After an EP (These Walls), a collection of demos ( ) and a live record ( ), Oyster is Heather Nova's first full-fledged studio album. Produced by from , the emphasis is on Nova's sky-storming vocals. For example, listen to the intro to the autobiographical Island, about a former lover who abused and abused her. What makes Oyster, which is quite heavy elsewhere, however, rise above other albums
… by sweet-voiced singer-songwriters, are the songs. They are without exception strong, with the highlights being the singles Walk This World and Truth And Bone and the soothing closing track Doubled Up. During a tour entirely dedicated to Oyster In 2017, the singer who has just moved back to Bermuda proves that her magnum opus has not lost any of its power. Two years later her tenth studio album with producer Youth at the controls . Heather Nova (1968) sees this as the sequel to the unsurpassed Oyster. (RME)more
