Paula Cole - Ithaca (2010) Lossless

On her fifth album Ithaca, singer and songwriter Paula Cole takes listeners on an intensely emotional, yet uplifting journey through divorce ("The Hard Way," "P.R.E.N.U.P") and the struggle to recover one's identity ("Elegy," "Waiting on a Miracle") before allowing herself to revel in the healing, redemptive power of new love ("Violet Eyes," "Come On Inside," "Sex", "2 Lifetimes"). Along the way, she acknowledges being torn between work and her child ("Somethin' I've Gotta Say"), and ultimately celebrates having music to get her through it all ("Music In Me").
"My albums are Polaroid snapshots of my life," says Cole, whose last album, Courage, was released in 2007. "The writing is the hard part because my process is highly personal and autobiographical. One of my biggest musical heroes is John Lennon because he was so brutally honest. I love the songs he wrote after he left The Beatles. They are so outrageous in their courage. This new album is just me processing things."