Jackie Leven / Oh What A Blow That Phantom Dealt Me!

Detailed, positive review: less melodramatic and more relaxed than its predecessors, with folk, rockabilly, chanson and blues, produced by Leven with David Wrench; part of the vocal tracks were reportedly recorded in a Ukrainian church. The reviewer mentions that the four Doll by Doll albums have been announced for reissue. Verdict: not his most emotionally dense work, but a good one; “the dark man” is mellowing with age.