… an attempt to distance themselves from alterna-pop modern rock stations with a more aggressive sound and lifestyle approach.—Rick Clark, Billboard, 11 Feb. 1995
… her two albums have dabbled in all areas of alterna-pop, from moody melody to jangly guitars.—Gemma Tarlach, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, 14 Aug. 1998
… a self-invented alterna-pop star with pretensions to meaning deeper than her abilities …—John Griffin, The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec), 31 Oct. 2008
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