Ellie Lawson - The Philosophy Tree (Audio CD - 2005)

On Philosophy, strong melodies and empowering lyrics guide programmed beats puttering lightly under strummed acoustic guitars, and samples and swirling string effects fill out the mix. For her part Lawson tries out some boho rapping and urban-savvy, street-level pop. "Gotta Get Up from Here" really is a great single -- DJ Lethal's production meshes the organic and electronic sides ably as Lawson sings about a life crisis at 25 -- and "Down with You" blends R&B flavors with beguiling pop jangle. All of this music is on a descending line from Alanis Morissette to Nelly Furtado to Dido. But that doesn't make it bad in the least. Lawson's The Philosophy Tree might be sort of calculated, she has a vocal charm that's hard to fake.
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TRACK LISTING

1 L.A. 4:00
2 Gotta Get Up from Here 3:40
3 Down with You 3:35
4 Open the Door 3:42
5 Never Be the Same 4:38
6 Hour of Need 4:26
7 Inside Out 3:26
8 Bigger Than You Ever Imagined 4:10
9 999 3:39
10 Get What's Mine 3:22
11 Friends 3:07
12 Why the Fighting 3:39