| Though not as dazzling and dizzying as her debut, McKay's new album shows her wielding a lot of caustic wit, pop smarts, and yodeling expertise. For sheer out-of-the gate gamut running, Get Away From Me, Nellie McKay’s dazzling and dizzying 2004 debut, displayed kaleidoscopic jazz-flavored pop smarts and well-wielded wit and wordplay embracing everything from cabaret, torch, biting hip-hop, and Doris Day-style dewy-eyed songcraft with a pinch of swing and a sprinkle of insincerity. read the full review |