Bree Sharp: More B.S. : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone

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NYC singer/songwriter Bree Sharp scored a minor hit with her aural mash note to X-Files hunk David Duchovny on 1999's promising A Cheap and Evil Girl. Sharp's cleverly-titled follow-up More B.S. presents a mixed bag of exceptional folk-tinged pop tunes, and the maturity of her new material suggests this twenty-something Joan Jett disciple is exploring her Fiona Apple-meets-Sheryl Crow side. Among many standout tracks are a thoughtful new age lullaby, "Galaxy Song;" "Dirty Magazine"'s understated hilarity; and an engaging Bonnie and Clyde style tale of two doomed outlaws -- "The Ballad of Grim & Lily" -- which mixes woozy trip-hop beats with lyrical fatalism, revealing Sharp's exceptional flair for storytelling, a cornerstone of great songwriting. It's on "The Last of Me," a hauntingly direct, disarmingly catchy tune about the promise of revenge in the aftermath of a failed relationship, however, that she really hits her stride.

GAIL WORLEY
(July 22, 2002)