In the Sun Lines

'This is Tara Jane O'Neil's second solo release in an enthralling career that, since the early 1990s, has seen her appear on seven albums with three bands, each more or less ignored. That she is so little known isn't surprising: her work is uncompromising and devoid of choruses. But it is also elegant, complex and glows from within like a Caravaggio canvas. Four of the 10 tracks here are ruminative, hypnotic instrumentals, while the subdued, enigmatic vocals float in airy layers of guitar, strings and piano. The results are sumptuous, particularly the sun-dappled Sweet Bargaining and the snowflake tumble of In This Rough.' --The Guardian