"A meticuously-arranged downbeat set in which her distinctive vocals sit centre stage. With half the album written by a supporting cast that includes tUnE-yArDs, Glen Hansard, Beth Orton, Martha's brother Rufus and, on "Piano Music", lyrics by Booker Prize-winning author Michael Ondaatje, Wainwright manages to make the songs her own ... Here is a career unfurling at its own sweet pace".