Laura Thomas, On My Sleeve - 45m 6s

Tracks & Durations

1. Yellow room	4:58
2. Curtsey	3:34
3. Nutha man	2:53
4. Stop	3:10
5. Closing in	4:47
6. Thicker skin	3:56
7. Through the undertows	4:41
8. There's nothing about you that reminds me of a human being	4:24
9. Sleep like a gun	3:17
10. Rip	4:34
11. Lullaby to myself	4:45

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Review

From the Washington Post, September 6, 2002:

Singer-songwriter Laura Thomas's sharp-tongued solo debut could have been titled "Yellow Room," a reference to the album's opening line: "Inside my head there's a yellow room, where I run away from all my woman's gloom."

She checks in frequently, after all, seeking respite from relationships that inspire song titles like "There's Nothing About You That Reminds Me of a Human Being" or give rise to postmortems that sound bitter and liberating at the same time.

On "Nutha Man," the former lead singer for Kiki and the Rockstars scolds: "When it's cold outside I can say, this sucks / And I won't have to hear you say, get tough / And I'll never have to think / What a pity I can't go touch that man." If that sounds early Alanis-like, Thomas seems ready to embrace the spirit of any woman scorned, or as evidenced by the waltzing "Curtsey," the sorrow of any woman who is free to be herself as "long as that reflects the proper taste of everybody else."

Venting isn't the only thing Thomas does well, however. Her voice is capable of tracing melodies as sinuous as the Rock Creek Parkway, and she has a soft spot for writing tender, compassionate or introspective ballads that help set her apart from the rant 'n' roll crowd.

-- Mike Joyce

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