Well she is easily one of the best things to come along ever and her aptly titled Good News album is really great news. Lena has one of those voices that has no negative flaws and her songwriting has made another leap forward in the quality department. The albums opening cut is the title track that has a pop sensibility that would make Carol King jealous. The album jumps forward with another touchdown "What Happened To Me" which if your ears work you'll be about as close to heaven as your brain will allow you.
As the album plays through it seems to get better and better but what makes this album so bloody good is that each time you play it the songs grow on you and she pulls you in deeper and deeper. This is by far the best album to be released in 2011 so far and I can honestly say that it will be one of the few albums I'm still listening to come December. Good News is worth a trip to the record shop for a hard copy. When music and performance on this level are given to us music fans we need to support it. I raved about Sheryl Crows brilliant 100 Miles From Memphis from last year and to be honest it pales in comparison to Lena's new record. Even the absolutely stunning Duran Duran album isn't this good.
Song Highlights: The Entire Album! Really I'm not kidding there is nothing that isn't a standout it's all amazing on every possible level.
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