"Based in Upstate NY, classically trained singer Tuel spent almost 20 years as a ballerina, a discipline evident in the grace in which she crafts her melodies and vocals, both of which, aided by the vintage mics provided by producer Alex Hall, evokes a 70s Laurel Canyon feel with inevitable early Joni Mitchell comparisons surfacing, although the likes of the loose-limbed uncertainty-themed album opener Can't Go On Like This suggest Sheryl Crow is a possible influence too ... She says that she wanted to share that she made it out of her own thunderstorm. I guess she's looked at clouds from both sides now, producing an album that shimmers and glows with a warmth and emotional intimacy that's impossible to resist"