Edging more into the realm of full-blown "act" while sacrificing a bit of the starkness and intamacy that marked her solo acoustic phase- the dramatic, dark-hued, slightly spooky, operetta-like musings of singer/guitarist/fatalist Nicki Jaine are given a gothic kick in their twisted, tear-streaked, Marianne Faithfull-croaked mascara courtesy of bassist/keyboardist/vocalist Sky and drummer Zach Russell.
Al Muzer
Aquarian
April 2003