I use the word 'country' in the loosest possible sense as this album will appeal to anyone who likes good honest rock music and cracking songs.

All sorts of comaprisons spring to mind when listening to this album but the most obvious is Lucinda Williams. This is a wonderful album to buy if you are a fan of Car Wheels On A Gravel Road. It has the same feel, the same tone, the same quality of songwriting. You can also hear bits of Shawn Colvin, Janis Joplin, Mary Chapin Carpenter and Jill Sobule.

I am not a fan of country music but a good album will stand out whatever its genre and this one certainly does. Kasey Chambers could save country from the sacharine pop predictability of Shania Twain et al and return it to its roots.

I am surprised that this album is not out in the US yet. I am in the UK and it has just been released here. I urge you to get hold of it on import or when it gets a domestic release.

One of my albums of the year, what are you waiting for!

A stunning album that will appeal to anyone who likes good music - not just country.

The only thing that stops me giving this 5 stars is the final track - lyrically not great.

Aside from that, Kasey's voice is beautiful - almost childlike, blending wonderfully with Julie Miller's harmonies on The Captain. Other highlights are the upbeat Cry Like a Baby and the lilting, haunting ballad 'These Pines'.

So Kasey Chambers has an "over-average" debut and everybody (Australians) salutes her? First of all I must say that it's very good that she writes her own music. That fact is worth at least one star alone.! She sometimes not only cries like- but also -sings like a baby. The productions of some of the songs are terrible, and together with her sometimes (a bit) annoying voice it just doesn't sound too good. Except for that she has some catchy tunes and a fine band to back her up.