Lila Rose is a Toronto-born, California-based singer-songwriter has grown up with two great passions in her life: music, and an interest in protecting our planet and the millions of creatures big and small that call it home. But with those loves have come pains as well. She was born with a form of hyperacusis, a sensitivity that makes some natural sounds unbearable, and some music even more intense to listen to.

We . Animals is an album that takes time to grow on you. To be perfectly honest, though, if it wasn't for the fact that I had to review this I probably wouldn't have listened to it for as long as I did. This is a shame, because after a weekend of listening to it over and over again, I left it alone for a few days and then came back to it, and I have to say that I quite enjoyed it.

There's a Björk-esque feel to some of the tracks (most notably 'Nothing To Lose', 'World On Fire' and 'We Animals'). And there's a depth to the songs that you can only appreciate after countless play throughs.

On balance, this is an album I grew to enjoy... but it's doubtful that I'll be revisiting it again in the future.

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Nick Smithson