Williams makes some psychological progress from “Blue” sadness to white-hot anger, railing about child abuse in “Sweet Side” and punctuating the lovely melody in “Those Three Days” with a vitriolic “I have been so fucking alone.” Still, the album’s aching title track confirms that she remains forever disconsolate. Tricia Olszewski
World Without Tears
A few of the things we're listening to this week, in no particular order