Dolores O'Riordan's solo effort...

Dolores O'Riordan, or better known as the vocalist for Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries, release her first solo album entitled Are You Listening on May 15. It's been a long wait for her solo album since the last time we saw her leading The Cranberries to mainstream success. Although the band hasn't made any official announcement on the break-up, but the band has been on hiatus since 2003, and O'Riordan has been doing lots of 'special appearances'.

Enough of endless waits for her die-hard fans whose expecting her come-back since 2003, here is she with her new solo album, and has already seen her very first single, Ordinary Day on music video channels worldwide.

"Are You Listening is a throwback to 1980s-era Siouxsie and the Banshees and Sinead O'Connor--sweeping keyboards, forceful drumming, and muscular guitar work. It may seem like a melodramatic move, but the music never overwhelms the slight yet steely figure at the center of the maelstrom..." - Kathleen C. Fennessy

SGK verdict: O'Riordan's style hasn't changed a lot though. Her vocals barely changed at all, still using the same vocal styles. Neither did the music directions. I just got some feelings that i'm listening to a new album release by Cranberries. '

SGK ratings: 6.7/10 (based on her single Ordinary Day only)