Jewel - This Way [Japan Bonus Track]

Jewel came dangerously close to drowning in her own solemnity and good intentions with her second album, so it comes as a great relief that This Way, her third effort, finds her lightening up and sharpening her focus, creating an album that never feels as somber or polished as Spirit. In fact, it's her first genuine step forward, since it finds her enhancing the latent folk and country influences in her music, and attempting to add grit to her songs and performances while retaining the pop sensibility of Pieces Of You's studiocraft that made Spirit a more sonically satisfying record than her debut. Read More