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High Hopes & Heartbreak doesn't have the import or musical heft of a Tapestry or Rumours. Some of the tracks, like the single Radio Radio, just feel lightweight by comparison. Still, it's thankful that Jackson allows White to continue in her easy-going '70s vibe and doesn't push her to be overly contemporary, even when she pulls out a credible Kings of Leon cover (Use Somebody).White is best in thoughtful singer-songwriter mode as on this CD's melancholic Out of the Ashes, a ballad that could easily have been plucked from a Simon album, or the breezy California Song in which she namedrops America, Mamas & the Papas and Joni Mitchell's early-period LP, Ladies of the Canyon. White ably evokes the sunny spirit of all of these icons without slavishly quoting them.The disco-lite title track is the closest to modernity Jackson prods White toward but, even here, the infectious melody and reliance on timeless instrumentation, as opposed to trendy hardware, makes White's engaging High Hopes a peaceful easy feeling to take on the road.