Whereas Veronica Swift's 2019 Mack Avenue Records debut, Confessions, contained songs that played out like pages from her personal diary, on the captivating follow-up, This Bitter Earth, she flips by crafting an ingenious song cycle that tackles sexism (InchHow Lovely to Be a WomanInch), domestic abuse (InchHe Hit MeInch), environmental issues, racism, xenophobia (InchYou Have To Be Carefully TaughtInch), and the dangers of fake news (InchThe Sports PageInch). The singer-songwriter gathered material that covers multiple genres, including jazz, American musicals, and contemporary indie-rock fortifying her position as a leading force in genre-bending song presentation. Album Tracks 1. This Bitter Earth 2. How Lovely to Be a Woman 3. You've Got to Be Carefully Taught 4. Getting to Know You 5. The Man I Love 6. You're the Dangerous Type 7. Trust in Me 8. He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) 9. As Long As He Needs Me 10. Everybody Has the Right to Be Wrong 11. Prisoner of Love 12. The Sports Page 13. Sing