The songs provided by Seensters Jason Hayes, Denise LaNay, John Reimers, Ryan Smith and Todd Bills aren't a terrifically varied lot; they tend toward medium or slower tempos and ornate arrangements designed to hit the sweet spot of nostalgic Anglophiles. But thanks to co-producer/Carolyn's Mother vet Drew Hodgson, the sonics are rich and resonant, and the performances of numbers such as "Just Saying" embrace drama without slopping over into bombast.

The only miss here is the concluding "Wherewithal," a mawkish ditty that sounds exactly as I anticipated the disc as a whole would. Maybe judging one-sixth of a disc by its cover is a good idea.