Mondo Amore just can’t be described as one thing. It’s a multitude of genres: blues, psychedelia, rock and roll, and even elements of country (which can be found in the oddly threatening song “My Baby Don’t Lie”). The fact that Atkins integrates all genres into one album, is great because there is at least one track for a broader audience to enjoy.

Right from the first track “Vulture,” you come to realize that her voice is infectious and addicting. As the track progresses you find yourself wanting to hear more and more of her voice. It can go from a seducing whisper to a powerful belt at a blink of an eye. It has a psychedelic sound, and dark lyrics to go along with it; “I take all that I can get until I’m dirt and bones/ Vultures circle in heavy like a stone,” she sings.

“Cry, Cry, Cry”’s funky melody, almost sounds like a song that Cee-lo Green would do. Then in a complete parallel we have “Hotel Plaster,” an extremely haunting song complete with harrowing piano noises playing in the background and melancholy lyrics that really hit home, if you’ve ever lost a loved one: “My pain could learn how to play the violin but it might not ring you back/ At least we’d have a pretty soundtrack.”

Conclusion: If Regina Spektor turned goth, this would be the result.