SO Newsom has abandon Pop, for this record at least. There are no verse chorus verse songs here. Well to be honest there never were, but the Milk eyed member her previous album, at least "appeared" to have a pop sensibility.Having seen Newsom perform the album in its totality before actually hearing it, helped. I knew what to expect. What we get is an epic album. Perhaps best thought of as one piece of music. It really is impossible to think of this a s seperate songs. Like a long story you are arrested by the music and the words.Yes it is self indulgent, and for those who have a short attention span, look elsehwere. This is a "difficult" album one many will hate. One many will also adore. This may catapult Ms Newsom to heady places, it may end her career. In the end you have to applaud her for having the courage to actually amke this album. Clearly her debut discs only hninted at this.I urge anyone to see her live, live she is so much better than on CD.