by Heather Phares
Five Ways of Disappearing marks Smith's return to recording, and the album reflects both her psychedelic background and the more ethnic/folky material she creates now. Songs like &Aurelia Zebulon& and &Temporarily Lucy& are heavy, droning pieces bordering on gothic, while &In Your Head& is a demure pop song, and &Maggots& is an odd tune with a nonsensical chorus of &maggots/do-do-do-do-do.& Her deadpan vocal delivery adds another layer of individuality to an offbeat album by an offbeat artist.