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from Columbus Dispatch: January 19, 2006
by Margaret Quamme
The album blends tunes penned by LaVere with those written by others.
Traditional country receives its due in the heartfelt Leaving, while the
tantalizing Take 'em or Leave 'em heads toward bayou rhythms.
Her compositions lead toward the jazzy end of country. Some take on baroque lyrics and convoluted narratives: The ukulele-spiced We Went Sailing turns the story of a relationship into a bizarre fishing trip, on which the singer ends up deep under the sea, looking up to see her ex "swimming by with the other sharks / stirring up the sand, making my world dark." But even at their strangest, LaVere's songs have a comfortably unpretentious swing.
