Dot Allison's music is rooted in her delicately haunting vocals and unsparing lyrical eye for sadness, whether on her own records, with her group One Dove, or with the variety of artists she's collaborated with -- a list that stretches from Babyshambles to Massive Attack. Her work with One Dove placed her at the epicenter of the early-'90s indie dance scene, adding her gently epic vocals to a handful of classic singles, and her solo career took off from there. While her debut solo record, 1999's Afterglow, is a natural, more song-based progression from One Dove, those that fol...