Ani Difranco Canon

Its been 17 years since Ani DiFranco released her first album. Biting commentaries on political and sexual issues have always been a part of her mantra, not to mention her empowering acoustic honesty, and if theres one place to sample some of DiFrancos best work its on Canon. Canon is the first retrospective album of her multi-faceted career, highlighting tracks from albums spanning from 1990 to 2006. Aside from including finger-picking favourites such as "32 Flavors and "Little Plastic Castle, Canon features five re-recorded songs with help from Todd Sickafoose (bass) and Allison Miller (drums). "Napoleon, "Shameless, "Youre Next Bold Move, "Both Hands and "Overlap are punchier, thicker and more full-bodied than the originals. The rest of the album is just as compelling, with DiFrancos unique and dynamic voice adding that little bit of texture to her gentle reverbs. DiFrancos definitely a woman of many talents and Canon just goes to prove why shes one of the most widely respected female artists in the folk pop genre. (Righteous Babe)