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[POP] Young artists often clamor for our attention with defiance and angst that provides a vicarious thrill. When we’re no longer getting a satisfying fix from their music, it doesn’t necessarily mean they’ve gone soft. Perhaps it says more about how we see ourselves reflected in that equation. That said, there’s still a very satisfying emotional catharsis to be had from Sarah McLachlan’s latest, Shine On, which won a Juno Award (Adult Contemporary Album of the Year), peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200, and hit #1 on the iTunes Canada Top 10. It features several songs written for her dad, who died in 2010, and one in particular for Malala Yousafzai. It also finds her attempting to expand her musical palette (without breaking the mold) as she tests out some vaguely jazzy textures. McLachlan will bring a good-sized helping of her new material to the Seneca Niagara Casino Events Center in Niagara Falls on Saturday, but she’ll also reach back to her 1994 breakthrough Fumbling Towards Ecstasy while amply covering the territory in between. If you’re lucky, she might even play the ukulele.