Alanis Defuses Cosmic Havoc with "Guardian"

My my my. Hasn't Alanis Morissette come a long way from the woman scorned 'Jagged Little Pill" days. The first single tapped from "Havoc and Bright Lights" is as reassuring as a gay romp through a country meadow. Alanis 2012 isn't pissed as hell at a betraying lover. Quite the contrary. On this track she's promising to be the abiding soul who watches over him for life. This open hearted spirit becomes her. The Buddhism has to be paying off in spades. She marvels at how her man has endured inhumanity, profanity, and out and out undiluted miseries. She rewards his patience be vowing to stick by his side. The gentle attitude gets buoyed by a stellar brew of well-placed piano notes with just a touch of guitar oomph to let audiences know that, even though the new and improved Alanis may have long since put her "You Oughta Know" ferociousness in the rear view mirror, she still has an unmatched vocal presence that only gets more enticing the more she replaces her closed fist with an agreeable hand. Less angst means more room to let her raw vocal strength burst through. A commanding choice of single bound to turn heads and prompt reassured sighs from Morissette mavens globally.