'Bryter Layter'

Last week, I brought criticism down upon Lucinda Williams for poor vocals. I felt on some songs from her album she tried too hard to come off as cool or aloof and her vocals suffered. I came to this conclusion after listening to all her songs and realizing that she can sound a bit more enthused and bring out some beautiful vocals.

I would ask Williams to listen to Nike Drake. It's as if he's singing at a whisper, you're just waiting for the music to overtake his understated voice. But it's beautiful. You can tell he's trying to come off as a minimalist in terms of his vocals, but it's sweet and melodic and good.

This whole album is good.