[Silver Springs]

1. Illume - I must admit that at first buying the album I heard it once and then began to routinely skip it. But I made myself focus on the lyrics and the "lesser noticed" notes and suddenly I began to appreciate it. I'm a great lover of lyrical intention, and this to me reads perfectly as a diary entry, almost stream of consciousness.
2. Thrown Down -I like it, but I don't love it. The slightly boarish tone of the "chorus" grates on me a little in comparison with the rest of the song. I'll listen to it but it's not a song I'll stop what I'm doing to listen to.
3. Say You Will - My phone's ringtone . It may be anything less than profound, but it certainly makes up for it in fun. I think the song is the equivelant of R.E.M's Shiny Happy People, although I hope it goes down a little better with the band.
4. Smile at You - I must admit that I prefer Stevie's unreleased demo track. But the lyrics do mean alot to me, and I do enjoy the anger that's present in Stevie's voice occasionally. But I can't help but feel it's lost something in production
5. Running Through the Garden - This song has some pretty delicious guitar riffs, and Stevie belting out her more energetic parts just makes you want to pick up a hairbrush and join in.
6. Silver Girl - Meh.
7. Everybody Finds Out - Probably the only song on the album that actually sounds as though it could have been released by a more contemporary artist. Somewhat stunted and jittery in its composition but all in all it's a good track.
8. Destiny Rules - I think with a little fiddling and change in production this song could have been right at home on Rumours as a concept.
9. Goodbye Baby - Some people do dismiss this song as far too sappy and bordering on sickly, but I love the melodic and tender approach to the song. It doesn't quite fit onto the album, in my opinion, but it's just that lovely that I don't even care.