It's been nearly five years since she released her debut album, Happenstance, but hasn't been just lazily kicking around. She's kept busy, whether playing a pivotal roll in turning , sees her returning to the spotlight and focusing on her very own musical career. The new album, in two distinct CDs, is anything but a cheerful reunion, though. The first half of her new work, entitled Elephants, kicks off with the self-titled track, an absolutely gorgeous and damaging ballad that sets the overall tone for the nine-song collection. Here, over her haunting trademark piano and swelling violins, Yamagata warns those of us falling in love to "Keep one eye open at night." To that end, Elephants is not exactly a love letter. Rather, it's dark, it's moody, and it's largely about break-ups and sadness. Even a duet with friend Ray...
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