Where's all the creativity gone?
I laugh at those who praise this for being things that it is really completely devoid of. Such as; emotion, originality, and creativity. I also laugh at those praising her lyrics. Conor Oberst was around her age when he started writing (fantastic) lyrics for Commander Venus. But no one cares. Because the markets now driven by tweenage girls who are completely immune to the emotion and sincerity put into other debut albums like the already mentioned Oberst with Bright Eyes' Lifted, Or the Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground. Or even The Arcade Fire's Funeral.
She can't sing either. Or act. If you want good acting and singing look no further than a man named Glen Hansard. Who started busking on the streets of Dublin when he was just 13. His voice really sounded as wonderful as did back then as it does now.
1/2 star for enough production for people to avoid the realizations of this albums huge pitfalls. Which is really just another reason for me to hate it that much more. It may sound terrible, but at least it sounds clean. If they would've tried to go into the gutbusting squeal of Guitar Wolf I just may have wanted to kill myself.