Colour Moving and Still

1	Blue 4:58
2	Dear Life 3:29
3	Until We Die 3:55
4	Souls 5:09
5	Before You 3:53
6	M 4:00
7	Soul Searching 3:26
8	Far Away 3:49
9	Eve 3:46
10	Little Things 4:35

Barnes & Noble

Yes, she's an introspective, often challenging female singer/songwriter from the Great White North -- but don't think that Chantal Kreviazuk is merely following in the footsteps of Alanis Morissette. For one thing, she's more prone to melodic, piano-driven melodies than all-out guitar-rock; for another, she's far more capable of catching the ear with a lovely vocal lilt. On COLOUR MOVING AND STILL, her second album, the multiple Juno winner -- that's the Canadian version of the Grammy Awards, if you're wondering -- shows considerable range, stepping into breathy trip-hop on "Until We Die" and letting pop at its purest flower on "Before You." Appropriately enough, given the album's title, COLOUR MOVING AND STILL is rife with vivid emotional snapshots -- from the tender "M" to the empowering "Eve" -- and packed with memorable melodies that are evocative and lingering enough to retain their freshness through a full season's listening, and beyond. David Sprague

All Music Guide

On the follow-up to her smash debut Under These Rocks and Stones, Chantal Kreviazuk does an about-face from the Alanis-like alt-rock sound that made her single "God Made Me" so popular. Instead, simpler, more restrained ballads like "Blue" and "Until We Die" show off her classical piano training, as well as her earnest singing and lyrics. "Souls," "Far Away," and "Little Things" have a searching, yearning quality that the often dreamy and trip-hop inspired sound of the album magnifies: even poppier numbers like "Dear Life" and "Before You" have a slightly reflective, ethereal cast that gives them an extra depth. Colour Moving and Still reveals Kreviazuk's ambition to be more than a Lillith Fair-era flash in the pan; the results achieve an impressive balance between thoughtful, maturing songcraft and sweetly earnest pop. Heather Phares