This being a Suzanne Vega album, you'll find a few introspective acoustic-guitar based plaints. In fact, these (particularly
the subtle, eerie narrative "Honeymoon Suite") are among the most memorable of NINE OBJECTS' 13 songs. Elsewhere, colourful, light hearted arrangements offset dark subject matter, as on "ThinMan" and "Tombstone", both contemplations of mortality. NINE OBJECTS OF DESIRE finds Vega pushing the envelope slightly, while maintaining the quality song craft that her listeners have come to expect.