Sarah McLachlan is back. Her first album of new material in six years picks up right where she left off. The reviews are solid, but beware of recording one album after another which all sound the same- as Tracy Chapman can tell you.
Her last CD of new material, Surfacing, sold 6 million copies, but that was 1998, the zenith of the Lillith Fair. The 'women' dominating the pop charts in 2003 were all in high school in 1998. It's hard to imagine there was a time when no one knew who Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera were. McLachlan's hardcore fans will still buy her records, but mainstream, multi-million selling success may be behind her.....your substitute blogger, Nat W.