How to Walk Away

Juliana Hatfield turns heartbreak into chiming pop, staying safely inside singer-songwriter territory while the bitter, vengeful lyrics tell another story.

Juliana Hatfield once said that happy lyrics don't come naturally to her, and her slick, mellow eighth album offers little to contradict that statement. How To Walk Away features a series of unsentimental examinations of what it means to be alone, to be left behind. In "This Lonely Love," over a sturdy piano, Hatfield…

Former alt-rock “It” Girl proves she’s still got it

Age agrees with Juliana Hatfield, lending an alluring huskiness to her girlish voice, a weariness to her love songs, and an assurance to her writing.

Juliana Hatfield is often at her best on How to Walk Away.