Following two albums of inimitable, challenging pop music that garnered global acclaim and marked Kirin J Callinan as a singularly unique talent, it is ironically singing other peoples’ songs that felt like the most truthful next step for Kirin as an artist. On Return To Center, Callinan’s trademark flamboyance is cut with a newfound fragility that comes curled up in an attempt to do justice to the songs he holds nearest and dearest.