The " Boston Globe " review said that : " The Matchbox Twenty frontman's second solo album showcases all of his admirable middle-of-the-road gifts and offers a glimpse of the possibilities when he explores the more extreme edges " . " The New York Times " review considered " Cradlesong " his second persistently polite, numbingly polished solo album ".
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Having played half the forthcoming album to " Entertainment Weekly ", it was reported that many of the lyrics on " Cradlesong " were about troubled relationships, and three more song titles were revealed : " Meltdown " ( described as " INXS-esque power pop " that stood out as " a possible first single " ), " Fire on the Mountain " ( an " epic, tribal drum-driven " track inspired by Dave Eggers'book What Is the What ) and " Getting Late " ( suggested as the " set's likely closer " and what Thomas described as " a little ditty about death . " ).
