Fourth album The Classic touches down on similar territory only occasionally, with Wasser setting out to make a lighter, more accessible work that reflects her brighter state of being.
In doing so, she gets it right about half the time.
The remainder is a hotchpotch of odd style choices that include a doo-wop/beat-boxing clanger, an ordinary cod-reggae number and a couple of curiously narcissistic pop tunes that are well short of her best.
- Joan As Police Woman. The Classic. Play It Again Sam
- Three stars out of five.
Single download: Holy City
For those who like: Aimee Mann, My Brightest Diamond, Feist
- Jeff Harford
