Bic Runga - Beautiful Collision 7/7

Beautiful Collision is full of good songs, opening with the sweet and minimal ‘When I See You Smile’, with just Runga and her guitar, followed by a beautifully constructed and upbeat singles, the wonderfully effervescent ‘Something Good’, with a beautiful string interlude, and ‘Get Some Sleep’. These are balanced by more introspective moments like ‘Honest Goodbyes’ and ‘She Left On A Monday’, and topped off by more ambitious pieces like the closing ‘Gravity’, where the arrangement is constantly waiting for a delicate piano figure that only appears intermittently. The title track is one of the most eloquent songs ever written about sex, while ‘Listening For The Weather’ is yet another gorgeous piece.