The first time I heard the first track (Delicate) of “O” from Damien Rice I immediately thought maybe we have a successor to Jeff Buckley! The one, two, three, four punch of Delicate, Volcano, The Blower’s Daughter & Cannonball was the greatest thing I’ve heard since The Last Goodbye, Hallelujah and Lover, You Should’ve Come Over. So because of O’s greatest I was originally to harsh on Damien’s follow up album (CD, disk, download, whatever). Except for a few tracks, 9 Crimes, Coconut Skins, Gray Room, I initially hated the CD. However, over time and not having listened to it in months I have grown to really love this CD. My favorites are still 9 Crimes (with Lisa Hannigan), Coconut Skins & Gray Room.
Damien Rice – 9 Crimes
Damien Rice – The Blower’s Daughter
