Shortly after the success of Stacked Up, rapper Heitham left the
Senser fold, putting the musical burden entirely on Kerstin Haigh. Although she acquits herself reasonably well on
Asylum, the band's second album and first since Heitham left, it's not a wholly successful effort. The best moments arrive when she departs from the sound of Stacked Up, offering a spacious, echoey sound indebted to trip-hop. Here, the group's musical fusions come alive. Too bad that a large portion of the album is devoted to the tired, turgid rap-metal that brought
Rage Against The Machine fame. It's just enough to sink
Asylum, stopping it from beng a successful comeback. Nevertheless, the new directions are indeed promising. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine