Hey guys, pay attention. Are you funny? Like adventure? And have many formed opinions? Are you uninhibited in bed?

If so, listen up. Alanis Morrisette says you have some of the “21 Things I Want in a Lover.”

Or as she says, “not necessarily needs but qualities that I prefer.”

The first track off her fifth studio album “Under Rug Swept” makes for a rocking start to an album full of Morrisette’s trademark biting lyrics and heady material. The song features Stone Temple Pilots’ guitarist Dean DeLeo.

Apparently Alanis has had enough of certain kinds of men, but then who’s really surprised? First on the list are the narcissistic momma’s boys.

In the song “Narcissus” she spells it out pretty plainly.

“Dear momma’s boy. I know you had your butt licked by your mother. I know you’ve enjoyed all that attention from her and every woman graced with your presence after,” she says.

But Morrisette is not without problems of her own.

Everyone’s favorite Canadian alterna-diva has recently been lacking in the self-esteem department.

In the track “So Unsexy” she sings about rejections, feeling “so unsexy for someone so beautiful” and “so boring for someone so interesting.”

“That Particular Moment” is Morrisette at her most tender and delicate. Just a woman and her piano over some atmospheric drums, the track recalls much of the fragility of her other slow songs.

“Under Rug Swept” also features a bevy of all-star guests like Me’Shell Ndeg‚Ocello, Flea and Jane’s Addiction’s Eric Avery, each playing bass on various tracks.

As a whole, the album finds Alanis coming into her own – not just personally but musically as well.

This album is her first out from under the hand of ber-producer Glen Ballard. Much of the heavy-handedness of “Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie” is gone, and the angst that made her famous has just taken a more mature form.

The music itself, is nothing ground-breaking. But it’s well played and complements Morrisette’s voice and lyrics, which are always the focus of anything she puts out.

If you’ve ever caught yourself singing along to “Ironic” or thought about picking up any of Morrisette’s work, “Under Rug Swept” needs to be “to collection added.”

-Jesse Stensby