A great album beyond just the obvious hit of "Nothing compares 2u" (that Prince fella popping up again). The album touches on elements of her homeland with some Irish folk elements, and "I am stretched on your grave" a 17th century poem translated from Irish and laid out over a bass and drum loop that, with O'Connor's voice, feels akin to Massive Attack's early sound. Some fiddles eventually crash in at the end to see the track off in style.
There are a couple of more pumping, driving songs in "Emperor's new clothes" and "Jump in the River" which stop any chance of the album being 'one note'.
The track "Black boys on mopeds" is criticised in the book, something to do with it being a bit of an unsubtle protest song. Thanks to my blind-spot (deaf-spot?) when it comes to lyrics, it just feels like a nice folky singer-songwritery thing that I really enjoyed.
The album closes with the meditative acapella title-track. A calm after the storm.
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