1st listen; Well this is weird and of little musical enjoyment. Has Fiona Apple become Tom Waits? (in a bad way) - 1 star. 2nd listen; Hmmm there are some interesting ideas here. Not really rock music, not sure how to classify it ecxactly which always make things difficult. Has Fiona Apple become Tom Waits? (in a more accessible way) - 2.5 stars 3rd listen; OK now we have something here, almost every song has an aspect that is catching my attention and more importantly HOLDING my attention. The arrangements where before were strange and off-putting now are unique and invite further investigation. The lyrics are interesting and obviously intlligent, this was obvious from the first listen but now the arrangements invite me to listen more closely, analyze more deeply. Has Fiona Apple become Tom Waits ? (in a very good way). The answer now seems to be well perhaps but there is so much more there there. I definitely here some PJ Harvey influence now and Fiona's own voice shines through way more clearly. 3.5 stars with a bullit. (Do I wait before posting this rating, I recognize how given more time this could become a 5 star album but this is a one album per day exercise so I'm forced to give today's rating. 3.5 stars