If we were giving out points for beauty, this one would get a 5 1/2. I saw the comely newcomer the other night on Conan--what can I say, meeow! Musically, Shannon enters the picture somewhere on the map between Joan Osbourne and Sheryl Crow, with a very noticeable vocal resemblance to Stevie Nicks. There's some pretty good stuff here, not great songwriting but nothing to be ashamed of. The weird thing about this album that kind of ruins it for me, is that smack dab in the middle is a masterpiece of a song called "Colorado." Similar to those brilliant slow, jazzy compositions of Victoria Williams, the song is totally different and so vastly superior to the rest of the album that it makes it hard to listen to the whole thing. Not to worry, I have no doubt that Shannon will make a name for herself, "Colorado" proves that she's got everything it takes.