God Forbid - CD Review
The Tampa Tribune
by Pop Music Critic Curtis Ross
published February 25th, 2005
Despite beginning her career in her teens, Lorna Bracewell never sounded like a kid. Still, there's a depth and resonance to "God Forbid"
that marks this as her first truly adult album.
Her sense of economy hits a new peak on the title track, which covers political, personal and artistic statements in sharp, bold strokes.
First track "When I Fall" opens with some boldly sexual imagery (I wanna move my mouth from the rim of my glass onto you)
while the weight of heartache is palpable in closing track "Driving Home."
Her singing and guitar playing are tough and taut; her production is spare but spot-on: Check the trembling guitars on feminist anthem "Independence Day."
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