The closest thing to doom metal Connors has ever gotten. He's got the distortion pedal dial on "11" and he's letting the music resonate and drone. This is mostly true of opening track Thunderbird, but the noise continues for the first four songs after which things settle down a bit. Dawn On 47th is as beautiful a song as anything off of Moonyean even though the distortion is still on. Shadows, Cardboard Pillow and O'Connor's Last Air are the only three songs that fall into his "lullaby blues" category, very soft and melancholic. Little Wing is an interesting song with Connors playing very sad notes on his guitar while children are heard playing in the background, the feels both creepy and beautiful at once. If you can get passed the harshness of the first four songs (they'll need some getting used to), than 9th Avenue will reveal itself to be a remarkably powerful record by Connors once again.