CARNIVAL - KASEY CHAMBERS
Motherhood, marriage and maturity have not robbed Chambers of her beauteous childlike vocals, but they may have contributed to more perceptive songwriting and a trip outside her melodic comfort zone. Her fourth album lacks the vulnerability of 1999’s “The Captain” and the rock bravado of 2001’s “Barricades and Brickwalls,” but she still owns one of the most captivating voices around. Chambers shines on the mesmerizing “Colour of a Carnival” and the swirling, swampy “Light Up a Candle,” and conjures up some haunting imagery on “Hard Road” and “Railroad.” The sing-songy “Nothing at All” is a showcase for her nifty vocals, while its antithesis, “Dangerous,” is a languid, glorious piece of work. On “Carnival,” Chambers seems to have added even more confidence to her charisma. Billboard
