studio album since 1997's multiplatinum
Surfacing,
Afterglow finds her surrounded by a coterie of fine musicians concocting cinematic moments of orchestral fervor on "Stupid" as well as an unstoppable groove of swirling optimism on the crackling "Train Wreck." Die-hard fans will be delighted. Others might yawn. If McLachlan ever chooses to let herself go, she might come up with something much more transcendental than pretty background music.
ERNESTO LECHNER
(RS 936, November 27, 2003)
Experience McLachlan's 2003 album in a live setting, with a generous helping of classics thrown into the mix. McLachlan's voice soars above the studio-perfect workings of her band as she interprets her particularly ethereal folk-pop for the crowd. Not surprisingly, that voice steals the show.