3.8 + Stunning as a debut record, especially considering she was all of 18 when this was released. She certainly sounds mature beyond her years, only betraying her age with a precocious penchant for $10 words (e.g. "shades and shadows undulate in my perception"). The record starts punchy with the excellent "Sleep To Dream" and that defiant energy carries through most of the first half. Things get sleepier and more introspective in the second half, lulling out around "Pale September." Still, plenty of excellent songs make this well worth a revisit. See also: "Sullen Girl", "The First Taste."