Alanis Morissette - Moratorium

A ship is shot into space as a dance beat to make this hump-day satisfyingly margaritable. Just the right amount of bass and drum. The narrator wants to take a break from her relationship, and even decides to use poetry to describe her need for “a breather from the flavors of entanglement”. Yummy words. And, on hump day, the relationship could be a short break from work, doesn’t necessarily have to be a personal friendship, so yes, works great as a break from the strains of work. The song can be heard whatever way the hearer needs to hear it, so great job, Alanis. Shoutouts on this album include the more subdued In Praise Of The Vulnerable Man, which also keeps from getting extremely personal, and also Not As We, where we find that when starting over, “step one is still not making sense.” Thoughtful album. Alanis Morissette