The record isn’t all frownies, though; her same laugh-out-loud sense of humour that gave us quips like “I’m not suicidal, just idling insignificantly” (‘
Elevator Operator’) bowls in at the midway mark. “Don’t stick that knife in the toaster / Baby life is like a rollercoaster”, she matter-of-factly proclaims on the joyful and wacky ‘
Take It Day By Day’. ‘
Before You Gotta Go’ is the album’s pinnacle, though. It finds her reconciling with a loved one to a slow build imbued with romance and realness: “If something were to happen my dear / I wouldn’t want the last words you hear to be unkind”, she sings.
