With k.d. lang's new album, Watershed, available now, and her US tour just about to get under way, she's earning high marks from both sides of the Atlantic.

The French publication Telerama gives Watershed an excellent "four keys." Writing in French, reviewer François Gorin says k.d.'s latest album is one he could "recommend completely and without moderation." And while k.d. may open the album by singing that "this world is full of frozen lovers," Gorin concludes that, with Watershed, "she does a lot to warm them." To read the review, in French, visit telerama.fr.

The Boston Globe's Sarah Rodman says that "a warm, romantic glow radiates out of the languorous music" on the record. "The mellifluous melodies and tasteful instrumentation fall in line with ... Ingénue and Invincible Summer." But on Watershed, k.d. and her band "strip away the gloss and emphasize the more natural textures of acoustic guitar, hand percussion, and strings," while banjo and steel guitars "lend an earthiness to the proceedings." You can find the complete review at boston.com.

And the Philadelphia Daily News gives the album an A-, with reviewer Jonathan Takiff writing: "Nobody draws out the emotional storm clouds as poetically, psychologically and atmospherically as k.d. lang, letting it all pour down on Watershed ... with lang's plush, honeyed vocals at the center." Read the review at philly.com.

Back on the other side of the Atlantic, k.d. appeared on BBC Two's The Culture Show this past Saturday for an interview with Verity Sharp. UK viewers can tune in to BBC Four's Sessions this Friday, February 15, for the broadcast of k.d.'s special hour-long performance with the BBC Concert Orchestra string section at London's St. Luke's church. For more information, visit bbc.co.uk/bbcfour.

To purchase Watershed, visit the Nonesuch Store.