Critic's Review
Michael Gallucci, All Music Guide
Shocked goes indie for this set of songs on faith, love, and understanding. In a way, it's her most personal album, a collection of ruminations on the people and places of her life. It incorporates pop, gospel, and soul, as well as her ragged folk roots. But it's overlong, and Shocked reaches as much as she connects. Despite its musical scope, it's a bit hollow at its core, as if all those grand ideas edged others out for space and attention. It's a celebration -- the leadoff track is called "Joy," which pretty much sums up the tone of the album -- but somewhat of an insular one. Better is the bonus disc (titled Dub Natural) that includes many Deep tracks retooled as dub instrumentals. They reveal a musical depth missing from the original album.
