Goldfish

This second album by k., the highly-praised solo project of Karla Schickele (Ida, Beekeeper), fulfills and surpasses the promise of last year's debut CD, "New Problems." K. is now a full-fledged band, with a new line-up that adds guitar- and drum-driven power to Schickele's signature songwriting and unbeatable alto voice. This record runs a range from melancholy piano ballads to full-on home-style rockers, and includes some of the most bad-ass pedal steel guitar playing you'll ever hear.