Tanya Donelly has many talents, but first and foremost, she's a beautiful singer. And there are times on her new album when all you really hear is that voice. The album's first single, "The Storm," may be her best ever vocal performance: the lines unfold like a bridge spanning a river. Majestic yet varied, she can sound so real-- a stark jolt, a breathy pause-- that the high points become that much more angelic. And she still writes those weird but powerful lyrics: "You have carbonated my bloodstream" is freakishly romantic, followed by the strength in vulnerability of "when I stumble, it will be under your spell"-- the chorus then yielding to a stretched note that drifts like clouds on a cold Halloween night.