After the release of her 10th album last year, Eleanor McEvoy decided to tie up some loose ends. The result is a compilation of rarities, collaborations and covers from throughout her career, some rerecorded and remixed and all remastered. McEvoy's eclectic taste engenders covers by acts as diverse as Edith Piaf (
Milord
), Chuck Berry (
Memphis Tennessee
) and Scottish indie-rockers The Fratellis (
Whistle for the Choir
), all of them furnished with an easygoing warmth. Her originals are affable as well:
Don't Blame the Tune
is a slinky soul club number, while the soft bumble of
Please Heart
,
You're Killing Me
(co-written with Rodney Crowell) is a standout. While some of these songs have a tendency to blend into the background a bit too easily, it's a successfully charming miscellany. eleanormcevoy.com
Download:
Please Heart
,
You're Killing Me
,
Take a Little Look