There's really not much to say about Nothing Rhymes With Woman but to simply recognize it as an album full of masterfully crafted alternative pop rock. The Celtic flavor that I associated with them from 2001's Echo Echo (admittedly the last time I paid much attention to their recorded output) isn't as prevalent, but the rich vocal harmonies and catchy melodies still are. The material is somewhat varied between the straightforward pop rock on songs like opener "Indecision" or "Miss Hollywood" and twangier, folkier songs like "Another Man's Woman" and "Cinnamindy." "Lake Of Silver Bells" sounds to me, from a musical standpoint, like they're aiming for the Coldplay fanbase; despite that, I still enjoy it and sing along when the chorus comes back around the last time. "X-Ray" is another fun pop song for reminiscing about summers as a kid. "Meltdown" has a great funky, bluesy groove and, like pretty much all of the songs, a hooky singalong chorus.
There's nothing particularly complicated or special about this album, but sometimes--as in this case--that works just fine. There aren't any bad songs; you might just rank them based on how many times you have to listen before you find yourself singing along. If you've never listened to Carbon Leaf and like pop rock and folk, you really owe it to yourself to check out them out and Nothing Rhymes With Woman is a great entry point.
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