opener 'Beathless' and 'Savorin' Your Smile' aren't quite matched by her limited voice, but when some darkness descends, as on 'Pictures Of You,' her perky nature adds a bittersweet twist to the added emotional weight. [mar 2009, p.104]
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Under The RadarThe album is full of airy beauty and precious melodies sung in an angelic voice. However, there is not enough here to counter its delicate nature. [Year End 2008, p.83]