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Anne McCue

Anne McCue seemed poised for big things after 2004’s Roll. The exciting album found the singer/guitarist mixing the emotional sizzle of Lucinda Williams (a McCue supporter) with Hendrix-style instrumental flash, needing only a stronger identity of her own. Koala Motel, however, suffers from an attack of cold feet, as the Australian-born McCue often retreats to a smooth, more anonymous sound. While she’s captivating on the accordion-washed “Bright Light of Day,” a tender morning-after love story, her mild-mannered voice can’t salvage routine material such as the clunky seven-minute ballad “Shivers” or “Hellfire Raiser,” a plodding, Crazy Horse-lite rocker. Tantalizing flashes...  read more