Consumer Guide Album

Kirsty MacColl: Galore [Capitol, 1995]
Be they folk, pop, or country--or hybrid, like this second-generation folkie come of age in postpunk Thatcherland--purebred song hounds have lower standards than we who demand more of music than a catchy lyric. Which makes compilations just the place to catch up. In a decade and a half she's written 'em and picked 'em, adapting to spare guitars and big keybs, Latin and rap, Shane McGowan and Johnny Marr. She has a political mind and a personal life, high times and second thoughts. Music hounds will enjoy making her acquaintance. A−