Beautysleep

I was impressed with the After the Storm EP. Which did nothing to prepare me for the album. The stylized art song Life is But a Dream eases you into the dark and rich mood that is Beautysleep. Tanya writes about the daily observance of the little things that matter. Comfort in relationships and value of relationships, motherhood with all it's elation and doubts and minute focus, and the aftermath of breaking up. This album is rife with declarations of strength and weakness, fear and hope, self pity and self love. She is presenting the soundtrack for every parent, every lover, and everyone who has ever wondered what went wrong. From the dirgish Night You Saved My Life through the "Someone's got to stay and clean up this mess" of So Much Song she speaks on a level that anyone can understand.