Easy does it for this all-female group from Ottawa, Canada. Reminiscent of Wilson Phillips, the RadioSirens offer light pop songs that are tastefully flavored with soul and jazz. Originality isn't the point here, just silky vocal performances that offer a respite from a week's worth of hard rock.
The title track and "Secret Sadness" feature some pretty piano playing from producer Larry Tarof, who is responsible for nearly all of the instrumentation here. Yes, this is a producer's project, but let's remember that classic Motown was often the work of in-house producers and songwriters and not the singers themselves. As long as the tunes click, it doesn't matter how they were fashioned, and nobody except for critics look at the credits anyway.
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The aforementioned "Secret Sadness" tackles surprisingly controversial subject matter, the story of a "cutter," in this case a girl who mutilates herself to ease the emotional pain she feels. However, it's the harmonies and not necessarily the words that'll win over listeners, especially the knockout singing in "All There Is" and "Castles In The Sky."
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