Little Things

By Larry Blumenfeld
Published on April 2, 2004 05:00AM EST

Singer-songwriter Lightman’s debut, which veers from hip-hop to folk rock and Top 40 pop — and borrows bits from several stars (Alicia Keys, Pink) — suggests bigger things to come. The first single, ”Devils and Angels,” is weighed down by banal lyrics (angels watching over, devils a-knocking), but the title track finds uplift via an overdubbed a cappella vocal intro, with Lightman’s soulful pleas wrapping around hip-hop rhythms to moving effect.

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