Martha Wainwright - Martha Wainwright

Been enjoying this one a lot - it's several notches above the average singer-songwriter record. It has an acerbic edge which manifests itself in the lyrics (as could've been expected from radio hit "Bloody Mother Fucking Asshole"), instrumentation and arrangements, and vocals, while Wainwright displays an enviable facility for catchy, unusual melodies...much like her voice, her songs, while not traditionally pretty or smooth, are immediately likeable. Current favourites, apart from aforementioned "BMFA", would probably be "G.P.T." and "When The Day Is Short", but there are plenty of other neat ones too.