SO MUCH BETTER - CARL THOMAS
On his indie debut, the follow-up to 2004’s “Let’s Talk About It,” Carl Thomas offers the same sincerity and raw intensity that made us swoon in the first place. Lines like “Baby, I can’t take the thought of losing you / ’cause I know that it would break my heart in two” are pretty sappy, but it’s refreshing to hear testimonials like “I Just Want You to Know,” which finds Thomas confessing that his days aren’t complete unless his lady assures him of their love. He splits the difference on “Oh No (You Can’t Be Serious),” telling a soon-to-be-ex lover, “You left my heart in shambles,” but not before cockily declaring, over whipping congas and electric guitars, that she’d be crazy to give up on a love like theirs. Billboard
