Canadian-born ALANIS MORISSETTE is back with her first studio album in 4 years. Flavors of Entanglement, released this week, comes days after her 34th Birthday. Morissette is best known for the bitter post breakup song "You Oughta Know" from her widely acclaimed 3rd album Jagged Little Pill. While the song won the 1996 Grammy winner for Best Rock Song, most of the hype surrounding the song involved the mystery man Alanis was bashing in the song, directed at an ex who left for another woman.

The new album falls along the same track of Jagged Little Pill as it is largely reflective of a broken relationship. But, this time there's no mystery as to who she may be crooning about. Morissette revealed to ET that her breakup with RYAN REYNOLDS is the subject of some of the songs on the album. Her ex-fiance is now engaged to SCARLETT JOHANSSON. While not as angry as Jagged Little Pill, Flavors of Entanglement speaks to disappointment, longing and starting over. Songs like "Straitjacket" and "Moratorium" decry the hurt that Alanis may still be enduring in her most recent love loss. But, she tells Newsweek she's "really happy for him."

Underneath it compares a volatile relationship to the world's troubles in politics and war. The provocative lyrics explore the results of a lack of communication: "Look at us waging war in our bedroom, Look at us jumping ship in our dialogues. There is no difference in what we're doing in here, That doesn't show up as bigger symptoms out there."

A few other songs shed light on what could be the reason for Alanis' breakup. "Versions of Violence" cites unsolicited advice, analyzing and controlling, as the cause of emotional scars. "Not As We" stands out as the highlight of the album. The introspective ballad ushers in a new beginning for Alanis as she recovers from the reality of becoming one from two.

The album is not entirely somber, though, as "Giggling Again for No Reason" speaks of an impromptu road trip along the California Coast.

Indeed, Morissette will be all over the world promoting her new disc. Currently on tour with MATCHBOX 20, Alanis will be headlining her own world tour beginning in the fall. Until then, you can catch her live online and on TV. According to her website, www.alanis.com, the star has taped Sessions@AOL for AOL Music, a mini-concert special for A&E and is also on the line-up for the Summer Concert Series for the "Today" show.

1. Citizen Of The Planet (Album Version) 4:22
2. Underneath (Album Version) 4:07
3. Straitjacket (Album Version) 3:08
4. Versions Of Violence (Album Version) 3:36
5. Not As We (Album Version) 4:45
6. In Praise Of The Vulnerable Man (Album Version) 4:07
7. Moratorium (Album Version) 5:34
8. Torch (Album Version) 4:50
9. Giggling Again For No Reason (Album Version) 3:48
10. Tapes (Album Version) 4:26
11. Incomplete (Album Version) 3:30