The colourful, quirky, aqueous cover image on Doin' Jack seems to imply that something just as beguiling lies within the CD's jewel case. Does it deliver? You betcha. The tracking order allows the thirteen songs to be individuals while still composing a coherent whole with a plausible conclusion. Dudley's melodious soft-rock is imbued with shades of Edie Brickell, and atmospheric layers possibly inspired by a visit to the Cocteau Twins' Four Calender Cafe (particularly during the chorus of "Unrequited Triangle"). Ellen Turner's floating vocal drawl suggests she is singing an intimate disclosure to the listener. Her voice, paired with the emotional exposure of the lyrics ("I have eyes like yours that look right into me, But mine are not so kind, what do you see in me?" from "Eyes"), conjure a Sunday morning mood: either evoking the euphoria of waking up next to the one you love, or waking up to the emotional wreckage of a lover's revelations from the previous night. The slinking guitar, sometimes sparse arrangements and smattering of horn on tracks such as "Unrequited Triangle", "Saved my Soul" and "Prince Charming" solidify Dudley as a southern Californian experience to relieve bored ears.