Morgan Grace's voice is a blend of sultry and screaming with lots of 'come hither'. Or maybe I should say 'come here-go away'. Either way, it matches the music wonderfully.

This is a band that I know would be cool live.
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whatever is in your cd player right now is probably not even half as good as this album.  do yourself a favor, spend the $$.  you won't regret it.
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A great compliment to her earlier release, this album feature a complete band. The backup band is fine, but the real attraction her is Ms. Grace herself, make no mistake. Powerful vocals alluding to taboo subjects and witticisms will keep you busy hitting the repeat button. The latter part of the album drags a slight bit, but the first 6 or 7 songs MORE than earn a 5 in my book...
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Like all great musical movements, and more specifically groups of classic quality, they seem to come from nowhere.  Morgan Grace is no exception, WITH the exception of the pedigree of the drummer (the obviously very talented Sam Henry, who handled percussion in not one but two bands of great cult status - the Wipers and Napalm Beach).  
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However, this particular outing defies categorization in any particular sub-form of the genre aside to say that, yes, most of it is "rock" and yet Morgan Grace's acoustic
talents are clearly shown in some of the more remarkable songs on her sophomore outing, "The Sound of Something Breaking".  Whereas the first album "Rules of Dating" was 
charming and more pop-oriented if uneven in its production, this album unleashes a torrent of apocalyptic sounds in an audioscape that is both thrilling and frightening to behold.  It has something to please everyone.  I'll save my song-by-song review for later, but after hearing this triumph of an album, one can only guess where all of this will lead.  Already their live shows are greatly anticipated events in Portland and surrounding areas.  The pure musical excellency, fantastic delivery, excellent production courtesy of Howard Gee (and Morgan and Sam!) foretell great things in their future.  One gets the sense that Morgan Grace and Co. are on the very cusp of a steep upward curve, but even so have left lesser ensembles far, far behind.  What is next is almost unimaginable.  BRAVO Morgan Grace!!!!!
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