So Called Chaos

I haven't liked much of her work since Jagged Little Pill, with the occasional exception. I approached this with trepidation, as a result. For no reason, as it turns out. So Called Chaos has the energy and passion that I liked so much on JLP. There's as much introspection and philosophical meanderings, but with a sharper edge than she's had in the past.

There is a hint of electronica going on, which at first caused me to worry that she was morphing into a Madonna clone, but it turns out to just be used for a little flavoring. A more confident and perhaps less angry sense of grounded self pervades the tracks. I suspect the fact that she kept all the writing duties to herself is a large part of why it's a stronger album.

Hot spots: Eight Easy Steps, Doth I Protest Too Much, Everything.