Lisa Loeb

Lisa Loeb's bright, thoughtful guitar pop dashes doldrums to bits in an instant. It's hard not to take a liking to such songs as the Beatles-esque "O Control the Sun" or the catchy "Fools Like Me," both of which bubble over with a perkiness that lovingly colors her creations.

As she proved with her hits "Stay" and "I Do," Loeb is a singer-songwriter who knows how
to mix ponderousness with pop-wise charm. Even the slowest stuff here is palatable, and
the more upbeat songs aren't all that far removed from the "mature" pop-rock stuff that
studio pros have been turning out for Pink and Liz Phair. Which ain't a bad thing at all.