Fox Confessor Brings the Flood. Brilliantly understated. So much so, I guess I probably never even saw it coming, but now that I think back, she had me at hello (or more specifically, at everything's so easy for Pauline). Love this album, more with each listen. Silky smooth, and the signature reverb to expand that epic voice, giving it almost an ethereal country feel, and lyrics that hang in the air long after it's gone, not really meaning all that much in print, but backed by an emotion that paints images in a vast array of colors ...

Girl with the parking lot eyes
Margaret is the fragments of a name
....
But she’ll never be as clean
As the cool side of satin, Pauline.

What a grower. 2006 album of the year. So I'm a bit late to the party. Did I mention that I'm out sick today. So not much of a party. But better than slinging burgers at my day job ...