"Although she has back-up, Larson is a one woman band playing guitar, banjo, mandolin, flute or sax depending on the track. I put on the disc thinking Jewel or Chantal Kreviazuk, but what I heard seemed more like vintage Joni Mitchell. Think less pop influence, more folk influence, with some classic country flavour mixed in for good measure. Every song is a little slice of life, like track 6-"Java Junkie," which makes a hoedown out of that morning coffee fix. For the record, the Parental Advisory Warning refers to track 8-"Party, ' which contains some rather frank language concerning the matter of doobies. Hit "skip" if the kids are around." --by Adam A. Donaldson @ www.lucidforge.com

The funny/uncomfortably edgy Moldy Peaches come to mind upon hearing this album, especially on tracks such as "No More Time" or "Killer Go Home", with lyrics which start off with: "Killer go home/find yourself a rapist" and Jethro Tull-styled flute for an ironic touch. West coast singer/song-writer Julie Larson wears her humor and anger on her sleeve, but she packages it into such peppy, sing-song little alt-country ditties that you might miss the underlying wicked punch if you weren't looking for it. With classic rock influences ranging from The Who to Jefferson Airplane, Larson has definitely infused the music of decades past into her modern coffeehouse songs. --Celine