Dolores O’Riordan - No Baggage (2009)

01.Switch Off The Moment
02.Skeleton
03.Its You
04.The Journey
05.Stupid
06.Be Careful
07.Apple Of My Eye
08.Throw Your Arms Around Me
09.Fly Through
10.Lunatic
11.Tranquilizer

Bass – Marco Mendoza
Bass, Guitar - Dan Brodbeck
Didgeridoo – Matt Grady
Drums – Ger Farrell
Percussion – Corey Thompson
Piano – Dennis Demarchi, Dolores O'Riordan
Vocals - Dolores O'Riordan

If the title of Dolores O'Riordan's 2007 debut Are You Listening? asked a question appropriate for the launch of a solo career, the name of her 2009 sophomore effort is a statement of purpose: she's heading into this next phase of her career with no expectations, No Baggage. Of course, she cannot leave behind her distinctive voice, nor does she wish to, as she gives her two trademarks -- the breathy whisper and lacerating caterwaul -- almost equal space here. That doesn't necessarily mean that O'Riordan relies on the familiar throughout No Baggage. Yes, this is instantly recognizable as her music -- not just in that voice, but its blend of folk-rock and sighing, spacy rock that splits the difference between U2 and David Gilmour-led Pink Floyd -- but No Baggage is bigger, brighter than Are You Listening? and as the album starts to hit its stride halfway through, she weaves in increasingly varied instrumentations, sometimes delving into pure worldbeat influence but more often using all these sounds as coloring on crisp, cheerful adult pop. These clean, open arrangements tend to make the songs seem catchier than they actually are -- the hooks don't grab, they repeat like softened incantations that never quite catch hold -- but that does give No Baggage an nice, gentle shimmer that's appealing. ---Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Review

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