Human Again

For anyone who has first heard Ingrid from her new album, "Lights Out", please make sure you buy this one, also! It's always great when you can follow an artist from the beginning, watching how they progress on each album (and live shows!), but Ingrid is among the best in the industry, and this album REALLY is her shining moment. I expected it to be much bigger than it turned out to be. It blew "Everybody" out of the water with a much more complex sound & Ingrid's obvious vocal improvement. While the new one just came out, I think this album is still her best & set that one up! "Fire" is her best album-opener ever, I think. It's big, exciting and fresh. Better than anything we've been hearing on the radio before or since, that's for sure. It definitely sets the tone for the album, and while some people didn't love the bigger production, I did! I thought it was great to hear her evolve and have more fun. That, and I love strings. "I'm Through" is one of her greatest songs on the album, a great, but heart breaking piano ballad. She also exhibits some beautiful vocals here, and I feel like this moment is similar to A Fine Frenzy's "Almost Lover". "Black & Blue" is probably my 2nd favorite song on the entire album. It's really catchy and fun, very different from her usual sound, and feels very honest & emotional. Plus, who doesn't love snapping fingers? "How We Love" is just so loveable. It's somehow sad & cute at the same time. It reminds me a lot of classic Ingrid songs like "Breakable" and "Glass". "Palm Of Your Head" is another favorite of mine on the album. It makes you bounce in your seat, and keeps building and building until it explodes at the chorus. Lyrically it's also very original, which is expected from Ingrid, but not so much for the more upbeat songs like this. "Ghost" is another really great song with strings on the album. She sounds great vocally, and it's just a quality song! I'm biased though, any song with the word 'ghost' in it, I'm automatically bound to like. "In The Sea" is by far the BEST song on the entire album. I never knew Ingrid could do dark, and this sound never gets old. I love songs about the sea automatically as well, but this is the best I've ever heard. It's got the most feeling vocally and lyrically on the entire album, and possibly even on her other albums (other than perhaps "Men of Snow"). Everything is great about this song, the music, the bridge, the chorus, the lyrics & the ending--just play it loud and let it swallow you up. Of course, we have to have another winter song from Ingrid with "Keep Warm", and it's very nice at the end of the album, with more strings. I thought this would have been a great album closer, preferable to "End of the World" (another great build-up song), which I thought should have been above it. Song placement on an album is pretty important, but both songs work as the album closer interchangeably, which is really cool. Overall, this is a very thorough and complete album, and while I sometimes skip the cheesier pandering songs like "Blood Brothers", "Do It Now", and "Ribbons", I don't always, because they're still catchy and singable! For any new fans of Ingrid, this album is a must!

I found Ingrid Michaelson from the special acoustic version of Palm of Your Hand produced for Grey's Anatomy (which I'd say is better than the original and they nicely gave it away originally for free), airing in Jan. 2012. I'm now wondering...how did I miss her? Where have I been for the last few years? Already bought 4 of her albums and I'm really liking them more and more. This is probably the most accessible of the four (along with Be Ok), a little less folk-y, a little less adventurous and mysterious, a little more soft rock and pop. They are all great in their way, but given how accessible this is with great songs like Fire and Palm of Your Hand, this should surely be a breakthrough CD. This is a terrific album (review of the original album, not the deluxe edition), and you will be rewarded not only buying this but earlier works like Be Ok, Everybody, and Girls and Boys. She's terrific and distinctive--not just another carbon copy.

This album absolutely blew me away after a few listens. It is her strongest album to date, filled with hauntingly beautiful melodies and lyrics. Give it a few listens, the production is more lush than her previous work, but it is not overdone. Not nearly as produced as Parachute. It just adds to the atmosphere and really serves the song well. A compelling album from a gifted artist that knows how to touch the hearts of the listeners. You will become enchanted by this album and listen to it over and over again! So many beautiful songs, I can't even decide which is my favorite. You will be so glad you picked this record up!

This album is Ingrid Michaelson's best so far. It's riddled with the heartbreak she must've endured since her last outing but her lyrics are so pure and the feeling and emotion you can hear in songs such as "Ghost" and "I'm Through" is so great. The album is so much more upbeat than any of her other efforts it plays like an anthem for post-breakup individuals and is a great listen for any Ingrid Michaelson fan. If you're looking for happy love songs "Keep Warm" and "End Of the World" are the only two on this album. "End of the World" is a beautiful tribute to the idea of soul mates and definitely a highlight on this album. other highlights are: "Fire", "This Is War", "Do It Now", and "Ribbons". All in all this is mostly a post-breakup album.

This is the kind of CD where I'm so glad that I actually purchase the entire album rather than singles. Compared to Be OK and everybody, not only the singles (Ghost so far) as of now stand toe-to-toe to the previous albums, but almost all the other songs are very pleasant to listen through. You can definitely see Ingrid Michaelson's variety here. Every song here is fairly distinct from each other. I love Blood Brothers, Ghost, Do it Now the most so far. I was NOT impressed at all when going through the album the 2nd time, but 2nd time on... I'm addicted. So, give this album another chance if you didn't like it the first time. It will grow on you!

There is not ONE song that I do not like. I do not understand how Ingrid does this. She is absolutely amazing. I never get tired of these songs and I need to get a daily dosis of her geniusness to survive everyday. They would be perfect song for lullabies, for going to sleep, for your baby. Even though the lyrics are meant for adults. So raw, so vivid. The sounds she makes when she pronounces every word. Songs like "How We Love" are my favorite. I just believe Ingrid Michaelson is the best artist in the world but unfortunetely the world is too busy with Kesha, Nicki Minaj, and all the other atrocities that appear on this planet.

Constante dans la qualité de sa production. Toujours aussi intimiste. Simplicité et beauté des mélodies. C'est un bel album attachant et émouvant. C'est du bon, du grand Ingrid Michaelson comme toujours. Pour ceux qui la découvrent je vous conseille l'album "Girls and Boys" le meilleur à mon avis.

INGRID MICHAELSON es una de las cantautoras americanas jóvenes de mas talento. Para esta ocasión, ha aparcado su ukelele y nos regala una colección de canciones mas maduras en el que probablemente sea su mejor trabajo hasta el momento. Hemos hablado mas extensamente sobre ella en nuestra página: [...]

The record came in great condition and plays wonderfully. Also really enjoy the read translucent edition for this record. Only dislike is the sleeve for the record is paper, but just replaced it with one of my own record inner sleeves.

It's no secret that I am a massive ingrid michaelson fan. I was nervous about this album because I knew it was going to be a different stlye. On first listen through I was not convinced. It went back in car CD player and now that is where it lives. I love it so much, it is different but in a good way and I love every song. Anyone who likes singer song writers should listen to the collection that is Ingrid Michaelson.

Son dernier album est superbe... A écouter sans modération... Ingrid Michaelson nous livre un album léché, soigné et de qualité.