As is the case with many west coast blues bands, Kris has a large ensamble cast backing her. There are eight other musicians involved in this project including a three piece horn section. The production by Jimmy Morello is crisp and clean. There’s plenty of room for all the musicians to shine.

Most of the songs on the disc are about relationships gone wrong. The opening track called "Countdown To Heartache" is a case in point. Other songs such as "Faith In The Wrong People," "Bad Situation," and "Two Timin’ Man" all follow this theme. Another song along these lines is a ballad called "Working Late." This is a beautiful song done in a classic blues style. Kris plays her best guitar on this tune which is the centerpiece of the CD.

There are two excellent intrumentals among the ten tracks. "Two Long Leg" is a dancable swing blues number while "Iceman - One For Albert" is a tribute to the late great Albert Collins. Is there a blues guitarist anywhere who hasn’t been influenced by Albert Collins? Kris does a great job on this one as she really does sound alot like Albert.

"Breaking The Rules" is actually Kris’ second disc in the past year. She has an independant release called "Old, New, Borrowed, And Blue," a copy of which ended up in the hands of Jimmy Morello who in turn passed it along to JSP owner John Stedman. The rest, as they say, is history. With a great voice and some serious guitar chops we should be hearing alot more from Kris Wiley in the coming years.